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two words: "Dark Star"

To add a bit more to the conversation: The movie "Dark Star" which cam out in 1974, predating and anticipating many of the sci-fi tropes popularized by Star Wars, Star Trek, etc. The characters have a conversation with a bomb and try to rationalize that it shouldn't detonate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Star_%28film%29

Excellent movie.

Two of the creators in Dark Star (Dan O'Bannon and Ron Cobb) worked on Star Wars, Alien, others. Also George Lucas was of course aware of Dark Star. So it's a bit different from mere predating/anticipating.

(Though you are probably aware of that)

Yeah, anticipate probably isn't the right word. I just think it's funny that this movie seems to parody those others before they were even made :)

two more words "Unabomber Manifesto"

... blah blah blah technology is evil ... blah blah blah going into isolation

(present day)

... blah blah blah I must stop the evil doers ... blah blah blah Their all against me! ... blah blah blah I must attack now . .

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