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Old 08-07-2008, 11:57   #4
ZonieDiver
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Originally Posted by jwt5 View Post
I caught those undertones too. Especially the "sonar phone" part. Ya know, using people's cellphones to tap into what they were saying etc, reminded me of the unpopular "Patriot Act".

And the whole, being unpopular for having to make the decisions others wouldn't...
The message I got there was that sometimes you have to trust the people you placed in power to "do the right thing" with potentially dangerous technology in fairly desperate times when lots of lives hang in the balance. Also, that true leaders are willing to be the "bad guy" as regards popular opinion in order to "do the right thing"! Like others, I could scarcely believe this was the intended message in a major, Hollywood blockbuster.
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