quote:Originally posted by rivka: I still think the intended name of the movie has the dot. And the red circle, for that matter. And I think both the hyphen (that I was using, actually) and the asterisk that different people were using are both legitimate representations of it. It's not a real word -- no matter how anyone spells it -- neh?
Psh. You're just as bad as the people who insisted that Prince had changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol. What are you, some sort of linguistic anarchist? Posts: 9945 | Registered: Sep 2002
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quote:Well, he had. Which made him "the artist formerly known as Prince". And that worked until he got sick of that, and went back to Prince.
Prince was not allowed to use the name Prince due to a contract dispute. Once the contract expired, he was allowed to use the name again. The symbol was his response to not being allowed to use his own name. (Which really is Prince)
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quote:Originally posted by rivka: Except the former does not violate basic laws of physics and the second does.
Sentient, loving machines are accepted as a scientific fact now?
I think I missed a discovery or two.
To make sure I'm not misunderstanding you: you believe fiction shouldn't have to have elements that are totally fantastical? I disagree, I guess. It's not like WALL*E is portraying itself as a non-fiction documentary.
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-If Wall*E had so many spare parts, why didn't he repair a friend or two for himself?
We don't know at what point WALL*E became self-aware, but it was probably too late for the others. Heck, we don't know that the others were fixable.
-The Axiom was "the jewel of the fleet" and video towards the beginning shows the launching of multiple space-crafts. So what happened to the rest of them?
Presumably, they're still off in space. Also presumably, the Axiom can send them a message via the probe ship, or some such.
-I really love the song when Wall*E and EVE are "dancing" in space. Anyone know what its called on the soundtrack? I need to head over to Amazon and listen to the clips and see if any sound familiar.
It's called "Define Dancing" on the soundtrack. It's a slightly reworked version of EVE's theme music.
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And I'm surprised that conservatives aren't railing about the "stay the course" line.
People said "stay the course" decades before Bush did. I'm sure people will still be using it in the future.
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quote:Well, he had. Which made him "the artist formerly known as Prince". And that worked until he got sick of that, and went back to Prince.
Prince was not allowed to use the name Prince due to a contract dispute. Once the contract expired, he was allowed to use the name again. The symbol was his response to not being allowed to use his own name. (Which really is Prince)
I knew that, come to think of it. But I had forgotten (and I like my version better anyway ).
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head:
quote:Originally posted by Puffy Treat:
quote:Originally posted by rivka: Except the former does not violate basic laws of physics and the second does.
Sentient, loving machines are accepted as a scientific fact now?
Not violating basic laws of physics != accepted as a scientific fact
Precisely. Thanks, Porter.
quote:Originally posted by Puffy Treat: To make sure I'm not misunderstanding you: you believe fiction shouldn't have to have elements that are totally fantastical?
Not at all. But when they do, it should be for good cause, not out of laziness. For example, I have no objection to the whole "WALL-E grabs a handful of stardust" scene, even though it makes absolutely no sense scientifically. It was wonderful, and no scientifically-plausible scene would have had nearly the same effect.
The conservation of matter & energy thing is just laziness. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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