The tech backlash is now in theaters
Hollywood is releasing a wave of critical films about tech founders, reflecting growing public skepticism toward Silicon Valley.Summary
The article observes that 2026 has seen an unusual concentration of films offering critical portrayals of Silicon Valley figures, including Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning about Mark Zuckerberg, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's You Can See Everything about Elizabeth Holmes, Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk, and Luca Guadagnino's Artificial about Sam Altman. These films draw on critical reporting and reflect a cultural shift away from the sympathetic mythologizing seen in earlier works like The Social Network. Some of the films have faced interference: Musk blocked advertising for Gibney's documentary on X and threatened legal action, and Amazon backed out of distributing Artificial shortly after investing $50 billion in OpenAI. The author argues that these movies, even when they flop at the box office, signal Hollywood's growing willingness to take a critical view of Big Tech, and that audience appetite for such stories may increase as the fallout from tech leaders' power continues.
(Source：The Verge)