There have also been some films revolving around cell phones. I am thinking of "Cellular", where a young man answers his cell phone to find a kidnapped woman on the other end of the line. The whole experience both ruins his day and forces him to grow up, changing his life forever. It makes sense that transformation would be a popular theme tied to cell phones as they have changed our lives so drastically. Another film is coming out soon called "One Missed Call". As far as I can tell it is the "Fear dot com" or "The Ring" of cell phones. If you listen to the voice message left after the missed call then you have X amount of time before you die. So we have a thriller and a horror and I can only wonder when we will have comedy, romance and drama revolving around the cell phone. Maybe "The Dead Man's Cell Phone" will be adapted for film, then it would become part of popular culture.
A comment about a ringing phone demanding to be answered is made and it is so true! You cannot resist a ringing phone unless under threat of harm, or humiliation! The shock and horror when a lecturer threatened to confiscate a students phone last year was felt by the whole class. Did he not realise that it might be an important call? Of course we all realise that it should have been set to silent, but to take such a drastic measure as confiscation! Then again, that is what happens in the play and it leads to all sorts of interesting events.
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Cell phones do indeed rule our lives. If you think about the fact that a third world country such as South Africa, is so caught up in the cellular world, to the extent where people who live in rural areas and may not have a proper house or car or even food to eat but own a cell phone...it really does put things into perspective!and it dosn't stop there...it is not simply good enough to have a cell phone you have to have the latest model.a cell phone has morphed from a piece of technology used to make calls into a techno gadget that dose everything from making calls to taking photos(with better quality than sone digital cameras mind you),to playing the latest music and films and to even allowing you 24 hour online access at the touch of a button.
Yes, cellphones are apart of our everyday lives, therefore it is not surpising that they have been used in films as props or integrated part of the plot. We as South Africans have become very dependant on on our phones, we can not leave home with out them in hand. These super mini computers now run our lives. They indirrectly dirrect were we go, what we do and how we do things. the also define the society classing we belong to. Many people in SOUTH AFRICA have cellphones, even those whodont have proper homes, i agree with carishma basday
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