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Post by The Honourable Ninja-san on Nov 10, 2009 15:16:00 GMT -5
...I can see that. But from the aliens point of view, what was the point of leaving these cryptic numbers? What was that supposed to accomplish that just coming out and talking to the kids in a non-creepy was would not? Everything in good fiction has a point.
By the way, for "good guys," those aliens were awfully creepy.
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Post by Erick on Nov 10, 2009 18:25:48 GMT -5
I might as well stay in the role of devil's advocate for this.
For starters, that good fiction requires all things to be done for a reason is your opinion, not a fact. Some things in reality appear to happen for no reason and will continue to have lack reason from our perspective for as long as we live. I would argue that for a realistic commentary on knowledge, preventing the audience from knowing the point of some things may be keeping with the theme of knowledge and its shortcomings.
Though we didn't understand the point of why the aliens behaved the way they did, our lack of complete knowledge regarding the aliens' motivation and available methods probably contribute greatly to why we don't understand why they behaved the way they did.
And now to not play devil's advocate: The director wanted the movie to be creepy, so he had the aliens behave in weird ways.
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Post by Jason on Nov 11, 2009 1:13:14 GMT -5
That works. And giving the numbers allows for the kids to be put in the right place at the right time so that the aliens can have them come of their own free will, rather than straight up kidnapping. So a little morality there. Though how they knew all of that was going to happen, I don't know. Kinda strange. It was an alright movie, not what I expected. Good special effects, though.
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Post by The Honourable Ninja-san on Nov 12, 2009 14:30:45 GMT -5
I'd say it was worth watching, but only once.
To devil's advocate Erick: Everything in good fiction does have a point. The point could just be to establish the setting or the mood of the scene. If the audience wasn't told why the aliens left the cryptic numbers in order to keep with the theme of knowledge's shortcomings, that would be the point. But if they did it just to be creepy/weird/confusing, I don't think that's enough of a point.
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Post by Jason on Nov 12, 2009 19:29:03 GMT -5
Then that begs the question, though, what if there was a deeper meaning?
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Post by The Honourable Ninja-san on Nov 14, 2009 13:40:11 GMT -5
That's possible, but I doubt it.
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Post by Jason on Nov 15, 2009 2:51:33 GMT -5
Yeah, probably not. Just felt like throwing that out there.
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Rachael
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You think homework is bad...until you are faced with grading stuff.
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Post by Rachael on Dec 29, 2009 18:29:51 GMT -5
"Yeegka!" - Kelli, after being poked in the obliques
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Post by Brandon on Dec 29, 2009 18:42:03 GMT -5
yeah, good for you (I'm guessing Rachel) for bringing this back to a quotes board!
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Post by The Honourable Ninja-san on Dec 30, 2009 11:08:34 GMT -5
"This would be easier if I had some Diffenbachia." --Rough quote by Rachael, when she had to be on vocal rest. Diffenbachia is a poisonous houseplant (it makes so you can't speak).
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Post by Jason on Dec 31, 2009 1:27:30 GMT -5
Gee, that sounds like something good to keep around the house.
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Post by The Honourable Ninja-san on Jan 1, 2010 23:10:34 GMT -5
...Well, just don't have it if you have kids/pets who might eat it. The leaves look nice...
"Grapes." --Me.
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Post by Jason on Jan 2, 2010 12:34:29 GMT -5
Well, kids and dogs both eat anything, so I think that means it's out as an option.
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Post by The Honourable Ninja-san on Jan 2, 2010 22:25:24 GMT -5
That depends on how old/careless the kids are. A three year old might taste houseplants, but a thirteen year old wouldn't (unless he/she was stupid).
"I broke an ant." --Me. (I remember my quotes the best)
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Post by Brandon on Jan 3, 2010 0:48:11 GMT -5
"We do hard" - President Hobbs
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