Genetic Memory
Posted by Scott Hughes Mon, 05 Dec 2005 14:21:00 GMT
Dear Hollywood,
I’ve noticed your latest crutch for movie plots which has appeared in a number of recent films: Genetic Memory (i.e. offspring or clones share the memory experience of their genetic parents). I’d like to be the first to let you know that the entire idea of Genetic Memory is stupid and isn’t based on any sort of science. Frankly, those of us who are familiar with science are beyond bored of it. If you have any scripts on the burner which use Genetic Memory as a plot device, I’d suggest doing a rewrite.
There could be some other interesting questions on cloning that you could raise besides Genetic Memory. For example, if cloning became commonplace, wouldn’t we be more susceptible to a pandemic disease? Now that’s a legitimate concern.
Note how there used to be a good number of movies about the dangers of radiation and the atomic bomb? Now we laugh at the titles of these films because we recognize the patent ridiculousness of the idea that an atomic bomb test could create a skyscraper-sized spider. In 20 or so years, you are at risk of becoming that guy.
I would even go so far as to say that when you had hackers surfing around a 3d computer interface you were closer to reality than when a clone shares a memory experience of the clonee. Lets just go back to that one; you can make us all scared of the internet again.
Sincerely,
Scott
p.s. - I am available for free consultation (within reasonable time constraints) on any script that you need technical advisement on.
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