Re: Semi-nonspoiler review: "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within"

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Tue Jul 17 2001 - 00:05:23 MDT


Ken Clements wrote:
>
> Samantha,
>
> Your comment below makes it look like I suggested that the movie did claim that
> the root of all evil was the development of technology, when I wrote just the
> reverse. Did you mean to imply this?
>
> -Ken

Sorry. I didn't pare it cleanly. My apologies.

- samantha

>
> Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
> > Ken Clements wrote:
> > >
> > > I do not think so. I thought the plot choice was just to bring in some
> > > audience beyond the geeks who are going to show up to see the rendering
> > > techniques no matter what the story. Neoluddites would have made the movie
> > > with live actors, and fixed the root of all evil on the development of
> > > technology.
> >
> > Are people defensive or what? The movie didn't have a damn
> > thing to do with or in any wise claim that the root of all evil
> > was the development of technology. Sheesh.
> >
> > - samantha



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