Re: Hollywood and Immortality

From: Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Date: Sun Feb 06 2000 - 21:51:36 MST


Spike Jones wrote:
>
> Alexander Shkirenko wrote:
>
> > ...Individual seeks immortality, Individual ends up in
> > some form or another regretting ever wanting to live
> > forever. It's almost a societal cliche...
>
> Ja. Bill Murray in Groundhogs Day. Finds he is cursed to
> live the same day over and over. Pretty soon he is struggling
> to figure out a way to kill himself or end it all somehow. Its
> actually a pretty entertaining movie, if you can get used to
> Murray in kind of a semi-serious role.

Actually that movie is not nearly as bad as others. For instance,
after he figures out he can't kill himself off, Murray's char
goes on to spend his time learning new skills and otherwise
improving himself in order to reach his goal.



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