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Commented on 2117 revisited
mechanisms for writing will be supplanted by newer ones--e.g. the replacement of discrete mechanical keys on keyboards with multitouch keyboards and then with gestural/swipe interfaces, where each dictionary word is replaced by a directional ideogram swiped across a QWERTY...
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allynh commented on
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Sorry, Greg, but this is another case where it's best to actually watch the movie. There is nothing about "religion" or "gods" nor about "parallel worlds" in the movie. I can't even see where you got any of that. If you look at the wiki page it has a basic description of the film. This is basically the standard "time reset" story. No "parallel worlds" simply the classic resetting the worldline. You can find this same concept woven through SF and Fantasy. It's a standard trope, used in a huge number of stories. Here are some examples you may have...
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Greg Tingey commented on
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DD does not have to die. He knows the jet-engine is going to crash into his bed. He can choose not to be there when it comes down. So why does the fuckwit commit suicide, then?...
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allynh commented on
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The book he reads in the movie was written by the old woman, Roberta Sparrow, describing her understanding of such resets that she lived through, The Philosophy of Time Travel. She thought such loops in time were actually outside of reality, and that unless the loop was resolved, that reality would be destroyed. So in his mind, him staying in bed was a way to save everyone. That's what made it a cult classic. It's that dichotomy that confuses the writer/director, Richard Kelly, and causes him to rehash the story over and over when he is at conventions, and when...
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paws4thot commented on
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Moderator Alan commented on
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Now gone. Sorry, been away....
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