OT: Movies

I thought that this film, was more a warning sign, that when people change nature`s laws, they should think about the consequences. mirjam

We thought differently. First off, it science fiction. You can never turn a robot into a biological human no matter what you do. However, in the ficticious film, the robot had more humanity and compassion than the humans, for the most part. If it's a warning, it's a warning that we humans are losing our humanity.

Ah - you should read the book. MUCH MUCH better than the movie.

C

The book is called something else, isn't it? Positronic Brain or something?

When a writer or another kind of artist , takes his /her idea and `plants` in a `different ` suroundings than our`s , it doesn`t take away the fact , that his obsevations, are about OUR society`s behaviours and /or actions. He She uses that different background either as a metaphor , or as a way to criticise society, or warn society about certain possible developments of some trends or things happening in it.

Of course it was science fiction. And you were so quick to oppose me that you don`t notice that your own comment wasn`t so far after all from mine .. We only worded it differently..

I don`t agree that the robot had more compassion , he reminded me much of another Long Gone by book ,, Of a servant /slave being more compassionate that his masters ,,, It is the same formula.. mirjam

Nope - The Bicentennial Man - more of a novella than a novel, but well worth reading. I, Robot was also very good.

Cheryl

Are you talking about the book or the movie?

I looked it up and if it's Issac Asimof's book, it is called "Positronic Man."

Nope - sounds like a collection of his robot stories - though that could be a title used in the UK or such

Bicentennial Man won a Hugo in 1977 and several other major sciencefiction awards; trust me I know my Asimov. Met him once too. Do seek out the story - it's a longer short story (it won in the novelette category)

Cheryl

Could this be disinformation on Wikipedia, as usual?

was the story written by Asminov "Bientennial Man," and I trulywill seek it out. I have the "Positronic Man" in an audiobook form. Ithink during this immensely boring, thong wearing, tushie's out beachvolleyball portion of the Olympics I can get some reading done. As I told Lucille in email, I am growing very tired of frogging everythng I stitch. I think it is time to step away from the needlework! Else, shreds.

v

he Positronic Man (1993) is a novel co-written by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, based on Asimov's novella The Bicentennial Man.

It's 104 degrees today. I won't even go in the pool! I think the water is bubbling.

v

You can use , embroidery with mistakes as background for another New layer of embroidery , thus maybe don`t frog !!!! mirjam

If I was making a sculpted fiber art project I could. However, I'm stitching counted cross stitch and layers would't give the effect I'm after.

v

I wish you painless frogging layered embroydery DOESN`T have to look Scuptered , it is only a little `rougher`, than one layer of xst. mirjam