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|    Sentinel to All    |
|    Re: About the recent deck-a-rep thread    |
|    23 Mar 08 09:16:42    |
   
   From: darth.vader@empire.gov   
      
   "Ned Ludd" schreef in bericht   
   news:aOKdnUeY8559XXjanZ2dnUVZ_jqdnZ2d@speakeasy.net...   
   > Sentinel wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Then again (arguing with myself here, sorry 'bout that) does it actually   
   >> MATTER if Deck's a rep for the movie to have a valid humane message or   
   >> not?   
   >>   
   >> Wasn't the movie pointing out how HUMAN the reps really were?   
   >   
   > ... and how HUMAN the humans weren't.   
   >   
   > If you're trying to make the reps more human, then you get more contrast   
   > by showing a human whose humanity has been nearly drained out.   
      
   But that's exactly what it looks like at first glance, right?   
      
   Until you get the clues...   
      
   The deck-a-rep revelation is just the icing on the cake.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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