In Timemaster, the year 2006 is depicted as the precipice of Earth's total destruction. The planet is viewed by a race of advanced, manipulative aliens as a prime source of "entertainment," where human history is treated as a series of scenarios for virtual reality games. The film opens in a post-apocalyptic 2007, showing an Earth devastated by a nuclear war triggered by a freak incident in the White House kitchen, which the aliens facilitated to conclude their latest "bet."

Societally, Earth is portrayed as a pawn in a cosmic gambling ring. The aliens, led by "The Chairman," extract a substance called "blue"—the distilled essence of eternal life—from the losers of these virtual games. This suggests a predatory technological dynamic where human vitality is a harvestable resource. While much of the film transitions between the Old West and futuristic alien arenas, Earth remains the primary site of tragedy, serving as a "fertile source of life forms" that are essentially kidnapped and used as disposable gladiators in simulations that bleed into reality.

The film’s predictions focus heavily on the intersection of gamification and violence. It envisions virtual reality not just as a medium for play, but as a mechanism for controlling political outcomes and physical survival. While the 2006 "nuclear apocalypse" did not occur, the film's depiction of unmanned or automated weapon triggers and the pursuit of life-extending biotechnology (the "blue" serum) mirrors modern anxieties regarding AI-driven warfare and the silicon valley quest for longevity. Because fewer than three analysis-quality sources exist that discuss its technical predictions, these comparisons are based on the film's depicted internal logic and general sci-fi criticism.