>
> 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".
>
> Jesse Kalin, Vassar
>
Destination Moon put me in mind of When Worlds Collide, another positive
scientist film.
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