Movies and cartoons that surprise by the year in which the events shown in them take place (11 photos)

Surely everyone has seen most of the films and cartoons presented in this collection. However, not everyone knows ... and in what year they unfold events? After all, not every movie or movie runs through a subtitle at the very beginning, showing the place and time of events. And sometimes clues about the date flicker so that not everyone has time to notice it. Let's look at the movies and cartoons that surprise with the year in which the plot unfolds.

Steel giant





Year of release of the cartoon: 1999

What year does the event take place: 1957

Yes, at the beginning of the cartoon, a caption with the year is shown, but did everyone pay attention attention to it? As well as on the flying Soviet Sputnik-1 - the same the first artificial satellite in history, launched just in 1957 year.

Joker



Movie release year: 2019

What year does it take place: 1986

The year can be calculated using a newspaper headline in one of the frames - it talks about the accident at the Chernobol nuclear power plant.

The Incredibles





Year of release of the cartoon: 2004

What year does the event take place: 1962

So doesn't The Incredibles take place in our day? No, Mr. Incredible gives us a clue by reading a newspaper that written May 16, 1962. Do you know what other movie take place in the same year?

X-Men: First Class



Movie release year: 2011

What year does the event take place: 1962

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom



Movie release year: 1984

What year does the event take place: 1935

Few people remember that the events of the second part of the Indiana Jones is a prequel to the first part, not a sequel. And his events take place a year before the "search for the lost ark", that is, in 1935.

By the way, the events of the new Indiana Jones, which will be released this year, take place in 1968 - during the space race between the USSR and the USA.

Anastasia



Year of release of the cartoon: 1997

What year does the event take place: 1926

The prologue of the cartoon also shows Russia in 1916, but after 10 years, the country turns into the Soviet Union, which is demonstrated with the help of Vladimir's passport

Green Mile



Movie release year: 1999

What year does the event take place: 1935

By the way, events similar in theme and level of masterpiece The Shawshank Redemption takes place from 1947 to the second half of the 1960s.

Now let's look at a few examples of "future movies" from the point of view of the year they were made.

Akira



Release year of the cartoon: 1987

What year does the event take place: 2019

The cartoon shows that Tokyo is preparing to host the 30th Olympic games. In reality, the 30th games were held in London in 2012, but according to the plot cartoon due to World War III, the Olympics moved to 2020. By the way, Tokyo did indeed host the 2020 Summer Olympics, but due to the coronavirus, they were postponed to 2021. And these were already 32 games.

Blade Runner



Movie release year: 1982

What year does the event take place: 2019

Do you know what year Blade Runner 2049 takes place in? (a big trick question)

Don't call me baby



Movie release year: 1996

What year does the event take place: 2017

In this version of the “future”, the United States in 2017 is experiencing the times after the Second Civil War.

She



Movie release year: 2013

What year does the event take place: 2025

The case when the technology development option predicted in the film may well be realized by 2025.