Reynolds%Rand-Unix@MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (11/03/83)
random "unperson", put the recording helmet on them, then torture them to death. 4) What was the military interested in? Why was the plot-line so shaky and weak at points? There are people in the military, just like in industry, who think that any fancy high-tech gadget is just what they need for X, regardless of its true applicability. I thought the plot was fairly straight-forward and simple to follow. There is a good article on the special effects in Brainstorm in the current issue of Cinefex (as well as articles on The Right Stuff and Twilight Zone). How did others feel about the use of the wide-screen/narrow-screen format change? I found it effective, I was vaguely aware of the changes in the "feel" of the different scenes, but did not realize exactly what was happening until about one third of the way into the film. Apparently the original concept was for this to be a showcase for the 60 FPS "Showscan" format, that the shift in reality level would be implemented by increasing the frame rate.
tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney) (03/09/85)
Of course, the real problem with Brainstorm was that the woman's senses continued to provide input to the recorder after they biologically ceased to transmit signals. The angels were also a bit silly. Nonetheless, overall, a science fiction film that tries to describe the human implication of a new class of technologies, and pretty well done. -=- Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking ARPA: Tim.Maroney@CMU-CS-K uucp: seismo!cmu-cs-k!tim CompuServe: 74176,1360 audio: shout "Hey, Tim!"
@RUTGERS.ARPA:WPHILLIPS.ES@Xerox.ARPA (03/19/85)
From: WPHILLIPS.ES@XEROX.ARPA After reading all the articles on BRAINSTORM, I decided to rent a video tape of it and watch it again,(the first time being in a theater). I found that of all the aspects presented, the life-at-death idea to be the most intreguing. Let me explain why. BRAINSTORM,while a good movie was, in my opinion, one step away from being a gagget movie i.e. man makes machine man abuses machine. However, good story telling, be it sci fi or whatever centers on relationships between people and how those relationships affect their lives. What more intimate relationship can one have than to actually FEEL another's thoughts? How much more intimate can you get than to whitness a persons death from their side of the fence, so to speak I find that somewhat more interesting than being hooked up to a chimp and finding out they hate banannas. But I think I've made my point. Live Long And Prosper Wendel
@RUTGERS.ARPA:nancy@MIT-HTVAX.ARPA (04/04/85)
From: nancy@MIT-HTVAX.ARPA For those of you who have access to HBO, Brainstorm will be on this month several times. We can all see that last scene again and tie up those loose ends on this discussion! (Or, then again, it may start itself up all over again). -Nancy