Tuesday, November 1, 2011
fahrenheit 451: Power in Words
Guy Montag is a guy who burns books in a futuristic American city. In Montag’s world, firemen start fires rather than putting them out. The people in this society do not read books, enjoy nature, spend time by themselves, think independently, or have meaningful conversations. Instead, they drive very fast, watch excessive amounts of television on wall-size sets, and listen to the radio on “Seashell Radio” sets attached to their ears. Montag encounters a gentle seventeen-year-old girl named Clarisse McClellan, who opens his eyes to the emptiness of his life with her innocently penetrating questions and her unusual love of people and nature. In the story there is lots of controversy if guy should become a self aware person or be like everyone else and be blinded by the government he believe in.
I Robot: We may be different but our minds are similar
"I Robot" takes place on Twenty Thirty-five and robot are now under the control of human. The robots are widespread and used as servants and for various public services. They are taken to be inherently safe and programmed to live in harmony with human beings, being designed in accordance with the Three Laws of Robotics. The visuals are very futuristic with auto-pilot cars and large buildings. The movie is based on man realizing that machines are not perfect and that even people can put something intelligent in there minds. The main character attempts to work with a robot to find the reason that someone was murdered and throughout the movie you see the two characters interact and slowly work together. Eventually man realizes that using the robot is like bringing back slavery and that although robot were created by man they have a self awareness that makes them human,
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