bsa@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) (05/30/85)
Expires: Quoted from <687@udenva.UUCP> ["Re: Criticizing the critics - out of the closet..."], by showard@udenva.UUCP (showard)... +--------------- | > 1) Jupiter ==> star ending was also in the book, don't blame the movie. | | That's irrelevant. It was in the movie; it was stupid; therefore the | movie contains a stupid plot device. Only stupid if you don't know the whole story. Read the book. It was obvious from the time we discovered (in the book; it was mostly dropped from the movie) that the Europan life forms wanted/needed more light and warmth, and were very near the aliens' monolith. | > 2) Yes, ending was ...not up to the rest, but compare with the ending | > of the immortal 2001, it was probably better - unless you think that | > a totally irrelevany, unintelligible ending is a good thing just so they | > leave the theater thinking. | | 2001 ended the way it should have--ambiguous, like the rest of the film. | 2010, on the other hand, gave me the impression of: well, we've got all this | stuff left over from the first film to clear up, and we've got all this US- | USSR conflict, and we've shot 89 minutes--let's whip up a happy ending. (1) The ending of 2001 is something that would HAVE to be conveyed in print, at least until they get the ``Brainstorm'' machines going :-). I don't know of any way to really portray what was going on on the screen. (2) If you think the ``Peace'' think was merely hacked in to make a happy ending by some damfool producer, I suggest you re-read CHILDHOOD'S END and many of Clarke's shorter works. I can assure you that it was done with his full knowledge and consent. | "You never know. Some things disguise themselves as food." [This food ration is in reality a Mimic!] --bsa -- Brandon Allbery, Unix Consultant -- 6504 Chestnut Road, Independence, OH 44131 decvax!cwruecmp!ncoast!bsa; ncoast!bsa@case.csnet; +1 216 524 1416; 74106,1032 ========================> Trekkies have Warped minds. <=======================