From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Movies of Interest
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 07:48:57 -0500
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

	I believe that we were supposed to accept for purposes of the movie
that the Simulation One (Sim One; Simone) program that Victor Taransky (Al
Pacino) used was of such power and sophistication that even a novice could
learn to use it successfully.  The movie did show that there was a 9 month
gap between obtaining the software and using it.  During this time, Taransky
presumed studied it intently.  In any event, I believe that the movie is
spoofing celebrity culture and people's willingness to believe, not
super-Photoshop software.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ted White [mailto:twhite8 at cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:25 PM
To: WSFA members
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Things of Interest

----- Original Message -----
From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 1:11 PM
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Things of Interest

> If you run into him again, ask him how he liked the movie _S1m0ne_.

It's a shame it was such a slight movie, and so unbelievable (computer
illiterate is given program and creates and melds "Simone" into existing
movie footage *on his own* with absolutely no help from anyone).   It
deserved better.

--Ted White