tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376521.post112195222934808463..comments2023-06-11T03:04:29.289-07:00Comments on Undulant Fever: A Short Review of THE ISLANDBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293116210969876175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376521.post-1122175697771054802005-07-23T20:28:00.000-07:002005-07-23T20:28:00.000-07:00The Island, on further reflection, is a portmanteu...<B>The Island</B>, on further reflection, is a portmanteu film, which borrows elements (mostly toward the Sci-Fi end of the spectrum) from other SF movies to cobble together its plot.<BR/><BR/>I mentioned <B>Logan's Run</B> in my original post. Some other apparent sources include:<BR/><BR/><B>THX-1138<BR/>STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (the flying motorcycles on the freeway in THE ISLAND is <I>very</I> close to the forest chase in SW:ROTJ)<BR/>THE TRUMAN SHOW<BR/>STARMAN (the traffic light scene)</B><BR/><BR/>Others will probably come to mind with a bit more thought.<BR/><BR/>Overall, my impression was that the screenplay was pretty cynical in its plot-by-numbers approach. No surprises, at all, to anyone who's seen lots of SF movies. (Or, in my case, tried writing them.)<BR/><BR/>Add in the utterly stupid "science" (<B>*SPOILER*:</B> the clones begin "remembering" the memories of their DNA-source, etc.) and the movie is definitely Sci-Fi.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293116210969876175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376521.post-1122136303088183662005-07-23T09:31:00.000-07:002005-07-23T09:31:00.000-07:00Good review. Haven't seen you since CopperCon, I ...Good review. Haven't seen you since CopperCon, I think, but your style of Grumpy is exactly what Andy Rooney is missing. He has all the fannish traits except, well, y'know, he doesn't care about Science Fiction or Fantasy or Horror. Can you imagine him in a Masquerade?<BR/><BR/>At least this is intentionally check your mind at the door, as opposed to Spielberg, who manages to check H. G. Wells' prodigious intellect entirely. Spielberg, who CAN make great films (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List) absolutely refuses to see the rationalist empiricit base to Science Fiction as such. <BR/><BR/>So, I hate to get you into the eternal debate between Science Fiction and Sci-Fi, but where does The island stand in this?<BR/><BR/>-- Jonathan Vos Post<BR/><A HREF="http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicdragon2/" REL="nofollow">magicdragon2 livejournal</A> and <A HREF="http://magicdragon.com" REL="nofollow">Magic Dragon Multimedia's domain, including The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com