Damaged Beyond Repair
THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY (1977-1983)
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THE STAR TREK TRILOGY (1982-1986)
- George Lucas in 1997: Damaged goods beyond repair
- Nicholas Meyer in 1983: Damaged countries beyond repair
Wreaking Havoc Upon A.I.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind…one of three hit movies that put director Spielberg on top of Hollywood.
WREAKING HAVOC UPON A.I.
Getting A.I. to admit when Spielberg became Hollywood’s most successful director…lots of dancing.
Computer Imbeciles
Superman and Superman II were co-written and produced by people who knew nothing about the computer world…as they demonstrated in Superman III.
Mac And Windows
TWO CHARACTERS FROM JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING (1982)
- Mac
- Windows
Two computer names that would soon revolutionize the computer world with its graphical user interface (GUI)
TIMELINE FOR MAC & WINDOWS…AND THE COMPUTER
- June 1982…John Carpenter’s The Thing theatrical release.
- January 1983…The Computer is TIME’S Machine Of The Year for 1982.
- Early 1984…Apple Computer introduces the Macintosh, also known as Mac, a computer with a graphical user interface.
- Later in 1984…In six months, sales of the Mac reach 100,000.
- 1985…Microsoft Windows 1.0 is shipped.
- 1986…Bill Gates, president and chairman of the board of Microsoft, becomes the world’s youngest billionaire.
- 1987…Microsoft introduces Windows 2.0.
- 1988…Apple files a copyright infringement lawsuit against Microsoft for Windows 2.0.
- 1990…Microsoft releases Windows 3.0, which uses a graphical user interface.
- 1992…Bill Gates becomes the second richest person in the United States, with an estimated net worth of $4 billion
- 1995…Microsoft releases Windows 95, which sells 1 million copies in the first four days of its release.
- 1996…Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States, with a net worth of $18 billion.
- 1997…Bill Gates is the world’s richest businessman, with an estimated net worth of $36.4 billion.
- 1998…Bill Gates is likely the world’s richest person, with an estimated net worth of more than $60 billion.
FROM JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING (1982)
I know what you mean, Blair. Trust’s a tough thing to come by these days. Tell you what – why don’t you just trust in the LORD?
Characters Named Mac
Similarities between John Carpenter’s The Thing…and Predator
- Opening shot in outer space. Extremely similar.
- Opening shot in outer space immediately followed by a scene with a helicopter flying over geography not conducive to farming.
- A team of Americans isolated on a southern continent in an extreme environment.
- An alien with a chameleon-like ability to hide.
- Vile and disgusting scenes.
- A character named Mac.
A Star Wars Star’s Words
“May the Force be with you is charming but it’s not important. What’s important is that you become the Force for yourself and perhaps for other people.”
–Harrison Ford.
Clever words from the Star Wars star. But did he hit the nail on the head?
Considering the religious themes of the first Star Wars movie in 1977 and what George Lucas said about God and his trilogy of films back in 1983, it would seem that the Force is a fictional metaphor for the LORD. So to say that the quote “May the Force be with you” is not important implies that it’s not important that the LORD be with you.
But at least one must give him a bit of credit for the 2nd sentence, as to me it seems to parallel with something Jesus said in Luke 13:24 & 33…make every effort to enter through the narrow door…and I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day. Do you agree? Or am I reaching a bit to remind Christians (and myself) of those two verses?
Harrison Ford, the main star of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, …who portrayed Indiana Jones, a character who had to choose wisely in the last 15 minutes of the 1989 sequel The Last Crusade. And in the climactic scene of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the movie’s leading lady (Marion) were tied up by the bad guys as the bad guys proceeded to open the Ark Of The Covenant. Indiana Jones tells Marion to shut her eyes. Chaos explodes around them. The bad guys are destroyed and swept away. The chaos ends…Indiana Jones and Marion are freed, standing alone with the Ark Of The Covenant in the background. The bad guys completely gone.
If that scene isn’t an act of God with Harrison Ford in it, then I don’t know what is.
“You must choose, but choose wisely.”
Events From The Old Testament…& Television
- Deuteronomy 13:15-18
- Joshua 6:21
- Joshua 10:28-37
- Joshua 11:11 & 14
- Judges 21:10
Maybe ditching the television isn’t so extreme compared to these commands and events from The Old Testament.
The AFI’s Top Ten (1998 & 2007)
WINNING BEST PICTURE AFTER ROE v WADE
- Within months after January of 1973.
- Unlikely movie similarities between 1982 and 1993….extraordinary years for Spielberg.
AMERICA DRIVING OVER A CLIFF
“Let’s keep going.” –Geena Davis
An Offer Society Can’t Refuse
THE LATE 1960’s / EARLY 1970’s
- Mario Puzo making a cultural impact with The Godfather.
- Og Mandino publishing The Ten Great Scrolls.
- Hollywood’s future king working in television.
WINNING BEST PICTURE AFTER ROE v WADE
- Within a few months following the Supreme Court decision in January 1973.
- The AFI’s top ten. (Both 1998 and 2007)
THE YEAR 2006
- Discovering Og Mandino and his technique of rereading.
- Meeting Christian author Donald Whitney.
- TIME’s Person Of The Year.
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JOHN WOODEN
“Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.”