Category: Movie
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Her — a disembodied relationship
Just watched the movie “Her” last night with my wife. Had to fast-forward through the sex and foul language to make it acceptable to both of us, so saw maybe 95% of it. This is a truly amazing movie. It hits a slew of substantial philosophical points, and also challenges us about our relationships. There…
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Transcendence – Surprisingly intelligent
The trailers for Transcendence suggest a relentless action-thriller based on the premise that cybernetics eats your soul. The reviews are mixed. Some people on Rotten Tomatoes say that the movie lacks intellectual coherence. I was obligated to watch it since I am writing a series of novels on the general topic of Strong AI and…
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Too much violence, not enough sex
My wife Crystal asked me how I would do Noah differently. There are three vices a writer may choose: profanity, violence, and sex. It seems Aronofsky falls squarely into the violence camp. One thing I learned from writing my first novel (SuSAn) is that I much prefer sex. Think about it! A small band of…
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Noah is an idiot!
I went with my wife to watch Noah this weekend. I really looked forward to the movie, because the trailers seemed to promise a grand epic and an interesting hero’s journey. Set free of Biblical constraints, they could weave in other ancient flood stories, all the apocalyptic genre (movies like Knowing and 2012), and really…