From: mc/G=Brad/S=Hicks/OU=0205925@mhs.attmail.com
Subject: SNEAKERS
Originator: daemon@eff.org
Organization: EFF mail-news gateway
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:54:42 GMT

Date: 9/28/92   4:58 PM
Subj: SNEAKERS
 
SPOILER WARNING SPOILER WARNING SPOILER WARNING SPOILER WARNING
 
The following is commentary on the movie SNEAKERS.  If you have not seen
this movie yet, do not rot13 the following text until you do, or it will
spoil 90+% of the movie for you.
 
WHAT REALLY BUGS ME ABOUT THE MOVIE "SNEAKERS"
Or, They Had HOW Many Industry Consultants On This?
 
Va n erprag EVFXF Sbehz Qvtrfg, snzbhf pbzchgre frphevgl pbafhygnag Qbaa
Cnexre cenvfrq FARNXREF, n svyz ur nccneragyl unq n unaq va oevatvat gb
ovegu, sbe ubj jryy vg qrnyf jvgu frphevgl vffhrf.  Naq gurer ner n ybg bs
guvatf va vg gung ner unaqyrq cerggl jryy: gur uncyrff haqregenvarq
eragnpbcf gung rirel ohfvarff qrcraqf hcba, gur vqvbpl bs chggvat
cvpx-cebbs ybpxf ba syvzfl qbbef be ba ebbzf jvgu qebc prvyvatf, gur
ihyarenovyvgl bs znal cubar yvarf, gur rnfr bs cvpxvat hc ohvyqvat sybbe
cynaf rvgure ol fheirvyynapr be sebz pbhagl cynaavat bssvprf, naq n srj
bguref.  V nyfb yvxrq gur snpg gung gurl unpxrq n ybg bs guvatf gung qvq
gurz ab tbbq, yvxr gur areql ratvarre'f qevire'f yvprafr erpbeqf, naq unys
bs gur cnffjbeq gb Wnarx'f CP, naq gur cnegf bs gur sybbe cyna gurl qvq
gur uneq jnl jvgu gur qverpgvbany zvpebcubar ... nal unpx bs gung
zntavghqr jbhyq vaibyir qrnq raqf.  Ohg sbe rirel bar guvat gurl tbg
evtug, gurer jrer bguref gung qebir zr orefrex.
 
Nz V gur bayl crefba jub abgvprq gung ABAR bs gur qvny-va flfgrzf gung
hfrq rapelcgvba obgurerq jvgu ybtba VQf naq cnffjbeqf ... ohg Wnarx'f CP
qvq?  Pbzr ba, gur Srqreny Erfreir flfgrz znl unir cbbeyl pubfra hfre VQf
naq cnffjbeqf, ohg gurl'yy unir gurz, vs bayl gb qrgrezvar jub znqr jung
punatrf.  (Naq va snpg, zbfg bs gur onaxvat flfgrz qbrfa'g hfr qvny-hc
flfgrzf jvgu zrahf naq cebzcgf, gurl hfr cersbeznggrq rapelcgrq cnpxrgf
zbivat bire qrqvpngrq yvarf.)
 
V'z nyfb veevgngrq ng gur vqrn gung na nve-genssvp pbageby flfgrz jbhyq
rira UNIR n qvny-va yvar gb trg gb gur genssvp enqne.  SBE JUNG?  Fb vs
gur gbjre oybjf qbja va n gbeanqb, gurl pna chg thlf jvgu yncgbcf bhg ol
gur ehajnlf?
 
Gur snzbhf "cubar genpr" frdhrapr pngpurf rirelobql'f nggragvba.  Vg'f
terng gurngre, ohg nyy bs gur qenzn va vg eryvrf ba bar vaperqvoyl fghcvq
vqrn.  Juvyr Erqsbeq gnyxf ba gur cubar, gur thlf jngpu n avpr THV qvfcynl
whfg ubj sne gur AFN unf tbggra va genpvat gur cubar pnyy, fb jr pna jngpu
gurz cynl "orng gur pybpx."  Jurer jnf gung qngn fhccbfrq gb or pbzvat
sebz?  Qb lbh ernyyl guvax gung nyy gubfr cubar fjvgpurf naq fngryyvgrf
cebivqr fhpu rnfl npprff gb vasbezngvba ba jurgure be abg lbhe pnyy vf
orvat genprq?  Ab, n erny "farnxref" grnz gelvat gb znxr na hagenprnoyr
ibvpr pnyy gb gur AFN jbhyq unir na rira zber uvtu-qenzn fvghngvba: gurl
pbhyq bayl thrff nf gb ubj ybat gurl unq orsber gur tnzr jnf hc, naq gura
vs gur pbairefngvba jnf unysjnl sne nqinaprq, gurer'q or gung jbaqreshy
grafvba bs gelvat gb qrpvqr ng whfg jung cbvag gur evfx trgf gbb uvtu.
(Juvpu vf nyfb jul gurl jbhyq ARIRE unir cynprq gung pnyy sebz gur ubzr
cubar ng gurve bja onfr bs bcrengvbaf.)  Bs pbhefr, gurl pbhyq whfg unat
hc naq pnyy onpx hfvat n QVSSRERAG ibvpr cngu naq gnyx sbe nabgure zvahgr
be fb!
 
