Okay, first off is there anyway to make the video any bigger? I know I'm geting old but I couldn't read a single word at the beginning without the aid of a microscope.
Somehow going with the video embed option in the forum software prevents Vimeo videos to be viewed full screen through the expand button, unless one clicks the Vimeo button to view on their site.
I found the workaround solution to that is posting a direct link and the forum embeds it automatically while allowing full screen from the forum. Should work now, only difference is the embedded video is smaller in size.
Secondly, is this an adaptation of a Roger Zelany short story of the same name? It was set on the oceans of Venus I think and it was just the single boat with three people but it seems rather close to the concept or is "Space Whalers" to trashy a title? Third thing is why didn't they use their radar or even have the scoutships fire tracking darts into the skywhale, so you know, you can TELL where it is?
Not aware of the short story, but I was thinking the same thing as to why they didn't use their radar to detect it was coming.
The VFX as always these days looks superb, but the idea seems a rather tired and an uninteresting retelling of dozens of similar stories I've read or seen before. Didn't Torchwood have an alien whale story at one point? And as I hate whaling I'm unlikely to want to see a film that repeats the message that although mankind seems to have reached the stars, we also remain complete dicks.
I understand where you are coming from and it might be a repeated theme, but personally I'm totally fine with the notion that despite having achieved interstellar travel, humans are still massive dicks.
The movie also could address the message of anti-whaling through the means of science fiction and get more people to talk about it. I know some people will balk at the idea of a "message" as being preachy, but lot of good science fiction and artists always tend to infuse similar themes, some more underlying than others. Of course when certain ideologies depicted in fiction doesn't gel with their own thinking some people tend to start repelling that work no matter how good it is, as they aren't able to enjoy and appreciate the work independently.
Star Trek and others works of fiction have shown the potential of human greatness and how utopian societies can function. And as much as I enjoy and cherish that, I also like the science fiction where despite our technologies marvels, humans beings are still very flawed as a species. The world of Alien/Aliens showed us a good example of how corporate greed for power can result in humans being expendable.
It took us few millenniums to reach a point where we started acknowledging that every human has individual rights and that they should be able to choose to live without oppression. Of course it's still work in progress in some nations.
Most of us are so embroiled in our own lives, we could care less about other humans suffering in other parts of the globe. With the exception of a small percent of Earth's population, most humans are even further least bothered about the welfare of whales and the long terms effects of hunting them. And there are many other species of creatures that are killed regularly for other resources. And that will continue to happen for couple more centuries until we collectively realize the fallacies.
So unless someone is pursuing a dedicated line of activity that involves opposing and protesting whale hunting, there is only so much a person can do. And that is bringing awareness. Sometimes addressing a problem through the lens of art can breathe new life to spread the message, be it through sci-fi cinema or even a documentary. And some of the best science fiction depicting the future is pretty much a commentary on our current human condition and experiences.
Oh come on !!!! Skywhales lay darkmatter eggs??? Is that why they float? Or is it just the skywhales have farts with alot more methane than you'd ever believe trapped in them!!! Better not use explosive tipped harpoons then!!!!
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