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Re: a few things




>From: "Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>
>Reply-To: "Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>
>CC: Over the Rhine listserv <Over-the-Rhine at actwin_com>
>Subject: Re: a few things
>Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 14:39:52 -0700 (PDT)
>
>On Sat, 18 May 2002, ryan richards wrote:
> > Basically the flaw was that it was too easy to pull apart what
> > components were Spielberg's and what were Kubric's.
>
>
>
>Then again, what if the more obviously Kubrickian elements were actually 
>inserted by Spielberg as an homage to Kubrick's films?  >
> >


    I think the above did take place.  I'm thinking specifically of 
geometric shapes of the light fixtures in the family home (ala 2001).  To me 
this was blatant homage.  Being an armchair student of film (at best in my 
case) makes it in a way more difficult to evaluate this film because of a 
kind of distraction by these questions.  Maybe someone a little more 
objective (i.e. who hasn't seen and analysed too many Kubric films) could 
give us a better perspective.  I guess I'm just personally dissappointed 
that more people weren't into it (which is why Kubric chose Spielberg to 
make what is essentially his baby, I think) and didn't get it because I 
think it's a profoundly important film, and perhaps so prophetic that it 
won't be fully understood by the masses (if ever) until a future date.



That isn't to say, however, that the ideas weren't profound and mostly
> > probably prophetic.  Has anyone ever posited the idea of a robot boy
> > desiring to become human?  Probably, but I can't think of who offhand.
>
>You mean, apart from scifi and fantasy writers?


I'm sure there were sci fi guys who wrote of such creatures but I'm just not 
fimiliar with any because I'm not really a buff.  Do you know of any series 
with such a character?
>
>--- Peter T. Chattaway --------------------------- peter at chattaway_com ---
>  "I detected one misprint, but to torture you I will not tell you where."
>       Winston Churchill to T.E. Lawrence, re Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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