Thank you, Chairman MacFarquhar. It has indeed been some time since we last convened this august gathering. Your views on the slightly dated matters brought before this congress were insightful.
One point of dissent. While the orbiculur state of people in the future imagined in Wall-E is not unlike the many who have achieved similarly well covered state, my point was that it is unlikely that given the technology everyone would opt for such a state. The sex drive would ensure that a sizable number would opt for the exact opposite. Having said that, the simplification is no more eggregious than the portrayal of alien worlds as nothing more than glorified towns. Considering the diversity in human civilizations on earth, that portrayal is no more realistic than the plumpness portrayed in Wall-E.
On Watchmen: It is with great sadness that I contemplate the making of 'Watchmen'. What will they make of it? Nothing good, I expect.
The good news is that I had a similar sense of foreboding before the Lord of the Rings. LOFR is a sweeping epic that frankly was so grand that I was convinced that a movie would only be a depressing let down. At first glance, my fears seemed well-founded. The movies make substantial omissions and didn't do justice to characters such as the Ents. On the other hand, the story was retold with spectacular panache, retaining much that was exciting about the books. So, I have been surprised before.
But can we expect the same of a Hollywood blockbuster attempt? I doubt it. The brooding realism of Dark Knight, bore more similarity to James Bond than Batman. And, 'V for Vendetta' was a dismal compared to the comics.
I have such low expectations, that the movie will probably surprise me.
What is your view, Chairman MacFarquhar?
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