[Warning: Spoiler alert.] Many things have been said about the recent film adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel series, particularly the ways in which it has come to redefine the superhero genre. While it’s certainly a brave film that’s succeeded in pushing a number of boundaries, I believe its true strength lies in its various philosophical themes and social commentary. In particular, I was drawn to the discussions of technological power and the innovative ways in which this commentary was represented on the screen.
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extropian.pharmer on 04/01 at 08:55 PM
I went to it a couple of nights ago. I noted that the age of the audience was teens to 20's. If I were to look at the blackest part , it might be that the current 30's to aged may be more interested in the now and me instead of the long now and far tomorrow. I'd hate to take the time from hippies to "green" (35 years) to be the model for the posthumanistic singularitarianism paradigm shift...personally I'd be a popsicle or very dead with a timeline like that. Locally, the Oprah extreme lifespan extension piece did not make coffee row. The economic crisis is still to me a good thing as it will make mental paradigm shifting easier. The movie intentionally adopts a 911 "shock doctrine" approach to make it's point.... There has been progress from the "smallville" and "frankenstein" , past an idylic "I robot" and "matrix" phase to a more gritty , earthy visioning. Perhaps Kurzweil has it right to put himself onto the big screen. Its the informercial style that pays its way while educating and motivating.
To paraphrase Christine Petersen " without me to commercialize all your good science your labs will run out of cash and there will be neither products not science". Anything (almost anything.....) that builds that economic wave is better than nothing....well as watchmen showed , it's up to us to decide if the takeoff will be hard or soft.
All in all I gave it 4 thumbs up.
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