Science Fiction Fireside Chat by Jerome Bixby

Thaddeus 2022-03-20 09:01:27

It
starts with a chatter from a university professor who is surrounded by the city. If a person who has worked with you for ten years suddenly says that he is a caveman, would you believe it? This is a joke.
At first, it seemed like a story for entertainment, but later it seemed like a sophistry.
Colleagues were all tense
. What he said seems very convincing, but he can do it with his knowledge alone.
When it comes to religious legends, the believers don't believe it.
When it comes to archaeology and geological changes, geographers don't believe
it, but everyone agrees.

The definition of the world, the definition of history, the definition of biology, and the definition of time have been shaken , and they are all just a circle set by human beings.
Perhaps there is a person who can see through it all. Part of common sense in the world,
what would he think? What you deeply believe is wrong. Time is not like this, history is not like this, and religion is not like this.
But it didn't make sense to him. No one will believe it, and turn to him as a belief.

For a long time, the reality of the earth has been grasped by the earth species that have reproduced into a huge scale. The reality of human beings needs ordinary human beings to judge the value and determine the trend;
he may be in a powerless state outside the time line . He

has not seen such a strong atmosphere for a long time. science fiction, and the entire film is only in the living room talking to no surprise,
but its coverage, sophisticated degree, dialectical thinking and grasp of the psychological behavior are inherent glittering sci-fi show,
a head-solid, although fictional story in However, it can be projected into a convincing plainness in reality.
As one of the archaeology professors put it, "anything is possible."

For the male protagonist, this is a sad, lonely, and unable to end story.
Every ten years, let go of the past and move elsewhere to seek a new beginning. In the long torrent of time, he has become accustomed to it.
This film chooses to show a little different episode before the migration. On a whim, he tells his colleagues about his past.
The audience will naturally follow their topics and think together, and the words and deeds of several audience members are also more representative.

Whether or not everyone is convinced of his history is not the focus of my exposition. Myths, religions and legends are only added to the mystery in the process of oral transmission.
There is no need to discuss what is right and what is wrong. When a certain model is accepted, it does not deny the possibility of other versions.
His expression is more like a proof question. Thinking is never-ending, and the movement of human beings relative to time cannot be reversed.

Maybe the author wants to express more, but my current knowledge only supports me to get here. If I take out this film and watch it again every ten years, my feelings will be different. At that time, I will take more steps in the sense of thinking... …

on April 22, 2011

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  • Dr. Will Gruber: If I shot you John, you're immortal? Would you survive this?

    John Oldman: I never said I was immortal, just old. I might die. And then you could wonder the rest of your incarcerated life what you shot...

  • Dr. Will Gruber: We will die, you will live. Will you come to my funeral, John.

    Sandy: You've gone too far, John didn't ask to be what he is.

    Dr. Will Gruber: And we did not ask to hear about it...