Hack the System

I just watched the movie Hackers, and a thought struck me: making movies that involve a great deal of computer work (in the movie, not to make the movie) is a challenge. Visually, working on a computer is not interesting. It is a person sitting in front of a screen, and generally the only part of that person which is moving is the hand. If Hackers had been done in a more 'realistic' style, then half of the movie would have been people standing around watching other people sitting, moving their fingers. The challenge the director faces is to make that visually interesting. Personally, I think it is a more formidable challenge than making action movies, or even dramas, visually appealing.
The director of Hackers chose to go with an element of surrealism at times, mixed with a stylised vision of the inside of a computer. I think it worked fairly well, as long as you realise that it is a visual representation and not an accurate depiction. The one thing you can say about it is that it remained consistent. I enjoyed how it was done, but I could understand if some people do not like it as much. It definitely has a techno electronica sort of feel, which is not for everyone.
Anyhoo, that was my thought.