Seeking an Ally Sheedy for the End of the World
I was watching ‘Wargames’ the other day, and it may very well have been the first time I ever watched it though decent speakers. I swear there were notes in those music cues that I’ve never heard before.
“Wargames’ has always been a fun watch, if a little on the weird side. The hero being named David is a definite point in its favor, but the love interest having my sister’s name is a detail I have to choose to ignore with every viewing.
And of course it’s a work of fiction, but there are two sequences where the movie just loses me. First when she’s in his bedroom and he’s talking completely casually about computer games. These are supposed to be teenagers? He should be embarrassing himself by clumsily hitting on her, but no. Not realistic at all.
And that bit at the end where Joshua’s tic-tac-toe run teaches him to not fight a nuclear war- what? I thought that’s what Joshua’s entire job was? He was designed as a learning system, and his tech even says that he spends 24/7 calculating WW3 scenarios. What, is it actually contemplating scenarios other than all of the “official” strategies you see flashing by at the end? Isn’t Joshua saving the day at the end just by doing what he was supposedly programmed to do at the beginning?
Open gate, through gate, close gate, the writers seem to have a grasp of logical progression…
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davetwsprocket
Dave didn't get the memo until, like, just now. He is capable with arranging words, but only just getting started at getting those words to actually do anything. He is motivated by a disrespect for authority, and towards finally doing what's right. He's good with people, but that's a learned skill- his natural inclination is to be far, far away. He's a Leo.