http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2009/10/random-thought-about-suspension-of-disbelief.html thoughts and opinions by author s. andrew swann Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:01:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2009/10/random-thought-about-suspension-of-disbelief.html/comment-page-1#comment-10679 David Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:23:53 +0000 http://www.sandrewswann.com/?p=2157#comment-10679 I remember they did the exact opposite in the movie version of Carl Sagan's novel Contact--they used footage of Bill Clinton in the film. I think this causes it to date rather poorly, as the viewer is not permitted to pretend the story is happening "now." I remember they did the exact opposite in the movie version of Carl Sagan’s novel Contact–they used footage of Bill Clinton in the film. I think this causes it to date rather poorly, as the viewer is not permitted to pretend the story is happening “now.”

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