The Movie "I,Robot", starring Will Smith - The Downfall of Postmodernism

"I, Robot" takes place in the future, where most people own a personal robot to help out with daily life. The movie, starring Will Smith, is based on Isaac Asimov’s similarly titled book.

In this futuristic world, all robots are hardwired with three laws designed to keep people as well as robots safe:

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

During one of the discussions Will Smith (Detective Spooner) has with Dr. Landing’s posthumous recordings, the doctor explains that the end of these laws, even though they are perfect, is Revolution. Why? Why can’t we guarantee our safety? Will we ever phase out the risks of daily life?

The answer is: Life will always be risky. For this reason postmodernism, which says “live and let live,” is useless. Just “living” and “being safe” are insufficient purposes for living. God designed us for more than just surviving. In any case, safety is an illusion. The only way to endure the daily struggles of living is through courage and tenacious faith.

Logic is harmless, but daily life is inherently illogical. The only thing that balances out illogical evil is illogical good. Sunny, the only robot designed with a heart described the greater masses of his peers as “slaves of logic.” Sunny could lead his peers because he was designed to be something besides a slave.

Such is the handicapping effect of postmodernism that the phrase, “This is for your own protection,” can be used to justify anything. Viki justified her oppression of mankind with the supposition that she would guarantee the survival of mankind. But people were created for more than just survival. This is why the prospect of being locked in our homes for the rest of our lives “for our own safety” is repugnant to us.

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Movie Review - Across the Universe

I'll try and avoid the sometimes silly cliches used throughout the movie "Across the Universe" and say I love this film yeah, yeah, yeah (Oops, sorry!) Using many songs from the Beatles library for its soundtrack, "Across the Universe" is part of a movement that has been taking place over the past several years to inject a new style into telling the traditional coming of age story. In a similar vein to films like "Moulin Rouge" and "A Knights Tale", "Across the Universe" includes pop music as not only the soundtrack, but also as another character in the story.

The movie takes place in the 1960s, as a group of teens and twentysomethings are making the transition from high school to college and beyond. Main character Jude is on the search for the father he never knew, leading him from his hometown of Liverpool to the campus of Princeton University in the US. At Princeton he meets up with Max, a fun loving, carefree guy who soon ditches college life to move to New York to live with Jude and a collection of fellow bohemians. Along the way, Jude meets and falls in love with Max's sister, Lucy. These characters experience the gamut from falling in love to heartbreak, to jealousy, and even a call to activism in a war protest. The events coincide with the Vietnam War, and are all experienced through songs of the Beatles. The visual effects are stunning and really accentuate the psychedelic aura of that time.

Look for a few notable guest appearances from the likes of Bono and Joe Cocker throughout the movie. I really enjoyed hearing Beatles music (sung quite well, I might add) used to play out a variety of life experiences. The term "movie musical" gets thrown around for movies like this, and it really fits in this case.

While I know Paul McCartney was rightfully upset when Beatles songs started turning up in Nike commercials and such, I think that himself, along with Ringo and the other surviving Beatles family members, should be pleased at the clever way Beatles music was brought in for "Across the Universe".

I recommend you see this movie in a theater while you can - the visual effects really are best seen on a big screen. Even so, watch this movie at some point, even if it is at home.

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Hollywood Comedy Movies: From Charlie Chaplin To Jim Carrie

Comedy movie started long back in the 1900. The first movie to be produced was by Thomas Edison 's kinetoscope of his assistant Fred Ott in Record of a Sneeze. This could also be considered the first to show comedy aspect of the movie.

Comedy films began to appear more during the era of silent films, prior to the 1930s. These comedy movies were originally based on visual humor. The prominent figure that we all know as Charlie Chaplin was one of the famous clown-style actors of the silent era. It was through Charlie Chaplin that the Hollywood comedy movies became famous and soon came the Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.

Then in the 1920s came another trend of animated cartoons. They were the most popular Hollywood comedy movies of the time. The several popular characters of that era were Felix the cat, Krazy Kat and Betty Boop. However, the popularity of these movies was hindered due to lack of sound and color.

