Why Won't You Load!? Watch a Progess Bar Supercut Featuring Your Favorite Movie Hackers

In a movie, it’s easy to know whether a complicated hacking plot is working: just check the progress bar. Hollywood still relies on that little creeping rectangle to build tension, as hackers, spies, and other computer-savvy characters wait for their all-important downloads. In the super cut above, Yahoo Movies pays tribute to the progress bar, in all its sluggish glory. From Chris Hemsworth in Blackhat to Hugh Jackman in Swordfish to Sandra Bullock in The Net, no Hollywood hacker is immune to its slow digital crawl. Jeff Goldblum had to face it while uploading his alien-defeating virus in Independence Day. The Jurassic Park kids had to wait it out before restoring power to the raptor-vandalized park. Even human dynamo Tom Cruise — seen here in Mission: Impossible — is helpless against slow connection speeds. Fortunately, the progress bar is now going the way of the dial-up modem sound — so the next time you see one, you may want to check on whether or not you’re actually in a movie.