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Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:03:16 -0500
From: Randolfe Wicker <>
Subject: Demonization of cryonics and life extension.

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In the USA, we saw a movie on The Sundance Channel that had gotten very good 
reviews.  I'll post the description at the end of this post.


As the plot unfolds, this fellow switches between seeing himself disfigured and 
believing his handsome face has been restored.  This leaves the audience 
confused.


Finally, all roads lead to a "Life Extension" corporate headquarters in a very 
tall office building.  Here, they practice and preach cryonics and memory 
manipulation.


It was ultimately a demonization of both cryonics and life extension.  The man 
in charge tells the disfigured/now restored (?) man that his disfigurement was 
never really cured, that after 150 years in suspension they had connected his 
previous memories in such a way that all reality was really an illusion.

Did anyone see this film?  What did you think of it?

OPEN YOUR EYES 
directed by Alejandro Amenor
World Cinema 

Appeared at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival A handsome Don Juan finds his life a
living nightmare in Alejandro Amenabar's intriguing genre-bender that crosses 
science fiction, horror and psychological thriller. No sooner has Cor (Eduardo 
Noriega) met the woman of his dreams (Penope Cruz), than a jilted ex (Najwa 
Nimri) decides to wreak revenge in a car accident that leaves Cor permanently 
disfigured. Alas, that's only the beginning of Cor's problems: there is also a 
mysterious murder charge and an increasing difficulty distinguishing reality 
from dreams. Be prepared for a wild and twisty ride in this sexy, challenging 
and philosophical puzzlebox that the Washington Post likened to "a Spanish 
version of The Matrix." R (AC, AL, N, V) Subtitles (1997) Color (119 mins) 


Randolfe H. Wicker
Founder, Clone Rights United Front www.clonerights.com 
Spokesperson, Reproductive Cloning Network, www.reproductivecloning.net 
Correspondent, , StemClone Digest, www.StemCloneDigest.com 
Advisor, The Immortality Institute, www.imminst.org 
201-656-3280 (Mornings)


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