> I'd seen post docs cry after endless work for grants.
People knock the recent Alien films but you know the scene where the android is leading the team through a theater of charred bodies and you think "holy shit, this is a HINT, how do you not see it?"
Well, when I got home, I realized that the disgruntled postdocs around me -- some of whom were smarter and worked harder than me and still got thrown out like so much trash because their thesis didn't pan out -- were also a HINT. How did I not see it before?
Thanks, Prometheus. You weren't a great movie, but you had a very important impact on my life.
I have felt this way about work. I notice that people above me in the org chart always seem stressed, constantly in meetings, working late and arriving early cause their normal day is taken over with meetings, fighting with other teams, politics, dealing with uncomfortable situations, etc. When my manager asks me about my promotion plans I just smile and nod.
I think much of the hate towards Prometheus was unwarranted and overblown although it was flawed. You could easily point to plot holes and dumb decisions by characters in Star Wars or any other classic sci fi.
And it was still better than 95% of films released that year or since.
People knock the recent Alien films but you know the scene where the android is leading the team through a theater of charred bodies and you think "holy shit, this is a HINT, how do you not see it?"
Well, when I got home, I realized that the disgruntled postdocs around me -- some of whom were smarter and worked harder than me and still got thrown out like so much trash because their thesis didn't pan out -- were also a HINT. How did I not see it before?
Thanks, Prometheus. You weren't a great movie, but you had a very important impact on my life.