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Madman: Proximity To Black Hole "Not a Big Deal"
Conventional wisdom says you want to stay as far away from a black hole as you can, but according to one scientist turned madman being close to or even inside one is "not a big deal". Former lead scientist and current overlord of the Cygnus Dr. Hans Reinhardt says he's spent the last 20 years studying the black hole within sight of his ship and is unconcerned. His napkin written manifesto reads in part: "....In addition we have to remember that the main backer of this mission is a company best known for children's movies and theme parks. I find it highly unlikely that they would put us in a situation where we would be in danger of imploding. The black hole is not a big deal. I theorize that a trip through would result in nothing more than a musical montage with fever-like lens effects and eventual plot resolution." According to Reinhardt new visitors trapped by his null gravity field should remain calm, still, and never question his authority. "Once you've been fitted with the mandatory Cygnus crew goggles, you'll see things my way," He says.
It just seems that they threw some symbolism together in the hope that it would stick. It didn't.
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It was VERY avant garde as far as Disney is concerned, and very dark as well. I mean, Ernest Borgnine died horrifically, as a robot with spinning blades eviscerates him as he feebly tries to shield his body with a book. As a child, that scene disturbed me because it was tense and the character was impotent to save himself in the face of impending doom. Ernest Borgnine was a consummate actor ("Merlin's Mystical Shop of Wonders" aside) and he really conveyed the sheer terror of his character effectively to 5-year-old me. This is a classic movie and you must see it.
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I rewatched the film a few years ago, and the scene where Maximilian and Reinhardt are merged together in Hell was incredibly dark. Coupled with TRON, there was a period when Disney Studios actually recaptured some of the daring of the early years.
The worst part of Black Hole were the Disney-esque touches, like the Slim Pickens' voiced robot. If you sort of ignore the silly asides, the film is an astonishingly haunting film. Maximilian Schell's Reinhardt is one dark, nasty guy. Think about it, he basically turns the entire crew of his ship into enslaved brain-dead androids. That's Darth Vader-level evil.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Despite the outcry of many, I find this year’s April 1st theme enjoyable. Black Hole is one of those films that is bad on many levels and yet still an enjoyable viewing experience. Perhaps it is just the strange repetitive Yah-Yah-Yah-Yaaaaah-da-da-da background music that makes it so borderline creepy and memorable -- very un-Disney like.
It gets all weird and religiously allegorical at the end while at the same time paying an homage to 2001 a Space Odyssey’s final scenes. I usually just quit insisting the ending make any kind of scientific sense and just accept it as a Deus Ex Machina.
To be honest, I was a bit surprised that it apparently it must be considered essential for nerd viewing (else it wouldn’t be skewered in this year's collection). Still hoping for a clever Blade Runner entry.
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I mean, Ernest Borgnine died horrifically, as a robot with spinning blades eviscerates him as he feebly tries to shield his body with a book. As a child, that scene disturbed me
Be disturbed no longer, for it was actually Anthony Perkins who got minced.
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