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From: consult@uwmacc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: The Day of the Triffids - ARTS TV
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Date: Thu, 5-Jul-84 17:20:18 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul  5 17:20:18 1984
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I saw "Day of the Triffids" on ARTS as well, and everything that
people have been saying about it is true. It was very well done. 
However, I have the same problem with this movie as I did with the book:

What the hell do the Triffids have to do with anything???! As far as I
can tell, this is another (very good) end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it
story. Why the Triffids? There could have just as easily been 
cougars running around feeding on the blind people. The impression
is that the author was saying "well, what about man-eating plants? we
have to have some of those in here! put a few in...no, wait! let's
name the book/movie after the plants to!!"

Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to downgrade either the book or
the movie...it's just that the Triffids seemed pretty useless...

(or am I missing some deep, dark philosphical point about man
tampering with nature, etc etc etc ?)

                    -- Rob DeMillo   MACC
                   
          Adric: "...I don't know what this thing is,
                 but it's pointing in your direction..."