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No, Mr. Wriggles had nothing to do with the effect Car elicited. Car was demonstrating the Power of Suggestion. He suggested Gus's vermiphobia (fear of worms) in the beginning of the demo. He then hypnotized Gus, many of live audience members, June, Jack, and perhaps some of the people watching at home with his pocket watch/spiral machine. Through hypnosis, all of those people experienced the same illusion. Their imagination conjured up those horrific worms forcing their way out of Gus. Now Lily was NOT hypnotized. Remember, she was the only one laughing at the demonstration. She saw no worms, only a bald, portly sidekick disrobing on live television. When Car asked for the video of the demonstration to be played back, he proved it was the power of suggestion because everyone saw what Lily saw in the first place - a bald, portly sidekick disrobing on live television.
I noticed this too, as I do with all horror films these days. I think it's a crime to show even one of these production companies' logos. Especially when you're presenting one of these 'found footage'-esque movies, it takes the viewer out of it seeing these slick 2020's logos. Just start the movie and show the cast and production company logos in the ending credits.
Thanks, DoctorThirteen. It's sad, isn't it?
I certainly hope it's more influential than Star Wars: A New Hope, but I'm not so sure ...
A better movie, absolutely. But has it captured the public's imagination the same way Star Wars has - I don't think so. I know I find 2001 more influential than Star Wars, but I can't say the same for the general population.
I really enjoyed the book. I read it quite a few years ago - probably in the late 2000's - early 2010's. I did no think it was terribly long in terms of page count, and however many pages it contained, I read them fairly fast. It kept me interested. No skipping ahead. I thought Clarke did a fine job of fleshing out the story. Kubrick, to his credit, did a fine job of keeping Clarke's story as ambiguous as possible. Some people prefer a film to ask more questions than provide clear, complete answers. But for people like me who prefer more of an explanation, Clarke's book is the perfect companion piece.
You're absolutely right, Filmbuff, and I'm glad you pointed this out. The only thing I would add is that when Kubrick approached Clarke about writing the novel concurrent with the film, Clarke expanded upon the theme of a short story, The Sentinel, that he wrote in the 1950's. In The Sentinel, man makes a discovery that serves as an 'alarm clock' to the higher-order extra terrestrials that placed the item-to-be-discovered there in the first place. This told the ET's that man had evolved to the point where they were sophisticated enough to comprehend the heightened knowledge these higher-order beings could tech them.
I don't think testate wanted or expected a sexual relationship to develop between THX and LUH. When she got pregnant, they separated the two and, if I recall, both were put on trial. I think men were just expected to masturbate and deposit their semen into that receptacle we see THX put his sample in. I suppose, the state impregnates women who work in that capacity, basically surrogates, with the semen so that there is no tracing of anyone's parentage. The state is essentially these individual's mother and father. The traditional family structure is anathema to this society. I don't know if they really say why; it's more like 'this is the way it's always been.' A similar future society was observed in Logan's Run (1976).
And, yes, I realize the primaries take time too. Fact-track that shit. Too much money is solicited for primaries.
She did answer the questions. She had an actual plan, not just "concepts of a plan." Trump is the king of 'don't ask me how I'm gonna' do it; I'm just gonna' do it.'
I think for a few years, Biden may be remembered the way you describe, but in the long run, history will be very kind to him. And he deserves that. He had every reason to run for re-election once it was clear that Trump would be his opponent. He is the only person, to date, to beat Trump. We can get all granular and try and determine when precisely he should have dropped out of the race, but, as far as I'm concerned, Kamala had enough time to make her case. I think she made a good argument for her election, went where she was supposed to go, appeared where she was supposed to appear.
As far as I'm concerned, I would be greatly relieved if these campaigns were limited to four months or however long she had. As a citizen, it gets oppressive the number of ads, the amount of campaign coverage on the news for close to two years before the election! It would save a fortune if these campaigns were truncated to basically the summer and fall before the first Tuesday in November. If a candidate can not express their views, policies, and engender themselves to the voters in that time, they aren't right for the job.
They owe her a job because The View effectively thwarted her chances to get the job she was seeking with that no-win question as to whether there was anything the Biden administration could have done differently. She's not goingto bash the administration she's still working for and will remain working for until Jan. 20, 2025. She's not on The View to be asked that question. Just softball her the questions to keep her in the White House. It's not as though the majority of that panel did not want her to be president.
Because she's not "ugly ass." You need to get your eyes examined.
Rage with George C. Scott. Federal military base experimenting with nerve gas compromise the health/lives of nearby livestock as well as the health/lives of local rancher, Scott, and his son. Massive cover-up ensues between federal and local authorities; Scott exacts revenge.
I think they were trying to show how a little boy raised in that unique and awful environment might turn out (if he was lucky enough to make it to age 5). He has no interaction with the outside world. No other little boys to play with around the neighborhood, at pre-school, or parent-tot type classes/play groups. He's completely alone with his mother. His only exposure to another person is to a 19-24 year old woman. He is not to lay eyes on 'Old Nick,' and Ma/Joy does all she can to get Old Nick not to interact with Jack. So he has no male influence in his life and the spare interactions he has with Old Nick are poor. Conceivably, Joy would have the ability to cut Jack's hair (with the same knife she used to make the grilled cheese sandwich she burned). However, Jack believe he gets his "strong" from his hair. It would appear Joy shared the story of Samson with him. (Once Delilah but Samson's hair, he lost his strength.) But, overall, I think they wanted to show how a boy raised by his mother in captivity might develop by the age of five.
Clearly, she didn't bother teaching you the language. Get somebody who actually speaks French to translate that for you.
I hardly think casting Florence Pugh will do anything to get men to readily accept the dogs in real life. She's simply does not appear the way you perceive her to appear to the majority of men out in the world. I contend that most men find her overtly attractive, both face and figure. She would not get the roles she's gotten purely out of jealous women in charge. There are still plenty of horny men in charge. They know what other men want to see, and that's Florence Pugh.
Ostensibly, we should be able to read the transcript of her responses because there was a stenographer and repeated references to "read that into the record." Now while there may be a transcript, I wonder if it would be classified because I don't know that governmental clearance proceedings are a matter of public record.
If you are saying you like this movie because your friends/family all say it's great, stop doing that. Stand up for your views. I happen to agree with you. Other people are doing the same thing as you; they're 'pretending' to like it because of all of the undeserved hype. They need a voice to articulate their boredom and disappointment. Be that voice.
Maybe Florence Pugh's body resembles that which was en vogue in the late 1930's-early '40's. Also, she has a very pretty face and I see nothing odd about her boobs.
Why do you suppose they spent all their effects money on the Los Alamos test bomb scene instead of re-enacting the actual destruction on Hiroshima, if not Nagasaki too?
I agree that this sex scene and the later imagined one in the investigation room were stupid, but I disagree that Florence Pugh is ugly or that her nude scenes were a turn-off. I think she's quite attractive. I like that she has more of an hourglass figure, and I think she has a very pretty face.