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Old 02-11-2007, 08:30 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lasereth
I think one of the overlooked but most profound aspects of this movie is how the future is portrayed. Did you see any laser rifles? No. Flying cars? No. Robots? No. The major futuristic aspects of this movie come from the LCDs all over the place, which make sense due to the recent explosion of LCD technology in our time. This is a realistic take on 20 years from now and I love it.
Agreed. I love how we're 20 years in the future, and since there is NO future to look forward to, the whole world is completely stagnant, including technology. All the cars look like something that could be released next year (and look old enough to have been!).

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Originally Posted by Lasereth
BTW I went into this movie knowing one thing about it: women are infertile. It really helps if you watch it not knowing much about it. The scene in the cow barn with Kee and Theo was probably the best in the entire movie.
My favorite moment was when they left the building. That was totally chilling.
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