Comments on: Science, religion and technology films http://www.greenflame.org/2008/10/23/science-religion-and-technology-films/ Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture and faith from the Antipodes. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:36:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://www.greenflame.org/2008/10/23/science-religion-and-technology-films/comment-page-1/#comment-14904 Stephen Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:47:05 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/2008/10/23/science-religion-and-technology-films/#comment-14904 I like the idea of Eco book/film - I hadn't considered that. I'll try and post a list at some point. Certainly "Contact" and "Inherit the Wind" would feature on it, and probably "Gattaca" too. I like the idea of Eco book/film - I hadn’t considered that.

I’ll try and post a list at some point. Certainly “Contact” and “Inherit the Wind” would feature on it, and probably “Gattaca” too.

]]> By: Ken Smith http://www.greenflame.org/2008/10/23/science-religion-and-technology-films/comment-page-1/#comment-14873 Ken Smith Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:54:11 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/2008/10/23/science-religion-and-technology-films/#comment-14873 <i>Metropolis</i> would have to be at the top of my list, I think. <i>Blade Runner</i> would be on it somewhere. So would <i>The Name of the Rose</i>, the only one of Eco's novels that's worth reading, and a great movie. It's not precisely about technology, but it certainly reflects medieval technological developments, and the clash of secular and religious cultures quite well. Oddly enough, even in academic contexts, <i>The Terminator</i> and its various sequels comes up more than I would have thought. Most of it's a bit silly, but the whole idea of Skynet and what-not has been treated fairly seriously as at least one of the options for a post-singularity future. I presume you'll post your list eventually and not just tease us? Metropolis would have to be at the top of my list, I think. Blade Runner would be on it somewhere. So would The Name of the Rose, the only one of Eco’s novels that’s worth reading, and a great movie. It’s not precisely about technology, but it certainly reflects medieval technological developments, and the clash of secular and religious cultures quite well. Oddly enough, even in academic contexts, The Terminator and its various sequels comes up more than I would have thought. Most of it’s a bit silly, but the whole idea of Skynet and what-not has been treated fairly seriously as at least one of the options for a post-singularity future.

I presume you’ll post your list eventually and not just tease us?

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