[extropy-chat] Sigh!... fi

Jef Allbright jef at jefallbright.net
Mon Oct 3 23:56:00 UTC 2005


I saw the movie last night, and while I found it very entertaining, mainly
due to its frequent comedy, my take-home thought was what a subtle and
effective job it did of planting the anti-improvement meme. The message was
pervasive, but would slip in under the conscious radar of most viewers.

- Jef

On 10/3/05, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Features/10_Westfahl_Serenity.html
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> Review of Serenity, by Gary Westfahl
>
> <the film ... asserts that certain sorts of knowledge should never be
> employed � specifically, knowledge that might be used to "improve" the
> nature of humanity. The problem with the evil Alliance, Mal explains, is
> that they think "they can make people better," and Mal disagrees: "I don't
> hold to that. I aim to misbehave." Of course, when the only evidence on
>
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