Aeon Flux

[telophase]

Watched Aeon Flux last night, and since I was watching it for the sets and costumes and art direction and not for what it laughably called a plot, I was well satisfied. And was happy to find the mini-documentaries on the sets and costumes etc. on the DVD extras, so all was well. and I could almost ignore that for the plot to work you had to assume that clones are second-generation copies with genetic memories of their original's life and not, say, twins. All you identical twins reading this? NOT REAL PEOPLE!

I did find it laughable that at the first, when Aeon was on a nighttime hush-hush Seekrit Mission to break into somewhere and do something-or-other (never quite figured it out), she found it necessary to wear a pure white outfit. Like you do, when you're trying to remain unseen at night.

And the twenty- and thirty-somethings on the council running the city? Were all too young and good-looking. I kept getting the unnerving feeling that the future was being run by male models.

But, as I said, if you're a costume and set geek, well worth watching.

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[emtigereyes.livejournal.com]

I did find it laughable that at the first, when Aeon was on a nighttime hush-hush Seekrit Mission to break into somewhere and do something-or-other (never quite figured it out), she found it necessary to wear a pure white outfit. Like you do, when you're trying to remain unseen at night.

*snicker* Maybe if the setting was in the black depths of the sea, where no light reached (because white and bright colors are darker against black than black is... go figure), but even that's kinda a stretch.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

And she ended up wearing black when her next mission required her to make it through a large green garden and then through a bunch of grey cement structures. XD

[telophase.livejournal.com]

* And Mello has no right to complain, either, seeing as how his idea of dressing inconspicuously is to outfit himself in huge sunglasses, studded leather, and a motocycle.



But he still hates it anyway.

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

I didn't like her costumes much but the rest were pretty neat.

[sky-country.livejournal.com]

assume that clones are second-generation copies with genetic memories of their original's life

Golly, are you saying that cloning a complex organism like a human being wouldn't be like cutting planarian worms in half? (like so many people seem to think; or worse, they think it would be like that awful Robert DeNiro movie Godsend)

And the twenty- and thirty-somethings on the council running the city? Were all too young and good-looking.

Well obviously they only saved genetic maps from good looking people who could afford it.

(feeling snarky today, I am)