Its official – geek is in. Never before in modern times have geeks, nerds and boffins enjoyed such a level of popularity. With our increasing reliance on technology and the Internet, jocks and muscle men are being shoved aside in favour of an altogether different kind of leading man – the geek. So without further ado, here is my top 10 list of geeks on film (make a note, there’s no Peter Parker on this list, but he would’ve been my number 11):
#10 Milo Hoffman (Antitrust)
Peter Howitt’s 2001 computer-nerd film, Antitrust is fantastically geeky. I believe the film was unfairly criticised upon release but given its dense layers of technical jargon it’s understandable that few related to the message it tried to convey.
Regardless, Ryan Philippe’s Milo Hoffman is the first nerd to enter our list. Computer programmer, open-source pioneer and all-round geeky boy, Hoffman is the latest...
#10 Milo Hoffman (Antitrust)
Peter Howitt’s 2001 computer-nerd film, Antitrust is fantastically geeky. I believe the film was unfairly criticised upon release but given its dense layers of technical jargon it’s understandable that few related to the message it tried to convey.
Regardless, Ryan Philippe’s Milo Hoffman is the first nerd to enter our list. Computer programmer, open-source pioneer and all-round geeky boy, Hoffman is the latest...
- 4/26/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
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