Inside -2007 Now

Inside 2007, we didn’t know we were living in a prologue. We thought we were just living in the present.

Inside the multiplexes, 2007 was a landmark year for film: No Country for Old Men , There Will Be Blood , Ratatouille , and The Bourne Ultimatum . It was a year that balanced dark, complex storytelling with blockbuster craft. inside -2007

Inside 2007, the tech world was buzzing. Apple had just unveiled the first iPhone in January — a device that seemed magical but was initially met with skepticism. “No physical keyboard?” critics asked. Meanwhile, Facebook was expanding beyond college campuses, Twitter was spinning out of a podcasting company, and YouTube, bought by Google in late 2006, was still a Wild West of grainy, viral videos. We lived inside a world of wired internet, flip phones, and the last gasps of the CD and DVD. Streaming was a distant dream; you still owned your music and movies. Inside 2007, we didn’t know we were living in a prologue