Merge master into 1939 branch

notes/stories/film/film-akira-kurosawa.st.txt

@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ the dangers of unchecked ambition [during the second encounter with the spirit w
 
 :: Major Themes
 husband and wife [Washizu and Asaji]
-destiny [Miki and Washizu had their destinies foretold by a spirit in the forest]
 power corrupts [as Washizu rose in rank we saw him become even more cruel, suspicious, and erratic]
 dominicide [Washizu and Asaji murdered their liege, lord Tsuzuki.]
+destiny [Miki and Washizu had their destinies foretold by a spirit in the forest. Miki acted confidently in support of it but, through some caveats and ironic twists of fate, it turned out to be not all that he thought it would be.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 father and son [Miki's relationship with his son was mentioned]

notes/stories/film/film-federico-fellini.st.txt

@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ hatred [A good portion of the story revolved around Zampanò and Il Matto's ferv
 infatuation [Gelsomina became somewhat besotted with Zampanò even though he mistreated her badly. She seemed to think she could change him. Zampanò came to realize he had recipricating feelings only after Gelsomina was dead.]
 love-hate relationship [Gelsomina and Zampanò had a peculiar relationship going on and variously felt tenderness for or sought to escape from the other.]
 tragic love [In the end we understand that Gelsomina and Zampanò had both come to feel some sort of love for each other, but that it lead them to their respective ruin.]
-destiny [Gelsomina, after a philosophical chat with Il Matto, came to believe that her purpose in life was to accompany Zampanò.]
 coping with the death of a lover [Zampanò became depressed after he learned that Gelsomina had died.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ life in post-war Europe [The film is autobiographical and purports to show us wh
 prostitution [Young Fellini went to brothels and courted a prostitute.]
 the theater [We saw quarrelsome audience and performers at a musical theater.]
 religious occupation [We saw some cardinals who behaved in a less than holy fashion.]
-what civilian life is like in times of war [We saw some civilians run after their houses had been bombed.]
+civilians suffering in war [Some civilians fled after their houses had been bombed.]
 
 
 movie: The White Sheik (1952)

notes/stories/film/film-ingmar-bergman.st.txt

@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shame_(1968_film)
 5 <mikael>
 
 :: Choice Themes
-the horrors of war [Jan and Eva saw, were subjected to, and engaged in a variety of unpleasant activities that happened because of a war over ideology that turned people hateful]
-what civilian life is like in times of war [We saw how life on a little island was upheaved when war reached it.]
+civilians suffering in war [The viewer is shown how life on a little island was thrown into upheaval when war reached it. Jan and Eva saw, were subjected to, and engaged in a variety of unpleasant activities that happened because of a war over ideology that turned people hateful.]
 
 :: Major Themes
 husband and wife [Jan and Eva]

notes/stories/film/film-miscellaneous.st.txt

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ The Russian Revolution [The film showed how life in Rusia might have changed whe
 :: Major Themes
 romantic love [The eponymous Doctor had two different love interests: Lara and Tonya.]
 medical occupation [Zhivago was a doctor by profession and training.]
-what civilian life is like in times of war [The story depicts what civilian life might have been like for various people in Russia during the Great War, and the Russian Civil War.]
+civilians suffering in war [The story depicts the plight experienced by various people in Russia during the Great War, and the Russian Civil War.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 World War I [The first part of the story features Russia during the time of the Great War, prior to the revolution.]

notes/stories/film/film-scifi-1970s.st.txt

@@ -1355,7 +1355,6 @@ nuclear holocaust [There were multiple references to the nuclear bomb that blew
 husband and wife [Zira and Cornelius.]
 time travel [Three talking chimpanzees travel back in time to modern day Earth. Dr. Otto Hasslein explained a curious theory of time based on the idea of infinite regression. Dr. Otto Hasslein urged the President to kill the apes in order to alter the future in the interest of humankind.]
 displacement by a rising new species [It became apparent that apes were destined to become intelligent and supplant Humans as the dominant species on the Earth.]
-destiny [It was humankind's destiny that their civilization would be overthrown by apes.]
 ape-like being [Sentient apes traveled back in time to contemporary Earth.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
@@ -1369,6 +1368,7 @@ mother's right to determine pregnancy [A judgment was rendered that Zira was to
 the good of the many vs. the needs of the few [Should the President have Zira, Cornelius, and Zira's unborn child killed to prevent apes from rising up and dominating the Earth?]
 overpopulated world [Dr. Otto Hasslein remarked that we can't wait forever to deal with the looming overpopulation problem on Earth.]
 pollution in society [Dr. Otto Hasslein remarked that we can't wait forever to stop polluting.]
+destiny [Dr. Otto Hasslein considered the possibility that humankind was destined to be supplanted by a civilization of apes.]
 
