Unlike my ancient predecessor, this Tullius hasn't had his hands chopped off. With hands attached I offer my thoughts on philosophy, religion, politics, and whatever else I find worth mentioning. I'm conservative religiously and politically (with libertarian leanings). I value reason and freedom but also traditions and "Oldthink." I relish being on the wrong side of history when history is wrong--part of a philosopher's job is to be unpopular. (Views given here may not represent my employers')
Showing posts with label time travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time travel. Show all posts
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Insterstellar
I liked it--quite a lot actually. I have seen some people criticize the film for the bad science with respect to "wormholes/black holes," but that didn't detract from the film for me. I thought the way it used the so-called "Grandfather paradox" (which is not really a paradox) made up for other defects. A few more thoughts and spoilers below.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Predestination
I have a high threshold for great movies. Predestination is not a great movie. But it's interesting, well-acted, well-written, and technically proficient. As J.F. remarked, "It is what Looper should have been." I agree. The film is based on a short story which I now have in my possession but have yet to finish reading.
More thoughts (and spoilers!) below the fold:
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Why I Hated the Film "Looper" (Alternative Title: "Looper the Pooper")
I'm often asked my thoughts on the Film, Looper, which involves time travel. Whereas, I have nothing against the logical possibility of time travel (the recent Star Trek movie employs the notion thoughtfully), I do have a problem with terrible movies. I can suspend disbelief when it comes to what may not be possible for all we know, but I cannot suspend disbelief regarding what we know to be logically impossible.
Thoughts below the fold (major spoiler alert):
Thoughts below the fold (major spoiler alert):
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