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Post by Stearman on Jul 7, 2006 17:26:39 GMT -5
Hey, it is OK to post off-topic here, isn't it? Well, I just wanted to let you know I come from watching Disney/Pixar's "Cars" movie. This has been a great surprise to me. This movie may look as just another childish, virtual animation movie (not to use the word "cartoon"). Well, it is not. Behind a more or less conventional story about racing cars (where no people but cars themselves!! are protagonists), this is a movie about nostalgia for the Golden Era, when the mythic Route 66 was in all its glory, and small towns and familiar business meant really something. It could have well been a classic movie with human actors, and would have made an excellent story in my opinion. Obviously most of you are in this forum because of your interest in aviation, but I'm sure many of you are here as well because you've got fond memories of the Golden Era, or simply like to imagine how it was. If so, you'll enjoy this movie for sure. Best regards & happy landings...
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Post by scubakobe on Jul 7, 2006 19:32:34 GMT -5
My brother watched that movie and he said it was great. That's a good statement because we only go to the show around once every 6 months, so he chose carefully! ;D But I am sure he didn't notice the theme you described.
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Post by bhk on Jul 7, 2006 19:50:53 GMT -5
....when the mythic Route 66 was in all its glory, Route 66, although also the title of a 1960's TV series, was not mythical. It existed...and still exists. www.historic66.com/Bruce
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Post by scubakobe on Jul 7, 2006 19:51:45 GMT -5
I think he meant mystical.
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Post by jimslost on Jul 7, 2006 22:31:06 GMT -5
My AI's partner just came back from riding the old 66 on his Harley. He reports that some of it isn't even fit for a motorcycle anymore. I fear we Americans aren't much for preserving our history.
Yeah, Martin Milner, George Maharis, and Glenn Corbett. (And of course Paladin!) Those were the days when TV was worth watching.
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Post by bhk on Jul 8, 2006 2:06:09 GMT -5
....... (And of course Paladin!) Those were the days when TV was worth watching. Oh yes....."Paladin", "Hawaian Eye", "Have Gun, Will Travel", "Wagon Train", "Dragnet"........the list is endless. As you say...the days when we watched TV to be amused and entertained and to get away[/i] from reality! Bruce
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Post by Stearman on Jul 8, 2006 9:58:53 GMT -5
Route 66, although also the title of a 1960's TV series, was not mythical. It existed...and still exists. www.historic66.com/Bruce Now that's interesting... Spanish being my mother language, it could well be that the word "mythical" has a slightly different meaning in my mind. To me, something being "mythical" doesn't necessarily involve it did never exist. It does rather mean the subject is (or was) extremely famous, maybe a "legend" if you want, either real or not. Of course Route 66 existed, and to some extent still exists, but it has definitely lost most of what it was and what it involved in the past. That's the message you can get from the movie, anyway, and I think jimslost's yesterday's post confirms it. Take it easy, best regards.
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Post by Commander Cody on Jul 8, 2006 21:46:53 GMT -5
I remember traveling along Route 66 from St. Louis to Bakersfield back in '63. I remember passing through a literal corner of Kansas in a half hour. 15 miles of sleazy neon that was Amarillo. Buffalo Burgers in Tucumcari, NM, a side trip to the Grand Canyon out of Flagstaff, AZ. Crossing the "Great Divide" at 5 mph in our old Rambler Station Wagon, walking along side the car, pushing to crest the hill (Honest!) Then, the spectacle of Hoover Dam, and the nickel slot machines in the gas station just inside Nevada. The end of the trail was in a truckstop parking lot in Bakersfield. Next morning we headed up the San Joaquin Valley through miles of lettuce fields, heading for San Francisco. 43 years ago...
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Post by bhk on Jul 8, 2006 23:07:16 GMT -5
Spanish being my mother language, it could well be that the word "mythical" has a slightly different meaning in my mind. To me, something being "mythical" doesn't necessarily involve it did never exist. ... I certainly don't want to get bogged down in semantics, but every dictionary I have (and I have four! , includes the following definition for "mythical":- Imaginary, fictitious, having no foundation in fact. Obviously the root, "myth", also includes a similar definition. Bruce
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Post by scubakobe on Jul 9, 2006 0:54:20 GMT -5
This is interesting. Mythical by Stearman's opinion means legendary, or around that. A definition from Google does show a hint of what Stearman was leading towards "having to do with a traditional or legendary story" I myself wouldn't have thought of it that way, I would have said mystical. Mythical and Mystical, just varied by 2 letters but obviously very debateable.
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Post by Stearman on Jul 9, 2006 13:16:58 GMT -5
OK guys, use the word you prefer, but you've caught the message, haven't you? Now do yourself a favor and go watching the movie if you haven't yet: you'll enjoy it. Best regards.........
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Post by bhk on Jul 9, 2006 15:53:29 GMT -5
Now do yourself a favor and go watching the movie if you haven't yet: you'll enjoy it.... Oh, no worries on that score; I've seen it and agree 100% with your recommendation. ;D This is a fabulous movie for the nostalgia buff who loves cars....and who also appreciates details. The producer has gone to great lengths to make sure that the cars represented actually are cartoon models of the real thing....right down to the correct badging and engine sounds. If you loved "Nemo", or are a fan of "Wallace & Gromit", you'll be tickled by this. Bruce
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Post by scubakobe on Jul 9, 2006 16:08:15 GMT -5
I will have to wait for the DVD I guess.
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Post by windrunner on Jul 10, 2006 4:01:39 GMT -5
I'm more a Wallace and Gromit type.
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Post by sgtmajor on Jul 10, 2006 9:12:12 GMT -5
Yeah...... but did you see "Shark Tails?" Robert DeNero is the boss Shark..... I got a hugh chuckle when the shark had a small mole on it's right side of it's face.
Good clean story that I enjoy more than the kiddies I think. (smile)
Very clever folks!
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