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<blockquote data-quote="TheWoog" data-source="post: 8790" data-attributes="member: 128"><p><strong>Paycheck Discussion</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I am new to this forum. I dragged my friends to the theater to see Paycheck, and they couldn't wait to get out of there. I agree with the way the discussion is going, Ben sucks and the movie wasn't that great.</p><p></p><p>BUT, what many people might not realize is that Paycheck is based off a Philip K. Dick short story of the same name. If any of you time travel fans don't know about the late Dick, STOP what you doing right now and go buy a collection of his short stories! </p><p>I first heard about him after seeing The Minority Report (another movie based off a story of his). He has written hundreds of short stories and novels dealing with the interaction of technology and society and exploring the ethical issues that might arise from any given technology. He also just explores very basic ideas such as time travel paradoxes and follows them to a logical conclusion. Also, tons of his stories have either been converted directly to film, or their theme used as a basis for a movie (e.g. Blade runner, Total Recall, Screamers, Terminator)</p><p></p><p>Here's what Dick wrote about his own short story Paycheck:</p><p></p><p>"How much is a key to a bus locker worth? One day it's worth 25 cents, the next day thousands of dollars. In this story, I got to thinking that there are times in our lives when having a dime to make a phone call spells the difference between life and death. Keys, small change, maybe a theater ticket - how about a parking receipt for a Jaguar? All I had to do was link this idea up with time travel to see how the small and useless, under the wise eyes of a time traveler, might signify a great deal more. He would know when that dime might save your life. And, back in the past again, he night prefer that dime to any amount of money, no matter how large."</p><p></p><p></p><p>So maybe this would explain to some people why he gave up the money - it was useless to him, and also its dissappearance made him suspicious and alert. Also, in the short story, he ends up not destroying the company but using his leverage to gain control of it, so money is not an issue to him in the long run. </p><p></p><p>Also in short stories you don't have the burden of explaining how the technology works - so while I think it was a really cool idea, it just might not have been suited for film. And oh yeah, no film is suited for Affleck either, except Dazed and Confused.</p><p></p><p>--TheWoog</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWoog, post: 8790, member: 128"] [b]Paycheck Discussion[/b] Hello, I am new to this forum. I dragged my friends to the theater to see Paycheck, and they couldn't wait to get out of there. I agree with the way the discussion is going, Ben sucks and the movie wasn't that great. BUT, what many people might not realize is that Paycheck is based off a Philip K. Dick short story of the same name. If any of you time travel fans don't know about the late Dick, STOP what you doing right now and go buy a collection of his short stories! I first heard about him after seeing The Minority Report (another movie based off a story of his). He has written hundreds of short stories and novels dealing with the interaction of technology and society and exploring the ethical issues that might arise from any given technology. He also just explores very basic ideas such as time travel paradoxes and follows them to a logical conclusion. Also, tons of his stories have either been converted directly to film, or their theme used as a basis for a movie (e.g. Blade runner, Total Recall, Screamers, Terminator) Here's what Dick wrote about his own short story Paycheck: "How much is a key to a bus locker worth? One day it's worth 25 cents, the next day thousands of dollars. In this story, I got to thinking that there are times in our lives when having a dime to make a phone call spells the difference between life and death. Keys, small change, maybe a theater ticket - how about a parking receipt for a Jaguar? All I had to do was link this idea up with time travel to see how the small and useless, under the wise eyes of a time traveler, might signify a great deal more. He would know when that dime might save your life. And, back in the past again, he night prefer that dime to any amount of money, no matter how large." So maybe this would explain to some people why he gave up the money - it was useless to him, and also its dissappearance made him suspicious and alert. Also, in the short story, he ends up not destroying the company but using his leverage to gain control of it, so money is not an issue to him in the long run. Also in short stories you don't have the burden of explaining how the technology works - so while I think it was a really cool idea, it just might not have been suited for film. And oh yeah, no film is suited for Affleck either, except Dazed and Confused. --TheWoog [/QUOTE]
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