Comments on: Holy Implausible Plotlines! http://striderweb.com/blog/2008/08/holy-implausible-plotlines/ It's all about where you draw the line Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Strider http://striderweb.com/blog/2008/08/holy-implausible-plotlines/comment-page-1/#comment-48802 Strider Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:47:06 +0000 http://striderweb.com/?p=398#comment-48802 I thought of that, but even as a comment on the evils of government surveillance it was a bust because, as portrayed in the movie, it was <em>necessary</em>. So... that level of surveillance is so evil that you shouldn't do it, but just this once it's important enough that we need to do it, even though we shouldn't do it, because it's evil, m'kay? So much so that we're going to actually build this phenomenal (but evil) system, at what must have been great expense and effort (But Bruce is awesome, so he did it in an hour) just so we can <em>blow it up the instant it's shown itself to be useful!</em> LOL -- The writers were falling all over themselves trying to reference the use of surveillance while still insisting upon its inherent wickedness, and they <em>failed</em> to do anything other than look pretentious. I thought of that, but even as a comment on the evils of government surveillance it was a bust because, as portrayed in the movie, it was necessary.

So… that level of surveillance is so evil that you shouldn’t do it, but just this once it’s important enough that we need to do it, even though we shouldn’t do it, because it’s evil, m’kay?

So much so that we’re going to actually build this phenomenal (but evil) system, at what must have been great expense and effort (But Bruce is awesome, so he did it in an hour) just so we can blow it up the instant it’s shown itself to be useful!

LOL — The writers were falling all over themselves trying to reference the use of surveillance while still insisting upon its inherent wickedness, and they failed to do anything other than look pretentious.

]]> By: Tom Gordon http://striderweb.com/blog/2008/08/holy-implausible-plotlines/comment-page-1/#comment-48801 Tom Gordon Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:46:41 +0000 http://striderweb.com/?p=398#comment-48801 As with the absurdly heavy-handed opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", I'm thinking it was just another attempt at inserting Social Relevance™ into a big noisy Hollywood blockbuster -- the issue of terrorist surveillance/FISA/etc., in this instance. So of course it was unnecessary. As with the absurdly heavy-handed opening of “Pirates of the Caribbean 3″, I’m thinking it was just another attempt at inserting Social Relevance™ into a big noisy Hollywood blockbuster — the issue of terrorist surveillance/FISA/etc., in this instance.

So of course it was unnecessary.

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