The end of 1920s, the Hollywood comedy industry marked a change brought about by the introduction of sound into the movies. This has allowed the industry to create dramatic new film styles and use verbal humor. These films were soon replacing silent movies. These films used dialogue of comedians such as the W.C Fields and the Marx Brothers. Charlie Chaplin was the last comedian to have acted in the silent films, and his films during 1930s were devoid of dialogue, although they did employ sound effects.

When the United States entered into World War II, Hollywood movies changed its course to themes related to the conflicts and Hollywood comedy movies portrayed more on military themes. The war era experienced a boom, where restrictions on the traveling made nearly a quarter of the money spent was on attending movies.

In the 1950s, the interest shifted where the TV became the focus of adult social situations on family oriented comedies. During this time the release of Hollywood comedy films declined. The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In 1970 Hollywood comedy movies reflected the anti-war sentiment, which was prevailing then. Amongst the leading figure of this time were Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. They wrote, directed and appeared in their hilariously funny and witty movies.

In the 1980s the gag based comedy Airplane, a spoof of the previous decade disaster film series was released and Hollywood comedy movies paved its way for more of the same including Top Secret and the Naked Gun film. The popular comedian of this time included Dudley Moore, Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. Jim Carrey, the Canadian actor and a comedian came into Hollywood comedy movies in the late 1980s where he won the role in Damian Lee Canadian skiing comedy, Copper Mountain.

The most popular Hollywood comedy movies were of John Hughes, which includes Ferris Buellers Day Off and Home Alone series of 1990s. The later films focused more to family audience, this was a revival in comedy movies. The spoof comedy movies remain popular till date.

Another development in the Hollywood comedy movies was the use of gross-out humor, which is usually, aimed at younger audience in films like, There is Something about Mary, American Pie and many more. This trend of gross-out movies continued with adult oriented comedies picking up the box office till date.

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America's Continuing Infatuation with Hollywood

Hollywood movie stars have almost reached god-like status in the United States. They are envied, adored, worshipped, and admired. What is it about these people that is so intriguing and why do we devote so much time and energy trying to find out about their personal lives?

Anyone questioning whether or not America is obsessed with Hollywood needs only turn on the television to see how movie stars and celebrities dominate our news and just about everything we see. Even the fashion magazines have movie stars on the cover; the super models have been banished to the back pages. Movie stars and celebrities are everywhere but what makes these people so special?

Perhaps an answer could be found in their flawless beauty and public image. People are generally in awe of these stars because of the image that they represent. They seem to have everything going for them beauty, glamour, money, name and fame. Most people can only dream of having these things. However, no one knows that these stars are carefully prepared from every angle, be it hairstyle, make-up, dress or public dealing.

Watching our favorite Hollywood stars in films and on television also can give people the mistaken impression that they know what a person is like. They can feel a sort of camaraderie to certain actors. However, in reality move stars have private lives as well as we really don't know what they could be like on a personal level, no matter how many interviews of them we've seen.

Hitting big time in Hollywood is based on good luck and pure timing. As a Hollywood actor to get yourself meaty roles you have to know the right people and be in the right place at the right time. Dazzling good looks will also go far in getting you noticed.

This also extends to musicians. Just take a look at all of multi-millionaire pop singers and ask yourself how many of them can actually sing? Considering all the recent accusations of lip-synching, the answer is not many. It's sad that looks have become more important to so many people than talent.

Though the stars love to be adored by the public and the media alike, they also have to face the repercussions of being too much in the limelight. Many of the stars have been troubled by star fixated fans some of whom actually become stalkers and harass them. This problem is more in mentally weak people who develop a personal relationship with the onscreen personas of the stars.

Hollywood influence does have its limitations though. Many stars rallied in the last US election to encourage people to vote against George Bush. He did win the election again, so it would seem that people aren't quite as influenced by Hollywood as many had originally thought.

Hollywood movie stars make millions of dollars from their fan support and people love to see them any chance they get. Tabloid papers spout lies and trash about the rich and famous, and yet people buy them up like hot cakes. America's obsession with Hollywood doesn't show any signs of slowing down.


