Re:Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was Based on Fact
by rickdale on Saturday November 08, 2014 @09:32AM
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You are right. I just watched it the other night and I was blown away by the accuracy at which the movie portrayed surveillance and even wondered if that movie was giving out more information than what the government wants out nowadays compared to back then. We were more skeptical that these things existed back then, but now that we know they do it makes that movie dead on.
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Re:Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was Based on Fact
by drawkbox on Saturday November 08, 2014 @04:44PM
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It is strange how in the US we really do get many of our issues out in film, both propaganda and progression. Movies are great and let people experience an issue through a story.
Movies are America's original pressure release valve to deal with issues and dream, could be one of our secrets to success over time. The internet is also one of those releases, the whole world needed it. Books weren't used or pop enough to really be the cultural tracking. Movies really do tell our history.
Enemy of the State also had lots of starting actors, yes Jack Black was a NSA agent linking your transactions, Jamie Kennedy, Seth Green also agents.
Re:Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was Based on Fact
by tripzilch on Saturday November 08, 2014 @03:41PM
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I remember watching this film, just a few years after it came out and thinking, "All of this is technically possible ... but they probably wouldn't go that far, or have the infrastructure in place". Now I know better.
I was indeed recently pondering I should watch it again, just to see what my reaction would be.
Re:Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was Based on Fact
by kybernetyk on Saturday November 08, 2014 @04:47PM
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Heh, I watched it when it came out and thought it was mostly the typical hollywood computer sci-fi they put into computer films to make it more exciting for the average viewer. Sadly I was wrong.