Nf sbe gur eha ba Cynlgebavpf (terng anzr), "gbc bs gur yvar" ibvpr
nanylfvf obkrf nera'g gung rnfl gb fcbbs, rvgure, orpnhfr gurl nyfb cnl
nggragvba gb cubarzr fcnpvat naq rzcunfvf.  Naq gur zbgvba/VE qrgrpgbef
fubhyq ABG unir unq n oyvaq fcbg; gur pbeare jbhyq or va shyy ivrj bs gur
qrgrpgbef ba gur bgure fvqr bs gur ebbz.
 
Sbe gung znggre, vs Cynlgebavpf jrer unys nf tbbq nf gurl'er cbegenlrq: ol
qrsvavgvba, gurl xabj jub gur Farnxref ner, evtug?  Erzrzore gubfr
qbffvref ng gur ortvaavat bs gur zbivr, jura gurl jrer fgvyy cergraqvat gb
or AFN ntragf?  Jbhyqa'g lbh guvax gung gurl'q unir gur jubyr Farnxref
tebhcf' cubgbf qbja ng gur thneq qrfx sbe gur thneqf gb pbzcner gb
rirelobql jnyxvat ol?
 
Ohg gur guvat gung qevirf zr gur penmvrfg vf gur raqvat.
 
Fgneg jvgu fbzrguvat fvzcyr: Pbfzb unf Znegva ng thacbvag ng gur rqtr bs
gur ohvyqvat, naq fnlf "Tvir zr gur obk."  Vs Znegva gevrf gb yrnir jvgu
gur obk, Pbfzb jvyy fubbg uvz, ohg ur qnerf abg tvir Pbfzb gur obk.  Jul
qbrfa'g ur whfg qebc gur qnzarq guvat bss bs gur ohvyqvat?  Raq bs
ceboyrz, rirelobql tbrf ubzr, naq gur QRF naq EFN nytbevguzf ner fnsr sbe,
bu, ng yrnfg n srj jrrxf.
 
Juvpu trgf gb gur erny zrng bs jung obguref zr nobhg gur raqvat.  Gur erny
qnatre bs gur Frgnp Nfgebabzl obk vf abg jub bjaf vg, ohg gung vg rkvfgf
ng nyy.  Orpnhfr bapr fhpu n obk rkvfgf, va irel fubeg beqre rirelobql jub
jnagf bar onqyl rabhtu jvyy unir bar.
 
Onpx va gur 1940f, gur Havgrq Fgngrf zvyvgnel guerj gubhfnaqf bs crbcyr
sbe zber guna n lrne ng n fpvragvsvp ceboyrz: ubj gb cebqhpr n svffvba
rkcybfvba.  Bapr vg jnf qrzbafgengrq gb or cbffvoyr, vg gbbx ab culfvpvfg
naljurer va gur jbeyq jvgu rira unys na vqrn jung jnf gur pheerag fgngr bs
gur neg zber guna n srj qnlf gb svther bhg zbfg bs ubj gurl'q qbar vg.
Gur uneq cneg vfa'g va qbvat fbzrguvat arj, ohg va cebivat gung vg pna or
qbar.
 
Orsber Wnarx'f qrngu, ur tnir n choyvp yrpgher ng juvpu ur hairvyrq NG GUR
IREL YRNFG jung cnegvphyne oenapu bs ahzore gurbel ur jnf jbexvat va, naq
cebonoyl gur ceryvzvanel gurberzf gung yrq gb uvf hygvzngr snpgbevat
nytbevguz.  Bapr vg jnf xabja gb bgure zngurzngvpvnaf gung Wnarx'f yvar bs
jbex pna yrnq gb fhpu na nytbevguz, vg jbhyq gnxr gurz NG ZBFG n srj lrnef
gb qhcyvpngr vg.  Naq jvgu betnavmrq pevzr, gur Farnxref, naq ng yrnfg gjb
tbireazragf xabjvat guvf, gurer jbhyq or ab fubegntr bs zngurzngvpvnaf
guebja ng gur ceboyrz.
 
Orfvqrf, vg jbhyq nyzbfg pregnvayl abg or arprffnel.  V thnenagrr lbh gung
vg gnxrf zber guna gjb crbcyr gb cebqhpr na NFVP!  Fbzrjurer gurer jbhyq
or n puvc-znxvat snpvyvgl gung gbbx Wnarx naq Elmuxbi'f puvc qrfvta naq
penaxrq vg bhg ba bar be zber jnsref, cebonoyl cebqhpvat uhaqerqf bs gubfr
puvcf.  Gurer'f cebonoyl yrff guna n gubhfnaq snpgbevrf va gur jbeyq
pncnoyr bs gur wbo; n oehgr-sbepr frnepu fubhyq ghea hc gur cynaf va arkg
gb ab gvzr, rira jvgubhg hfvat gurve xabja geniry cynaf gb aneebj gur
frnepu.
 
Fb va ng zbfg n srj lrnef nsgre gur zbivr FARNXREF, nalobql jub jnagf bar
jbhyq unir n obk gung qrpelcgf nalguvat.  Fb jung?  Fb lbhe qngn frphevgl
jbhyq rknpgyl nf tbbq nf lbhe culfvpny frphevgl naq gur culfvpny frphevgl
bs lbhe yvarf, naq ab zber frpher guna lbhe rzcyblrrf ner ubarfg.  Tvira
gung rapelcgvba xrlf pna or fgbyra, naq ner pregnvayl ninvynoyr gb fbzr bs
lbhe rzcyblrrf, gura vs lbhe qngn vf gung vzcbegnag gura guvf vf jung lbh
bhtug gb or nffhzvat, naljnl, rira abj.
 
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