Monday, October 10, 2011
I saw a preview for a new sci-fi movie called In Time, starring Justin Timberlake. The movie seems to be set in a future where humans have mastered control over the human body and can control a person's longevity. The rich get to live for years and years while the average man only gets 25. I'm not getting good vibes from the preview, but it would be nice to see JTimb breakout into a new genre. Hope those papers are goin well.
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While watching the previews I noticed that the time remaining in your life is the currency in this world. Just the thought that every time that you want something that you have to give up so much of you life is a very scary thought, especially when you only have 25 years to live. What are some of your thoughts on this? And on a side note I don't think I will go see it in the theaters, I will check it out once it come to DVD; just to see where they go with the idea.
ReplyDeleteMy roommate and I were trying to figure out how this works. Do you start spending your time currency as an infant? That seems silly. Also can you steal people's time like real currency? Is that how the one guy is immortal? It seems like it could be a good idea if they really thought it through.
ReplyDeleteThe premise does present an unseemly solution to the problem of keeping the world afloat when medical technology has advanced to the point where humans no longer die of age related causes. There is only so much food and water to go around...it will all last longer when a grilled stuft burrito goes for 4 minutes instead of four dollars.
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