Lobsters aren’t screaming, are they?
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What would it be like to be an animal in a human dominated world? These illustrations show a shocking view of what life would be like for a human if animals were in charge. Some are funny, some are disturbing, but all of them send a powerful message to those of us who love bacon cheeseburgers.
Click the ‘Next’ button below to see the most shocking illustrations of what it’s like to be an animal..
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Man versus Machine. It’s one of Sci-Fi’s most reliable tropes; the theme plays heavily on society’s fear that, in time, technology will surpass our humanity. But what about the idea of combining man and machine? Improving or repairing the human body with gears instead of stitches, with motherboards instead of a mother’s love?
There are, after all, cyborgs that already walk among us. War-torn soldiers are given prosthetic limbs capable of linking with neural pathways. Pacemakers help to regulate abnormal heart rhythms, changing millions of lives around the globe. But there is always room for improvement, and Hollywood usually finds a way to deliver it to the big screen.
With that in mind, this list will not include individuals with simple prosthetics, like a pacemaker or robotic foot. It will also leave out fan-favorites like the Terminator (and his buddies), as they are actually robots surrounded by living tissue, not enhanced humans. Unfortunately, synthetic humans will also get the axe – the Replicants from Bladerunner don’t qualify here, even though they hold a special place in our hearts.
Here are the 10 greatest Cyborgs in the history of cinema.
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One of the most easily recognizable (and controversial) Cyborgs in Hollywood history, Robocop is a technological marvel; everything but his face, cerebrum, and cerebellum has been replaced with a firefight-ready body, complete with state-of-the-art armor and a hip-stored 9mm cannon.
The original 1987 Robocop has catapulted into cult-classic territory. Officer James Murphy – the rebuilt (and revamped) hero inside the legendary suit – delivers fantastic deadpan one-liners while blowing away waves of helpless bad guys. In short, it’s fantastic.
While these officers aren’t getting cybernetic enhancements, they are getting pretty sweet loadouts for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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Bucky Barnes is a long-time friend and big brother figure to Steve Rogers, the man who eventually becomes Captain America. While Bucky dies at the end of 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, fans later learn that rumors of Barnes’ demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Barnes makes his explosive return to the MCU in Captain America’s 2014 Sequel (The Winter Soldier) as the titular assassin: turns out, he was actually cryogenically frozen, equipped with an armor-coated bionic arm, and brainwashed into serving HYDRA. No Bueno.
In the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, controversy surrounding The Winter Soldier will spark conflict among the Avengers. We can’t wait to see Winter Soldier and Iron Man throw down.
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The loss of two legs, a spleen, a bladder, thirty-plus feet of small intestine, and, um, certain reproductive parts would put most men in the grave. Dr. Arliss Loveless is not most men, and survives these grievous injuries. Putting along in a nifty team-powered wheel-chair, the man continues to perfect his plans for global domination, somehow managing to dress like a true gentleman every step of the way.
In a series of pure Wild West power moves, Loveless surrounds himself with a cohort of stunning (and lethal) female sidekicks, creates a whole bunch of steam-powered machines of war, and turns himself into a creepy mechanical spider. *Shivers* Quite unnecessary, really.
Wild Wild West might have been down-right AWFUL, but Dr. Loveless remains one of the better cyborgs in film.
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Jackson “Jax” Briggs is definitely the mouthiest Cyborg in Hollywood history. Notorious for his piston-powered punches, Jax is an authority figure who always looks out for his team. His bionic arms make him one of Earth’s greatest fighters, and he’s Johnny-on-the-spot for quippy one-liners in 1995’s box-office bomb, Mortal Kombat.
We’re actually not sure if the fact that he defeats Motaro without his cybernetic arms makes him a great cyborg an awful one. That conundrum is for you to decide.
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British comedian Peter Sellers may be most well-known for his remarkable portrayal of Dr. Strangelove, the ex-Nazi turned Head of U.S. Weapons Research. Strangelove is a quirky, tittering scientist whose bionic right arm has a mind of its own, leading to some decidedly awkward moments throughout the duration of the film.
The wheel-chair bound Strangelove can’t seem to control his cybernetic limb; as society teeters on the edge of World War III, the arm begins to develop fascist tendencies, spontaneously and unpredictably rising into a Nazi salute.
While Strangelove doesn’t fight off mutants or try to conquer the galaxy, his misbehaving robo-limb qualifies him as one of film’s most iconic cyborgs.
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As Trekkies know, Resistance is Futile. The Borg are by and far the greatest baddies (beside Khan, duh) ever introduced in the Star Trek universe; these hive-minded Cyborgs are actually a monster mash of numerous alien species spliced together with nanobots. The terrifying Borg are always trying to assimilate new races into their Collective, and even get their claws on Picard for a short period of time.
What makes the zombie-like Borg so great is their willingness to splice more and more tech into their body, creating uniquely powerful and terrifying drones. Their Queen, Alice Krige, continues to haunt our memories some twenty years later.
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Maybe the most lighthearted Cyborg across the history of cinema, this goofy inspector was basically the super high-tech offspring of James Bond and Inspector Clouseau from the Pink Panther franchise.
Although he’s a total goober, his unending stream of gadgets make him one of film’s most iconic and versatile cybernetic humans, and his trademark “Go-Go-Gadget” commands still factor heavily into our fondest childhood memories.
Most notably, his coiled spring legs, extendable arms, and hat-mounted helicopter blades made Inspector Gadget one beloved cyborg – even though he was played by Matthew Broderick.
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