Marshall Nayfack's The Forbidden Planet
Last class, we see how SF film differ from SF literature. One of the first author we talked about was Marshall McLuhan’s, a Canadian professor born in July 1911 and died on December 1980. Marshall is known for one of his best work, “The Medium is the message.” The phrase was coined by Marshall and first introduced in Marshall book in 1964. The Forbidden planet (1956) is a SF film written by MGM however, it was produced by Nicholas Nayfack. Commander Adams and his crew took part of a special mission to investigate the silence from Planet Altair. Upon arriving to planet Altair, Morbius advised Commander Adams and his crew not to land because he could not guarantee the safety of his crew and the ship but Commander Adams insisted. When Adams and
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Summary Of Wereworld By Chris Jobling
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David Baron's The Beast In The Garden
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Sometimes The Earth Is Cruel By Leonard Pitt Summary
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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
210 Words | 1 PagesOne thing that really bothered or annoyed me was the fact that Bradbury used “man” instead of putting “person. Like were all books written by men?Other than that, I personally think this quote is really extensive because it shows how Montag shows guilt, I like how it compares a lifetime of work for writing certain books, and takes nothing but two minutes to destroy. In this society books are portrayed as being unacceptable. This society has a odd way of viewing everything. I think that television and movies are a much simpler investment in this society, If you think about it this society is kinda similar in a way to present day society, SO many people think that books are tedious but in reality they are just too lazy to search for a book that
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