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Fri, 19 Nov 1993 10:58:52 EST |
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from "Jesse Kalin" at Nov 19, 93 9:49 am |
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> Films like "Destination Moon" and "War of the Worlds" have very positive
> images of scientists as heros, in contrast to "The Thing" where the
> military is more reasonable. One of the more measured and realistic
> portrayals of science and scientists (within what is finally a rather
> "Strangelove" setting) is "The Andromeda Strain".
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> Jesse Kalin, Vassar
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Destination Moon put me in mind of When Worlds Collide, another positive
scientist film.
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