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Re: Moon

#31

Post by zhs »

taliesinb wrote: post #26

That was a fantastically entertaining analysis! Not a typographical Easter egg, but one I noticed while reading: could the Eliza rescue team be a reference to the early 'robotic psychologist' ELIZA? That would fit with the other playful human/machine blurring in the movie.

Hahaha I didn't think about that but that would also be clever. Another possible explanation is the Eliza Protocol which I understand is involved in protein breakdown – not unlike the way his body breaks down. http://www.piercenet.com/method/overview-protein-protein-int...

Re: Moon

#32

Post by icambron »

grey-area wrote: post #27
biot wrote: post #15

Just a warning: if you haven't yet seen the movie, the article contains significant plot spoilers. Moon is a fantastic movie, so go watch it on Netflix then read all about the typography afterwards.

This is a great film, but I'm not sure why knowing more about the plot or the background to the design would ruin it for you? Do you also worry about spoilers for works of literature or films from the past? What about spoilers for young people on the entirety of human output? I agree everyone should go watch this film, as it was really fascinating and a probably far more realistic take on living in space than most -…

I disagree. Even without plot twists, a movie is often a process of discovery. You explore the character, narration, allusions, themes, and language in the order they're shown in the film. And Moon in particular is such a carefully paced movie. So while I agree that the plot spoilers may not matter much in this case, I think you'd have a much different and likely inferior experience watching Moon after reading this because of all the other stuff it reveals.

So what Biot said: go watch Moon and then come back and read this excellent blog post.

Re: Moon

#34

Post by robertdobbs1 »

Corvinex wrote: post #33

Soylent is in this film! Predicting today's Soylent future food. http://soylent.me I wonder if this is how Rob came up with the name for his future food.

Good god I hope you are kidding and not an idiot.

Re: Moon

#35

Post by Corvinex »

robertdobbs1 wrote: post #34
Corvinex wrote: post #33

Soylent is in this film! Predicting today's Soylent future food. http://soylent.me I wonder if this is how Rob came up with the name for his future food.

Good god I hope you are kidding and not an idiot.

I for one preordered this future food a while back. Excited to receive the first batch. Cheers to no more chewing in the future.

Re: Moon

#36

Post by robbiep »

zhs wrote: post #31
taliesinb wrote: post #26

That was a fantastically entertaining analysis! Not a typographical Easter egg, but one I noticed while reading: could the Eliza rescue team be a reference to the early 'robotic psychologist' ELIZA? That would fit with the other playful human/machine blurring in the movie.

Hahaha I didn't think about that but that would also be clever. Another possible explanation is the Eliza Protocol which I understand is involved in protein breakdown – not unlike the way his body breaks down. http://www.piercenet.com/method/overview-protein-protein-int...

More protein identification rather than breakdown

Re: Moon

#38

Post by Intermernet »

jmduke wrote: post #2

What an absolutely wonderful idea for a blog. I'd beseech you to do Metropolis , but I feel like that'd be a relatively short post, so to speak.

There's a very short article on the typography of Metropolis available here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21906884/Artistic-Typography-in-Me...

I too would love to see a more detailed blog post on Typography and Metropolis as it's a hugely important part of the film's style and sense of "future".

Re: Moon

#39

Post by [deleted] »

biot wrote: post #15

Just a warning: if you haven't yet seen the movie, the article contains significant plot spoilers. Moon is a fantastic movie, so go watch it on Netflix then read all about the typography afterwards.

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Re: Moon

#40

Post by simonh »

grey-area wrote: post #27
biot wrote: post #15

Just a warning: if you haven't yet seen the movie, the article contains significant plot spoilers. Moon is a fantastic movie, so go watch it on Netflix then read all about the typography afterwards.

This is a great film, but I'm not sure why knowing more about the plot or the background to the design would ruin it for you? Do you also worry about spoilers for works of literature or films from the past? What about spoilers for young people on the entirety of human output? I agree everyone should go watch this film, as it was really fascinating and a probably far more realistic take on living in space than most -…

I managed to get my girls to watch Empire Strikes Back at just old enough to appreciate the films, and fortunately before they had heard that Vader was Luke's father. More than most spoilers, for some reason for this one it was really important to me that they experience the revelation in the film.
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