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]]> By: MichaelB http://taylorempireairways.com/2009/12/a-fawning-majestic-history-of-the-ewoks-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-761 MichaelB Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:58:50 +0000 http://taylorempireairways.com/?p=5278#comment-761 The other day I was flipping around and found <em>The Hunt for Red October</em>. There's a good movie to illustrate how real tension can be created without the silly Hollywood tropes. At the climax of the movie, after Alec Baldwin & co. have gotten together with Sean Connery on the Russian sub, a Soviet Alfa shoots a torpedo at the Red October. The Russian Captain says to turn towards it, and the American captain says that's crazy. Of course the Russian Captain knew that the normal safety setting on Soviet Torpedoes would prevent it from detonating if they could close the distance fast enough - hence the turn. But the whole scene is filled with tension and suspense, despite it basically being a bunch of guys in a room with a bunch of funny looking consoles that drive the ship. Now of course they took some liberties in making that movie too, though it was better than most. But the fact is, the way things really work is also filled with tension and suspense. At least, once you edit out the 6 months of waiting/getting ready... but that you can quite sensibly leave out. It's a real shame that the entertainment business either doesn't know or doesn't care about that kind of accuracy. I bet that overall it would make for better movies to boot. The other day I was flipping around and found The Hunt for Red October. There’s a good movie to illustrate how real tension can be created without the silly Hollywood tropes. At the climax of the movie, after Alec Baldwin & co. have gotten together with Sean Connery on the Russian sub, a Soviet Alfa shoots a torpedo at the Red October. The Russian Captain says to turn towards it, and the American captain says that’s crazy. Of course the Russian Captain knew that the normal safety setting on Soviet Torpedoes would prevent it from detonating if they could close the distance fast enough – hence the turn. But the whole scene is filled with tension and suspense, despite it basically being a bunch of guys in a room with a bunch of funny looking consoles that drive the ship.

Now of course they took some liberties in making that movie too, though it was better than most. But the fact is, the way things really work is also filled with tension and suspense. At least, once you edit out the 6 months of waiting/getting ready… but that you can quite sensibly leave out. It’s a real shame that the entertainment business either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about that kind of accuracy. I bet that overall it would make for better movies to boot.

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