JoSH@RUTGERS.ARPA (07/23/84)
From: JoSH <JoSH@RUTGERS.ARPA>
Coming out of the theatre from The Last Starfighter, the following
conversation took place between my wife and myself:
me: Some of the scenes were synthesized by computer, could you tell
which ones?
her: Of course, it was obvious.
me: Well, I guess they haven't gotten to the point where graphics are
indistinguishable from live action, but I thought they were pretty
close...
her: It looked pretty indistinguishable to me.
me: But you just said--
her: I was kidding. I have no idea which scenes were generated.
Well, now. The review of TLS I read in the newspaper gives no hint
that the reviewer knew that the more spectacular half of the sets
existed only in the imagination of a Cray X-MP. It has only just
occurred to me that a large segment of the viewing public may not
realize it either.
--JoSH
"You're having a terrible nightmare."
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