In Reply to: Nope posted by late on November 29, 2010 at 14:48:27:
...neither the book (nor, I assume) the movie is about "plot".
Any more than Moon was about plot.
But that's OK, NLMG probably isn't your cuppa. But the book is excellent and I've heard nothing but great reviews about the film.
Don't get me wrong, I've loved SF for 40+ years, but how many brilliant "new" plots and ideas are there anyway? Sometimes SF is simply a great framework in which writers and filmmakers can explore human stories.
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Follow Ups
- But... - Harmonia 17:05:29 11/29/10 (11)
- Excellent point. Westerns make do with only 6 plots. nt - tinear 14:29:18 11/30/10 (10)
- Here's another, I'm tired of Westerns, too ..nt - late 15:09:10 11/30/10 (9)
- Star Wars is a Western set in space. nt - tinear 08:24:40 12/01/10 (7)
- More a Kurosawa character vehicle set in space. - Tony D. 01:21:50 12/02/10 (1)
- Kurosawa worshipped Ford. nt - tinear 21:14:34 12/04/10 (0)
- Umm, not quite - late 14:08:09 12/01/10 (4)
- Firefly...me too... - Harmonia 19:09:31 12/02/10 (3)
- I gave up on Star Wars a long, long time ago.. hard to believe how bad it sucks now (nt) - late 14:05:39 12/03/10 (2)
- It always sucked, late. Always. A kiddie series from beginning to end. nt - tinear 21:15:50 12/04/10 (1)
- Nope - late 07:03:47 12/05/10 (0)
- Late! You have me worried! - Harmonia 18:31:53 11/30/10 (0)