If you have noticed, movies, TV series, clips, pictures about the future; He is largely portrayed as white, and there’s a reason for that. Let’s see what it is?
In addition to the fact that the movies, TV series and visuals that tell about the future are white, they also appear to come from the future or appear to be white. Creatures with advanced technology is also shown in white.
The EVE character in Wall-e, Oblivion, Westworld… White buildings, white interiors, white robots… Even everything was pure white in Michael Jackson’s timeless music video called “Scream”. We can multiply these examples, but our main question is the same. Why is the future always associated with white?
In order to go to the future, we first need to go to the past. So let’s start..
We have been using white pigment since we started painting on cave walls, but become a permanent part of our cultural aesthetics. It only happened after the Industrial Revolution. White; It was clean, modern and a color that made people look.
One of the reasons that influenced the design of this futuristic architecture in the mid-20th century was actually It was our connection to space.
Astronauts, rockets, International Space Station, inside rockets…
The vehicles developed by NASA are also white because it is the color that reflects the most sunlight, as well as the color inside and outside the atmosphere. Protection against UV rays provides. It absorbs less of the sun’s heat, allowing everything inside to be kept cooler. This is one of the reasons why commercial planes are white.
You may have noticed that the astronauts’ suits, rockets and the inside of the rockets are white. One of the reasons for this is Much easier to spot when it needs cleaning or is damaged.
Eventually, white became the basic aesthetic of science fiction films.
Science fiction movies, especially those set in space, use white to reflect the isolation of space. Stanley Kubrick “2001: A Space Odyssey” The “Discovery One” ship in the movie was white, the kind we would see at NASA.
In short, this choice is not just an aesthetic one; It is also an idealization of the future, symbolizing pure, clean, advanced technology. Maybe even in a way hope, brightness and excitement for the unknown…
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