Comments on: Can I Get a Ride? http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:04:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-11 Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:09:27 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-11 Indeed Equilibrium is 1984 + badass. Indeed Equilibrium is 1984 + badass.

]]> by: Pig Monkey http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-10 Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:52:55 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-10 Don't forget to watch Equilibrium after you read 1984. It's Fahrenheit 451 plus 1984, with a little Matrix to spice things up. Don’t forget to watch Equilibrium after you read 1984. It’s Fahrenheit 451 plus 1984, with a little Matrix to spice things up.

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-9 Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:40:22 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-9 <blockquote cite="Holliday"> A lot of 1984's themes and concepts have been used across a broad spectrum of modern media. Movies, games and other books all reflect some of its message at times. </blockquote> I was planning on reading that book for school, but they changed the syllabus somewhat so I ended up reading <i>Fahrenheit 451</i>, and watching <i>Gattaca</i>. I didn't like either very much, and from everything I've heard, 1984 is still the book to read. I hope it hasn't been spoiled from everything else I've seen which shares some of the same themes. That happened to me with Austin Powers, in a way. I only saw the 3 movies for the first time about a week ago. I know they would have been quite a bit funnier if they'd not been quoted to death by everyone, everywhere, over the past however many years.

A lot of 1984’s themes and concepts have been used across a broad spectrum of modern media. Movies, games and other books all reflect some of its message at times.

I was planning on reading that book for school, but they changed the syllabus somewhat so I ended up reading Fahrenheit 451, and watching Gattaca. I didn’t like either very much, and from everything I’ve heard, 1984 is still the book to read. I hope it hasn’t been spoiled from everything else I’ve seen which shares some of the same themes.

That happened to me with Austin Powers, in a way. I only saw the 3 movies for the first time about a week ago. I know they would have been quite a bit funnier if they’d not been quoted to death by everyone, everywhere, over the past however many years.

]]> by: Lord.Nagash http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-7 Wed, 28 Jul 2004 06:59:23 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-7 Books are the intellectualy man's bread and butter. Fucked if I know why I read them then... Books are the intellectualy man’s bread and butter.

Fucked if I know why I read them then…

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-6 Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:53:37 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/07/can-i-get-a-ride/#comment-6 Thanks for the recommendations, I will probably check them all out sometime in the near future. Days of War, Nights of Love seems particularly interesting. Thanks for the recommendations, I will probably check them all out sometime in the near future. Days of War, Nights of Love seems particularly interesting.

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