Have you noticed the similarirties to the US and Islam? they are appalling
2006-10-10 05:25:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the new one
2006-10-10 05:25:43 · update #1
you bet.
2006-10-10 05:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by bradthepilot 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh yes, one of the major themes at work in the show is totalitarianism vs. freedom. And there are many similarities to Christians vs. Pagans, Muslims vs. non-believers, Non-Muslims vs. Muslims, etc. where one group of fanatics wants to either annihilate or completely convert into versions of themselves a disempowered group.
If you think of the third season opener, The cylons have Kara (starbuck) captive, and the Colonials have Sharon (boomer, a cylon) captive.
The Cylons are trying to crush Kara's spirit, eliminate those elements of her that are not orthodox (with themselves) and remake her as essentially yet another cylon. If she dies in the process, oh well... but along the way, anything they do to her is acceptable.
Sharon joins the Colonials on her own, because the belief in freedom and the sanctity of life and individuality causes her to want to fight to preserve and uphold and **add her individuality** to everything that way of life has to offer. She puts herself on the line to become part of a system that has every reason to despise her, but wants to find a place for her nonetheless.
The whole show is basically variations on this theme. Totalitarian order and it's annihilation of "chaotic" elements into a system with no give is presented against Democratic pluralism with all its faults of having to manage disparate needs and philosophies but with no need to eradicate or homogenize. One system that nails people into place against another system that draws people to it.
That's what makes it such a provocative drama.
2006-10-10 05:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by derandnet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 05:44:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but I did enjoy Logan's Run...remember that one? Yes there are similarities, however they are only similar when it comes to the radicals. I have said it before and I'll say it again,"The radicals are screaming more loudly than the rest of us and that is what gets heard."
2006-10-10 05:29:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, I don't watch that one. Star Trek (original and TNG), Star Wars, Twilight Zone, Stephen King movies, and random others fill my sci-fi needs.
2006-10-10 05:29:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Similar in relation to who... the Cylons or the Colonials?
If you're talking about how the Cylons nuke almost all of the humans, then yes I can see the similarities...
2006-10-10 05:27:45 · answer #6 · answered by betterdeadthansorry 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I noticed that in the new episode that came on friday nite
2006-10-10 05:27:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES! to the BSG fans, and yeah too. There are a lot of similarities.
2006-10-10 05:26:52 · answer #8 · answered by smarty21 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
is that the show with the robots that walk around--no wait thats star wars
2006-10-10 05:27:53 · answer #9 · answered by darkangel1111 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i loved the original bsg!
i haven't seen the new bsg,so i can't say
God Bless
2006-10-10 05:29:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i loved the original
2006-10-10 05:27:39 · answer #11 · answered by CJunk 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