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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I enjoyed the "Meet the Robinsons" movie very
much. As a techno girl, and as an animator. There is of course my animated movie
you all might want to consider supporting, as it stands right now I am not
generating the kind of support that I need to continue making my movie (which
includes nanotech, AI, cryonics and science galore). Please email me offllist to
find out how you can help........... um, cuz I really need the help : ) a lot ;
) Thank you! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Gina "Nanogirl" Miller<BR>Nanotechnology Industries<BR><A
href="http://www.nanoindustries.com">http://www.nanoindustries.com</A>
<BR>Personal: <A href="http://www.nanogirl.com">http://www.nanogirl.com</A>
<BR>The health stuff blog: <A
href="http://ginamiller.blogspot.com/">http://ginamiller.blogspot.com/</A>
<BR>Animation Blog: <A
href="http://maxanimation.blogspot.com/">http://maxanimation.blogspot.com/</A>
<BR>Craft blog: <A
href="http://nanogirlblog.blogspot.com/">http://nanogirlblog.blogspot.com/</A>
<BR>Foresight Senior Associate <A
href="http://www.foresight.org">http://www.foresight.org</A> <BR>Nanotechnology
Advisor Extropy Institute <A
href="http://www.extropy.org">http://www.extropy.org</A> <BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:nanogirl@halcyon.com">nanogirl@halcyon.com</A> <BR>"Nanotechnology:
Solutions for the future."<BR></DIV>
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<A title=possiblepaths2050@gmail.com
href="mailto:possiblepaths2050@gmail.com">John Grigg</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org
href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">ExI chat list</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 14, 2008 6:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ExI] a great movie for
Transhumanist grownups and kids...</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I just saw "Meet the Robinsons" and was totally charmed by this
very inspirational and pro-technology film. A fun and very smart CGI
production by Disney (based on the book by William Joyce), it tells the story
of Lewis, an orphan who has a brilliant scientific mind and is driven to
invent, despite many failures and obstacles. He gets mixed up with time
travelers and has to prevent a horrible timeline from taking hold.
<BR><BR>When he is in the "future" the name of the city is "Todayland", which
I thought was pretty funny (as compared to Disney's "Tomorrowland"). The
metropolis was obviously based on retro visions of the future and I loved the
scene where a skyscraper is "erected" in the blink of an eye with some unknown
technology so that it almost appears to have been inflated like a
balloon. But I'm not sure which one was scarier, the pneumatic public
transport tubes in Futurama or the people moving bubbles in Meet the
Robinsons! lol<BR><BR>What I loved most about the film was how much heart it
had. Lewis is desperate to find a loving family to adopt him and finds
that the couples looking for kids don't appreciate his (sometimes explosive!)
inventing talent. But by the end of the film he has gained hope and
vision for his future and has learned the motto "keep moving forward!"
Lewis knows at that point that his scientific ability can push forward
technological progress and over time make a vastly better world. This
movie is ideal to share with kids *and* adults because it has such an
overwhelmingly positive message about making the right choices in life
(showcasing a villain who excels at blaming others for all his problems and
even admits to this) and the importance of science education, invention and
technological progress. It is great Transhumanist family fare. : )
<BR><BR>Buy several
copies for upcoming Christmas gifts!<BR><BR>John <BR><BR></DIV>
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