alternat@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Ann Hodgins) (12/17/90)
PREDATOR II
A film review by Ann Hodgins
Copyright 1990 Ann Hodgins
Imagine two species:
Species A: 8 feet tall
Species B: 6 feet in lifts
Species A: probably a reptile, lays eggs
Species B: a mammal, completely dependent on its mother for years
Species A: thick scaly hide, like armour
Species B: thin soft skin, filled with nerve endings
Species A: eats an ox raw every 3 days
Species B: likes a steak rare with baked potatoes and sour cream
Species A: consumes human flesh
Species B: adores truffles
Species A: special features - claws and teeth for ripping flesh
Species B: special features - large genitals and forebrain,
ideal for [censored] and computer games.
Species A: heavily muscled but graceless hands good only for striking
blows
Species B: agile, sensitive hands ideal for knitting
Species A: long, sharp heavy claws
Species B: delicate nails for scratching puppies behind the ears
Species A: features of face mainly teeth grinding in every direction
Species B: big fringed eyes, delicately sculpted features, sensitive lips
Species A: heavily armed
Species B: not so heavily armed
Imagine pitting species A against species B. It should make a short movie.
Bambi meets Godzilla.
The crazy thing is, we are supposed to believe that Species B wins!
Armed with a strong sense of personal responsibility and love of
comrades, one member of Species B alone triumphs. Impossible. And
yet... the moral is a good one.
a.h.