 :: Other Keywords
 intelligent ape
@@ -4356,10 +4356,10 @@ speculative spaceship [People were whizzing around in spaceships at every opport
 human vs. captivity [Stella Star and Akton escaped from some sort of forced labor camp to which that had been sentenced to toil in for 12 years.]
 humanoid robot [The powerful robot policeman Elle endowed with emotions ended up helping Stella and Akton. An all-silver humanoid robot of feminine style and of gigantic proportions attacked Stella and Elle. Count Zarth Arn had two silver humanoid robot guards.]
 ice planet [Stella Star and Elle explored such a planet in search of the Emperor's son.]
-destiny [Acton told Stella it was his destiny for them to let him die.]
 time freeze [The Emperor of the Galaxy used a green ray to freeze time for three minutes, allowing him and his party of heroes time to escape from the evil Count Zarth Arn before it exploded.]
 father and son [The Emperor of the Galaxy was joyfully reunited with his son Prince Simon.]
 floating city [The Emperor of the Galaxy sacrificed his precious floating city in a last ditched attempt to thwart the evil Count Zarth Arn from becoming Emperor of the Universe.]
+destiny [Acton told Stella it was his destiny for them to let him die.]
 
 
 movie: Starship Invasions (1977)

notes/stories/film/film-scifi-1990s.st.txt

@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement [Dr. Leland Goins' assistant us
 mental illness [Jeffrey was severely mentally ill. Moreover, mental illness tropes recurred throughout duration of the film.]
 misanthropy [A scientist so hated the world that he deliberately spread a virus with the goal of annihilating the human race.]
 time traveler living secretly among us [Cole was sent back to the 1990s from 2035 to secretly collect information related to a deadly virus.]
-destiny [It seemed impossible for Cole, or anyone else for that matter, to go back in time and stop the deadly virus from wiping out most of humanity, but it was left open at the end because the film ended with someone from the future sitting next to Dr. Leland Goins' assistant on the airplane.]
-one cannot cheat fate [It seemed impossible for Cole, or anyone else for that matter, to go back in time and stop the deadly virus from wiping out most of humanity, but it was left open at the end because the film ended with someone from the future sitting next to Dr. Leland Goins' assistant on the airplane.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 what it is like in a psychiatric institution [After traveling back in time, Cole was summarily placed in a stereotypically old fashioned insane asylum.]
@@ -1244,10 +1242,10 @@ mad scientist stereotype [The eccentric scientist and inventor Doc Brown.]
 hoverboard [Doc Brown saved Clara using Marty's hoverboard.]
 fusion power [The DeLorean's fusion engine was broken.]
 husband and wife [Seamus McFly and Maggie McFly.]
-destiny [Clara mused it may have been her destiny to mee Doc Brown.]
 remorse [Doc Brown regretted even inventing his infernal time machine because it had brought about nothing but trouble.]
 duty vs. love [Doc Brown struggled over whether to return to 1985 or stay with Clara in 1885.]
 coping with getting dumped [Clara broke down in tears after she thought Doc dumped her.]
+destiny [Clara mused it may have been her destiny to meet Doc Brown.]
 
