Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

[Rceeberger]

On 3/29/2008 2:35:36 PM, David Brin (dbrin at sbcglobal.net) wrote:
> I exclude positive intervention in order to let them -
> or God - off the hook.  There is (1) no evidence for
> such events and (b) had others the power to intervent,
> there have been mega tragedies they could have helped
> us to avoid.  Just the availablity of glass lenses,
> would have let us skip past a thousand hellish years.
> 
> See http://ieti.org/articles/brin.htm
> 
> Hey, if I were anti-Japan, do you think
> they'd have
> made me guest of honor for their biggest show ever,
> the World SF Convention, in Yokohama, last year?
> 
> I've
> seen a couple of the movies you cite.  And
> thanks,
> I'll look into more.
> 
> Alas, I must tell you that storytelling logic often
> seems deeply lacking.  PlanetS actually had some
> elements I quite liked, though.
> 
> What I am trying to learn more about is the rising
> KOREAN sci fi film renaissance.  I glimpsed one live
> action time travel story, set in a parallel univ where
> Japan still dominated Korea nowadays.  Lots of verve.
> Wish I knew the name.
> 
> ANyway, thanks and keep spreading the memes.

There are 2 similar movies that I have watched recently. One is "Yesterday", but the one I think you are speaking of is "2009-Lost Memories".


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