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If you haven't seen Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in Gattaca, check it out. I really, really, really like it, and I plan to show it to my senior English class. In addition to some really good performances, there's a lot to discuss here about science and moral dilemma. Also, this film is rich with visual symbolism, like in a scene where one character, who cannot walk, is pulling himself up a spiral staircase that looks like a double helix. Good stuff.But I'm disturbed! I'm depressed! I'm inadequate! I GOT IT ALL! (George Costanza)
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SciFi isn't true escapism.
I rather face toward reality than toward infancy. I better survive.
Nature will continue to pursue geeks, nerds, and all those who betray Nature. She will cause untold hours of loneliness and bitterness until you comply. She doesn't negotiate with scientologist terrorists.
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My favorite line from Gattaca:"I never saved anything for the swim back."
Sorry--not sure why the spoiler isn't showing up.Last edited by admin; January 15, 2008, 01:54 PM. Reason: Fixed by removing quote. Spoiler tags can't follow quote tags.* I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. *
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poiboy, any particular scifi movie (not so mainstream) that you liked a lot and maybe one i missed and would like?
some of my favorite scifi movies
Gattaca
Contact
Sphere
Cube(scifi/horror-low budget indie)
Donny Darko
Dark City
V for Vendetta
Children of men
an independent scifi film that ive been wanting to see is PrimerLast edited by PoiBoy; January 15, 2008, 01:57 PM.
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Originally posted by U'ilaniSorry--not sure why the spoiler isn't showing up.
The strange part of Gattaca to me was everyone running around in business suits, even to the point of entering their space ship. Oddly enough I don't remember anyone in that movie returning from a space flight.
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thanks for the suggestions; yup, i've seen gattaca and altho i liked it, my good friend is a geneticist and we both rolled our eyes over the whole idea of the character keeping even a single cell from falling to betray his true identity! i know: suspended disbelief but some things are so outrageous that it jars you out of that voluntary period of disbelief!
poiboy, of the movies you listed, i liked children of men the best. i really liked michael caines character...525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
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Primer is a brilliant movie, but I would not recommend it for everybody.
I can only describe it as dry science fiction. Dry in the way a good martini is dry. The casual dabbler will hate it and would prefer something simpler and lighter. A connoisseur, however, will appreciate its depth and complexity. Primer has no action scenes and no special effects to speak of. Much of the story is told through narration, nothing is dumbed down for the audience, and the plot is mind-bendingly difficult to follow.
If you don't already know, the story is about time travel. By the end of the movie, the timelines become so convoluted, that you may need this timeline chart to sort it all out.
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I thought Sunshine was pretty good as was Serenity.just started: mililaniblog.com
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Originally posted by jkpescador View PostI thought Sunshine was pretty good as was Serenity.
Just Star Wars and Star Trek and all those other sci-Fi mental fanatic cults make me frustrated. Sometimes i just want to choke them out when they preach to me about their "classic greatness". I'm no George Lucas but i would be filthy rich if i went back in time with all the hi-tech stuff we have now.
Now i am going to log out and go play with my Lego. Today i am going to replicate Guantanamo Bay. No one try and stop me. Don't you dare!
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On the more obscure side is Equilibrium directed by Kurt Wimmer. Action, overthrow of repressive government and Christian Bale - what's not to like?
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Originally posted by glossyp View PostOn the more obscure side is Equilibrium directed by Kurt Wimmer. Action, overthrow of repressive government and Christian Bale - what's not to like?525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
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I have a VHS of 'Gattaca' and have watched it more than twice. Very low-key sci-fi. I would recommend 'Existenz' as a good sleeper sci-fi show. It seems to get the sexual undercurrent just right, as well as addressing a topical issue.May I always be found beneath your contempt.
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