January 22nd, 2012 at 8:22PM
I am a big fan of Isaac Asimov, and this made my day. 

I am a big fan of Isaac Asimov, and this made my day. 

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January 17th, 2012 at 8:00PM
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January 4th, 2012 at 11:04PM
The Babel Fish is a small yellow fish, by putting this into one’s ear one can instantly understand anything said in any language; this is how Arthur Dent is able to understand the other beings he encounters on his travels. The Babel fish has lead to important profound consequences for the Universe; apart from the philosophical implications the Babel fish has started more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.

The Babel Fish is a small yellow fish, by putting this into one’s ear one can instantly understand anything said in any language; this is how Arthur Dent is able to understand the other beings he encounters on his travels. The Babel fish has lead to important profound consequences for the Universe; apart from the philosophical implications the Babel fish has started more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.

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December 5th, 2011 at 1:04AM
Another Earth This movie was released in January, on Sundance Festival 2011. It’s a Science Fiction movie, who thinks about the idea: What will happen if one day, appears another planet exactly the same as the Earth? What if there exists another you, in that planet? What if you meet the other you on that planet? The movie does not tell anything about how this other Earth affects our orbit in a physical way, or if we are going to collide, so don’t expect that. It goes more, to play around with the idea of this second earth. In conjunction with the Science Fiction part, there is also a story of drama, that involves a lot of feelings. For sure I am not the best writing reviews, but if you like Science Fiction, it’s definitely a must see. It’s a movie that leaves you with a sweet sense of wonder.

Another Earth

This movie was released in January, on Sundance Festival 2011.

It’s a Science Fiction movie, who thinks about the idea:

What will happen if one day, appears another planet exactly the same as the Earth?

What if there exists another you, in that planet?

What if you meet the other you on that planet?

The movie does not tell anything about how this other Earth affects our orbit in a physical way, or if we are going to collide, so don’t expect that. It goes more, to play around with the idea of this second earth.

In conjunction with the Science Fiction part, there is also a story of drama, that involves a lot of feelings.

For sure I am not the best writing reviews, but if you like Science Fiction, it’s definitely a must see. It’s a movie that leaves you with a sweet sense of wonder.

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October 24th, 2011 at 1:27AM

I have never seen this movie (1966), but I had read the novelizations by Isaac Asimov (Fantastic Voyage I and Fantastic Voyage II).

Isaac Asimov found many inconsistencies with science in the movie, so he took a chance and started writing Fantastic Voyage II, more attached to science facts, regarding how things can become smaller. 

I had read that at the beggining of the movie a title card appears, reading:

THIS FILM WILL TAKE YOU WHERE NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN BEFORE. NO EYE-WITNESS HAS ACTUALLY SEEN WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE. BUT IN THIS WORLD OF OURS WHERE GOING TO THE MOON WILL SOON BE UPON US AND WHERE THE MOST INCREDIBLE THINGS ARE HAPPENING ALL AROUND US, SOMEDAY, PERHAPS TOMORROW, THE FANTASTIC EVENTS YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE CAN AND WILL TAKE PLACE.

And three years later Neil Armstrong was dancing on the moon. 

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