 
 movie: Bad Channels (1992)
@@ -10488,9 +10486,9 @@ time travel [We saw Jack travel back to the 23rd century upon completing a tranc
 time slow down [Jack's "long second" wristwatch worked in reverse in the realm of Orpheus: When he pushed the button on his watch he was slowed down in time relative to those around him for ten seconds.]
 speculative device [Jack had a wristwatch that slowed down time]
 time machine [We saw Jack travel back to the 23rd century in a TCL Chamber after completing a mission. In this film, the TCL chamber was a time machine shaped like a robot's head that can be temporally displaced into the future but not the past.]
-destiny [A seer assured Jack that it was Jack's destiny to run to the top of a cliff and get struck by lightning, and so it transpired.]
 precognition [A seer foresaw Jack's coming to the realm of Orpheus and penciled some very detailed sketches of Jack prior to his arrival.]
 what if I could never go home [The film concluded with Jack musing over whether or not he'd ever be able return to his own dimension.]
+destiny [A seer assured Jack that it was Jack's destiny to run to the top of a cliff and get struck by lightning. And sure enough the events transpired as the seer foretold.]
 
 
 movie: Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)

notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2000s.st.txt

@@ -1799,7 +1799,6 @@ nonconsensual voyeurism [Agent Carlin and other FBI personnel used the Snow Whit
 funeral rite [Agent Carlin attended Clare's funeral service.]
 speed of light limitation [Dr. Denny explained that we are always looking into the past since "even light reflected from yourself in the mirror takes some time to reflect back."]
 traversable wormhole [It turned out that the Snow White system had in fact generated a wormhole, which Agent Carlin subsequently passed through to find himself several days in the past.]
-one cannot cheat fate [Agent Carlin wasn't buying it when Dr. Denny told him that it was physically impossible to change the past. Dr. Denny used both of the words "fate" and "destiny" in his explanation.]
 trust in a potential foe [There was a pointed moment in the film when Claire had to decided whether or not to trust in Agent Carlin when he said without any proof that he was a Federal Agent who was tasked to protect her life.]
 
 :: Other Keywords
@@ -5884,6 +5883,7 @@ attitude of superiority [Anakin was prideful and arrogant. For example, he displ
 the merits of autocracy [The story tells of a democracy that is reorganized into an empire led by an unelected Sith ruler.]
 democracy [The story tells of a democracy that is reorganized into an empire led by an unelected Sith ruler.]
 betrayal [Anakin turned to the dark side of the Force and in so doing betrayed his long time mentor Kenobi.]
+destiny [Palpatine asserted that Anakin was destined to become his apprentice and learn to wield the dark side of the Force. Many of the Jedi thought he was prophesied to bring balance to the force.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 cyborg [General Grievous was a robot with a biological heart.]
@@ -5896,7 +5896,6 @@ expecting parents [Anakin and Padme were expecting a baby.]
 precognition [This Jedi power was amply featured. For example, Anakin had visions of Padme dying during child birth.]
 telekinetic ability [This Jedi power was featured. For example, Anakin closed doors and choked Padme at the wave of his hand.]
 unplanned pregnancy [Anakin and Padme were unexpectedly and mixedly blessed]
-destiny [The word was bandied about with regard to Anakin.]
 artificial body part <hand> [Anakin had a robotic hand.]
 underwater breathing gill [Obi-Wan used a small portable device to breathe underwater while escaping from some clone soldiers.]
 habitable planet in a binary star system [The film closed showing a view of a double sunset on Tatooine.]
@@ -6360,7 +6359,6 @@ what if a killer was after me [John Connor and his fellow resistors were being h
 from zero to hero [John Connor was a drug addict living on the streets, and a reluctant hero, but he eventually came around to accepting his role as the savior of humanity.]
 what if the fate of the world was in my hands [The fate of humanity rested on John Connor not getting killed and leading a resistance movement against robot exterminators of humans.]
 nuclear holocaust [John, Kate, and good terminator had less than two hours to stop a nuclear war, but they failed in the attempt.]
-destiny [It was explained on several occasions how it was John's destiny to marry Kate and lead a resistance movement against the robots.]
 resistance movement [John was destined to lead a revolutionary movement against the conquerers of Earth.]
 autonomous weapons system killing everyone [The Skynet automated defence system was going to initiate a nuclear war.]
 autonomous weapons system [The Skynet autonomous computer defense system.]
@@ -7945,11 +7943,11 @@ what if I met my distant descendant [The grand revelation of the story was that
 colonization of the Moon [The viewer learns that upon dying of natural causes at the age of 83, John F. Kennedy was laid to rest on the lunar colony that he'd made possible.]
 conspiracy theory [A controversial filmmaker claimed that the Kennedy family nefariously conspired to keep Zapruder film of John F. Kennedy's assassination secret.]
 extramarital affair [There was talk of John F. Kennedy's "constant affairs", and he was depicted with a blond woman who resembled Marylin Monroe.]
-destiny [Jackie Kennedy spoke of how it was supposed to be her destiny that she lost her husband on the day of November 22, 1963.]
 the Vietnam War [John F. Kennedy abruptly put an end to this war after learning from the time traveler that 57,000 American soldiers would ultimately die.]
 the Cold War [John F. Kennedy made an overture to Nikita Khrushchev avoid a nuclear holocaust by teaming up to explore space.]
 theory of relativity [An school teacher explained how Einstein's theory of time dilation was proved by placing atomic clocks in orbit around the Earth.]
 painting [Jackie came to view James Kennedy's paintings.]
+destiny [Jackie Kennedy spoke of how it was supposed to have been her destiny that she lost her husband on the day of November 22, 1963.]
 
