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Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival

Message-ID	<5824DEF9.12FB@ix.netcom.com> (permalink)
Date	2016-11-10 12:56 -0800
From	The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups	rec.arts.movies.current-films, rec.arts.sf.written, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, alt.astronomy
Subject	Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival
References	<5824C462.5FE1@ix.netcom.com> <111120160854225167%YourName@YourISP.com>

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Your Name wrote:
> 
> In article <5824C462.5FE1@ix.netcom.com>, The Starmaker
> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >
> > "Based on speculative-fiction writer Ted Chiang‘s short story “Story of Your
> > Life,” “Arrival” tells the story
> >  of a top-tier linguist named Louise Banks (Adams) who is brought in to help
> > avert a global crisis by establishing
> > communication with mysterious aliens in ships hovering just above the Earth’s
> > surface."
> >
> > https://www.google.com/#q=5+Movies+to+Watch+Before+You+See+%E2%80%98Arrival%E2
> > %80%99
> >
> > "Based on speculative-fiction..." ? Is that a new word "speculative-fiction"??
> >
> > Is that like between Science today and Science Fiction of yesterday?
> >
> > You know like NASA saying there is life and water on Mars...but it's just
> > "speculative-fiction".
> >
> > I never heard the word "speculative-fiction", but...i don't read fiction
> > anyway...not even 'short stories'. fiction is too fiction for me...it's Dr.
> > Seuss for adults.
> >
> > I guess if Hollywood buys your 'short story', they only have to pay 2 cents
> > for it.
> >
> > Then they give it to some kid inside script writers and pay him ten million.
> >
> > That's how Hollywodd works, ..they steal an idea and make a movie.
> >
> > This is how Hollywood's insider talks "Give the chink two cents and a couple
> > of chop sticks."
> >
> > You know, without the 'idea'...there is no movie.
> >
> > Any stupid kid can write a script...
> 
> "Arrival" is really just a knock-off / reboot / remake of Jodie
> Foster's 1997 movie "Contact", which was "based on" the Carl Sagan
> novel.


Really, i didn't know that...i haven't downloaded the movie yet.

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speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 11:02 -0800
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-11 08:54 +1300
    Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 12:56 -0800
      Re: speculative origon of Arrival Bill Steele <ws21@cornel.edu> - 2016-11-11 13:39 -0500
        Re: speculative origon of Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-11 11:18 -0800
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Bill Steele <ws21@cornel.edu> - 2016-11-10 15:10 -0500
    Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-11-10 21:21 +0100
      Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 13:01 -0800
        Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-11-10 22:04 +0100
          Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 13:31 -0800
            Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 13:49 -0700
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 16:12 -0800
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-11 12:25 -0800
    Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-12 12:26 -0800
      Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-12 12:41 -0800
        Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-12 14:58 -0800
          Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 12:23 -0800
            Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 14:38 -0800
            Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-14 10:27 -0800
      Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 12:35 -0800
        Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 12:52 -0800

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