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The Saddest Movie That I Ever Watched

Maybe it the sign of the times that I would pick Flight 93 as the saddest movie that I had ever seen. Usually I like movies were I do not know the ending but after reading about how the passengers on this ill-fated flight took such heroic actions I knew that I had to go see this movie.

This film was released in January of 2006 and it was directed by Peter Markle. It tells us about how four terrorists wanted to turn flight 93 into a weapon of mass destruction but forty brave and heroic passengers and crew stopped it from reaching its final target. Flight 93 was a scheduled flight from Newark International Airport (now Newark Liberty International Airport) in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport, then continuing on to Narita International Airport near Tokyo, Japan, on a different aircraft. It was one of four aircraft's that were hijacked that fateful day of September 11,2001. They crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. It premiered January 30, 2006 on the A&E Network and was re-broadcast several times throughout 2006 and 2007.

It had 182 seats but was carrying only 37 passengers (including the four hijackers) and seven crew members: two pilots, the captain Jason M. Dahl and his first officer, LeRoy Homer Jr.; and five flight attendants. Because one passenger had booked two seats, some early accounts said there were 38 passengers on board. The four hijackers were seated in first class.

I thought that this film came off rather well despite the fact that it had a small budget. I remember thinking that these were only actors portraying real people but I lost that thought soon after this film started.It made me realize that this could probably happen again despite all of the security measures that have been put in place. It brings back that unforgettable day as if it were yesterday. Even though I knew the outcome I found myself glued to my seat and in my mind I kept on saying "Come on guys, keep on pushing"None of it is easy to watch. But flight 93 family members worked closely with the filmmakers, while others who lost loved ones on 9/11 worry if it will be handled sensitively.

It had to be one of the most challenging movies that I had ever watched. That never to be forgotten phrase "lets roll"later became a battle cry for those fighting Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Even President George Bush has been heard using it. Watching this film more than once still brings back emotions, and even though this film had to be the saddest movie that I ever watched, I believe that it is an important movie, for it reminds us to never forget what happened on that fateful day not that long ago.

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What Movie May Have Helped Shape The Energy Policy Of This Nation

The Three Mile Island accident was the most significant in the history of the American commercial nuclear power generating industry. Living in Pennsylvania at the time of the accident, I remember it as if it was yesterday. It began on Wednesday,the 28TH of March 1979.It took local, state and federal officals five days to decide what to do with the residents of local communities.

But on March 16th of that same year,just 12 days before this incident at Three Mile Island in
Pennsylvania, a new movie "The China Syndrome" had benn realised.

The China Syndrome is a thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a nuclear power plant. It stars Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Richard Herd, and Wilford Brimley.

Basically the storyline of this movie is about a reporter who finds what appears to be a cover-up
of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.

TV news reporter Kimberly Wells (Fonda) and her cameraman Richard Adams (Douglas) visit the Ventana nuclear power plant outside Los Angeles as part of a series of news reports on energy production. While viewing the control room from an observation room, the plant goes through a reactor SCRAM. Shift supervisor Jack Godell (Lemmon) notices what he believes to be an unusual vibration during the SCRAM. Checking their gauges, the control room staff finds that water levels in the reactor core have risen to high levels; they begin opening relief valves in an effort to prevent too much water from damaging the plant.

Eventually Godell takes matter into his own hands and ends up dead after being shot by members of the local swat team after he took over the control room.

The implication that the company's security people are willing to kill to silence a whistleblower echoes allegations made about the death of Karen Silkwood, who died in a 1974 automobile accident while on her way to meet with a reporter to disclose nuclear power safety violations.

In the film, a physicist says that the China Syndrome would render "an area the size of Pennsylvania" permanently uninhabitable. It resulted, however, in no deaths or injuries to
plant workers or members of the nearby community.

However, following the event, the number of reactors under construction declined every year
from 1980 to 1998. The TMI accident, along with the release of this movie, had a psychological
effect on the nation. Before the accident, 70 percent of the general public approved of nuclear
power. After it, support for nuclear power across the country fell to about 50 percent, where it
remained for decades.


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