Postby Technomancer » Sat Feb 07, 2004 6:10 am
I just saw this one a little while ago. It's an amazing film.
The plot revolves around Palme's quest to return an object of power to the world underground, and also his desire to become human (he's a puppet). It goes far beyond that, as one of the main themes of the film is the loss of loved ones, either through death or emotional distance . It's a great, great movie and definately one that I recommend.
It doesn't have anything to do with Pinnochio by the way.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
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