Floyd/A. C. Clarke connection

Seamus Laughs · #16 08-13-2003, 01:02 AM

NNJ, there will be no namecalling in my classroom! asshole.

Fulghum · #17 08-13-2003, 11:15 AM

I'd have a hard time equating a lot of PF material directly to Clarke, but I do think that they drew a lot of inspiration and direction from classic Sci-Fi. Many of the scenes in The Wall (movie) I find very reminiscent of Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451", Aldus Huxley's "Brave New World" and Orwell's "1984".

doctor_how · #18 08-13-2003, 11:25 AM

I heard 1984 is a really good movie. I should rent it sometime. It's at my school library for some strange reason, amidst mountains of insanely boring science videos.

Neshabur · #19 08-13-2003, 12:12 PM

You lucky! I'd love to see it, because I really love the book and I've heard the movie is really good. Just like with Catch-22.

Not Now John · #20 08-13-2003, 06:16 PM

The movie sucks, the book is all you need.

GeraldTheMouse · #21 08-13-2003, 06:17 PM

You mean 1984 or Catch-22?

Neshabur · #22 08-14-2003, 12:08 PM

Catch-22 movie is very nice. Not the typical Hollywood adaptation where Yossarian would fight in Vietnam or Korea and marry Nately's tramp at the end.

Not Now John · #23 08-14-2003, 01:38 PM

I meant 1984.

Neshabur · #24 08-14-2003, 02:10 PM

Again, I have only heard of it.

Brainwashed · #25 01-06-2004, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by albatross
We are all of aware of the "possible" Floyd/Kubrick connection (ie: 2001 & Echoes, Amused to Death w/ Kubrick references) but it would seem that Arthur C. Clarke's novels are referenced outside of the 2001 movie. Having read portions of the odyssey books there seems to be overlap in themes (beyond just outer space). Anyway, "Childhood's End" , which I have not read, is both a Clarke book and, uh I'm sure no one knew thies, a Pink Floyd song. What I was wondering is if anyone has an in depth knowledge of Clarke's many books and if they are influential on some of the themes. I know this is random and trivial but I find this stuff interesting.

Well, I just recently finished reading Childhood's End, and I do believe there is a connection between the book and the song. It's hard to explain to someone who hasn't read the book. But I definatly recommend Childhood's End (the book) to anyone who likes a good read! It's fairly short, and only took me 4 days.

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Floyd/A. C. Clarke connection

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