 
 movie: Titan AE (2000)

notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2010s.st.txt

@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ first contact [The military attempted to make a stereotypical first con]
 coping with the death of a friend [Yulia lost her best friend Svetlana in the carnage of the alien spacecraft crash.  Artyom grieved when his childhood Rus was shot and killed.]
 powered exoskeleton [The aliens enveloped themselves in futuristic, robotic suits. Artyom and his friends recovered one of the suits, and Artyom ultimately integrated himself in it.]
 single fatherhood [Colonel Lebedev had been raising Yulia as a single father since the tragic passing of her mother.]
-destiny [The spacecraft's computer interpreted Hekon's death as an act of cosmic fate in a sort of deterministic universe way.]
 human self-sacrifice for another [The practically immortal alien Hekon willing gave his life to save Yulia from being shot dead.]
 the quest for immortality [The aliens were in possession of technology that enabled to live on indefinitely and they conveyed that doing so was both good and desirable.]
 life extension technology [The aliens were in possession of some kind of water-based technology that enabled to live on indefinitely.]
@@ -3710,7 +3709,6 @@ the desire for vengeance [Sarah told the Terminator Carl, the very one who shot
 stepfather and stepson [The Terminator Carl was raising a stepson.]
 husband and wife [The Terminator Carl was living with his wife Alicia and a young stepson in Laredo, Texas.]
 hope [Grace explained to Dani that her future self (Dani, that is) inspired humans to resist the machines and have people hope.]
-destiny [Dani emphatically rejected as fate that machines would one day succeed in killing all humans.]
 machine living secretly among us [The T-101 Model Terminator Carl was a cyborg who had integrated into society and was living as a common draper with a wife and stepson in Laredo, Texas.]
 hatred [Sarah harbored an intense hatred of all Terminators and made it her life's mission to go about killing them.]
 human self-sacrifice [The Terminator Carl gave its life to prevent the other Terminator who was actively hunting her down. Grace did the same.]
@@ -4137,11 +4135,11 @@ existential risk to civilization [The Dark Elf Malekith sought to unleash a weap
 father and son [Odin, king of Asgard, wished for his son Thor to succeed him on the throne.]
 mother and son [Loki's mother Frigga expressed disappointed in him. Frigga and Thor.]
 rock being [Thor smashed a giant rock man to smithereens with his might hammer.]
-destiny [Thor believed that fate had drawn him and Jane together.]
 speculative spaceship [The Dark Elves descended upon the realm of Asgard in an enormous, futuristic spacecraft.]
 the desire for vengeance [Loki took vengeance on Malekith for killing his mother.]
 coping with the death of a parent [Thor and Loki grieved for their mother who the Dark Elf Malekith had run through with a sword.]
 coping with the death of a spouse [King Odin grieved for his with Queen Frigga who the Dark Elf Malekith had run through with a sword.]
+destiny [Thor believed that fate had drawn him and Jane together.]
 
 
 movie: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)