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| (...) Nuts to that! How the heck did they breathe? Presumably the out-of-phase air would go right through them. I don't really like the "it's only a movie" excuse because it lets the writers off the hook too easily. A better phrasing might be (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) I'll try that one next time my kids ask "why" a talking animal in an animated does something that makes no sense (for us humans, at least). Like, "How come Dory can't remember stuff?" (from our trip to "Finding Nemo") :-) James (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) I find that children respond very well to the particulars of abstract literary theory. Then you can move them onto questions about how the voiceover actor in one film can be a different character in another film. Oh, the fun to be had! Dave! (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) My favorite question to ask my kids (ages 12 and 7) with regard to animated movies is, "So, what was Uncle Scar's name before he got the scar on his face?" (Disney's "Lion King") Usually the older one just rolls her eyes, and the younger one (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) You're not being imaginative enough. Do such phenomena have to work in an overly simplistic way? (...) And forces the viewer to use their imagination... perish the thought! I prefer the explanation, "it's sci-fi and we don't have the time or (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) It's not a question of lack of imagination. Quite the opposite, in fact. I'm imagining the ramifications of the "reality" established by the plot (which is what the writer of the story should presumably have done!) (...) Don't get me wrong--I (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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