On Fri, 23 May 2003 10:48:03 -0500, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I saw the movie last night. I thought there were some parts where it was
> entirely too obvious that the scene was CGI.
That didn't really bug me. I was able to let that pass. I mean, it was
_supposed_ to be taking place in the Matrix, right? ;)
> Also, the sex scene was a little out of place.
Agreed. My perception was that the scene was meant to remind us how we are
different from machines, as the sex scene was juxtaposed with the big rave
dance scenes in slow motion. Machines (AI) don't|can't experience ecstasy.
But what was really interesting to me is that it seems both of those scenes
and much of what happens in Zion were taken from Frank Herbert's "Dune"
novel. Go back and read it. Muad Dhib and Chani make love in their
"apartment" after Muad Dhib addressed the Fremen in a huge cave ("Cave of
Birds"?). And the scene where Neo was greeted by devotee Zionians with
gifts; again, this scene is in "Dune". I think the Wachowski brothers were
partly inspired by the Messiah myth of the "Dune" series, though I haven't
read that angle mentioned yet.
> Not that I mind them, but I prefer that they actually mean something to
> the film. Not a bad movie though. Nice to watch in a good theater.
The meaning was intended, but it was a little difficult to pick up. It was
awkwardly done. I kept expecting Neo to say "Woah." afterwards.
> And yes, I did see nmap and ssh. Anyone else catch it? Surprisingly, they
> didn't have a magnified screen. Instead the screen resolution was about
> right, so this made seeing the screen display a bit difficult. This is
> not a real spoiler and has already been noted in numerous articles and I
> think on this list.
That was a nice little bone for UNIX geeks and I appreciated it. But
realistically, you would imagine that the AI running the Matrix would have
detected and patched that hole a couple of hundred years prior to Trinity
running that exploit. ;) Or instead, it was simply an appropriate
metaphorical analog in Trinity's mind that she was hacking into the system.
It raises a number of interesting questions: was the SSH hole intended to
be there so as to correctly model a 1999-circa computer network that runs a
power station? Why did the machines need to use humans to run the Matrix if
they were aware of the generation of electricity via nuclear power to the
extent that they were able to appropriately model it? Wouldn't it be easier
for the machines to mine some uranium, generate the power themselves and
kill off the humans?
> At 01:56 PM 5/22/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> Yes, i've seen it.
>> I think it was great. The special effects were supperior to
>> to any other movie i've seen.
>>
>> The fight scene that you've seen on the Trailer, with
>> Agent Smith and Neo, is probably the best movie fight
>> scene in any movie to date.
>>
>> I think the movie's story was deep and kept you involved,
>> the movie dragged a bit, there was some slow moments.
>>
>> Over all I give the movie -- A+
>>
>>
>> --
>> Brad Bendily - CNA
>>
>> On Thu, 22 May 2003, Dustin Puryear wrote:
>>
>> > Any good? I have read conflicting reports.
>> >
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