Difference between revisions of "Talk:Theater Discussion Night"

Revision as of 06:53, 16 March 2018

This Discussion page will be for recording the discussion aspect of the events.

Lloyd Black conducts the event and will conduct the discussion session.

Verbal discussion contribution is voluntary but encouraged. Contribution to this page is also encouraged and voluntary.

• Recording the initial movie discussion information is done exclusively by Lloyd Black.
• That includes the movie title, date, and attendance information.

Thank you for interest in sharing your thoughts about the presentation.

Movie: "Gremlins"- Dec. 22nd, 2017

• Event Host and Discussion Moderator: Lloyd Black

• Event Attendees and Discussion Contributors:

1. Stephen Copeland
2. August Pamplona

• Lloyd Black entry:

We discussed the possible origin of the Mogwai being of natural origin. There wasn't enough solid information to determine any additional data about the creature. We also were unable to conclude the religion or origin of the old man. We did consider that the Mogwai may not age like natural biological beings based on how long it may have been with the old man. Also, the old man stated in the end that the son may be ready at some point, which may suggest that the Mogwai are old enough to see generations of people so they may be passed down. We theorized on other topics but no solid conclusions were reached based on the fact that it's simply just a movie.

• Lloyd Black entry:

Additionally: We ended up watching "Colossus: The Forbin Project". However, it will still be shown as scheduled. The movie was shown to present the very beginning of the movie to Stephen Copeland who was interested by what Lloyd Black shared but we got sucked into the movie and ended up watching the entire movie which of course ended in a short discussion. That discussion was mostly carried outside of the classroom and actually outside. So, a more lengthy discussion will be recorded on the day of the official showing and discussion of "Colossus: The Forbin Project" on Jan 26th.

Movie: "2001: A Space Odyssey"- Planned for: Jan. 12th, 2018

This event had been cancelled due to Lloyd being ill and could not conduct the event.

Movie: "Colossus: The Forbin Project"- Planned for: Jan. 26th, 2018

• There was a considerable discussed mostly lead by Stephen Copeland.
• The discussion really just went into current AI but was inspired by the ending of the movie.
• Current AI systems were discussed.
• AlphaGo was discussed.
• Military AI was discussed.
• "Seven Days of AI" was watched on YouTube.

Movie: "The Shining"- Planned for: Feb. 9th, 2018

Movie was cancelled due to a personal emergency.

Movie: "Pitch Black"- Planned for: Feb. 23rd, 2018

Discussion wasn't performed due to Lloyd not feeling well.

Due to technical difficulties with "Logan's Run" and VLC Media Player we ended up watching "The Changeling".

The movie had some technical difficulties which resulted in the movie not playing as planned. This problem was resolved at home by copying over a working copy of "Logan's Run".

Movie: "The Changeling"- Unplanned for: March 9th, 2018 but shown in place of "Logan's Run"

Discussion: There was an unfortunate lack of interest in any discussion. Apparently people are missing the "Discussion" element of the "Theater Discussion Night".

If lack of participation in discussions continue this event will be cancelled permanently in the near future.

Movie: "Logan's Run"- Planned for: March 23rd, 2018

Possible discussion topics specifically for "Logan's Run"

• Would you enjoy a life where everything is taken care of and you just enjoy life with the condition you die at 30?

Discussion:

• Would you choose to be an average citizen or choose to be one of the "sandmen" who hunt down and terminate "runners" who want to live past 30?

Discussion:

• Would you want to be a "runner" who wants to try to live past 30 and try to escape the city?

Discussion:

• How would you feel if you were a "runner" who escaped the city only to find out there's no sanctuary and find out there's nothing outside?

Discussion:

• Would you want to live life but know you could never interact with your child who's taken care of without your help?

Discussion: