An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he is an immortal who has walked the earth for 14,000 years. Acclaimed Sci-Fi writer Jerome Bixby conceived this story back in the early 1960's. It would come to be his last great work, finally completing it on his deathbed in April of 1998."What if a man from the Upper Paleolithic had survived until the present day"
What if such a man survived? Well, I liked the idea...and I had read the book so...I decided to watch the movie. It takes place in a cabin...and the entire movie is one long series of questions...answers and more questions...The great what if.
I think we humans in our frailty and needs find the great what if questions to be compelling...or necessary...somehow we need to ponder the great what if...
I loved this book and loved the movie too. It was not in the theaters...but that is the charm of it. If you get a chance to download the movie or purchase it on DVD...do so. You will enjoy it....and the questions you may have wanted to ask...might come to mind. My question? What didn't you do, that you wished you had?
Now...watch the movie...read the book...gather some friends...and ask the questions that you would want to ask....
I love Science Fiction...this was a good one.
Love,
The Lass
Thursday, December 20, 2007
What if....
Posted by A lass at 6:42 AM
Labels: The man from earth
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