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Anyone remember this?

posted 17 years ago by bic-9
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I saw this in 9th grade around 1986 in religion class (went to a Catholic high school) and this was sort of unintentionally funny. I remember even the teacher (a nun!) trying to keep from laughing and of course having to say, "Come on guys, this is serious!" while holding back a chuckle. We even called this guy Justin the "Cipher" because he reminded us of that kid, a nobody with literally no friends. I even broke out my Dad's acoustic and wrote a song about this movie.

[–] ejm44 17 years ago

We had to watch this movie in my freshman theology class. My teacher was all about this type of stuff... I'm pretty sure he cried during it. I'd have to say though, my favorite part must the cypher's poem about frogs.

[–] 10rust 17 years ago

I saw this movie in 7th grade and I went to a public school in Ohio. It'd be interesting to see it again after all these years. Did anyone ever see "The Wave?"

[–] mtroyfa 17 years ago

I saw this movie in Junior High School. The school was in Rockland County, NY (35 miles north of NYC). I was in seventh grade and had to watch it in health class. I do remember the poem's that was read by the math teacher. And Cipher's father was a jerk, who didn't care about him. I generally remember the movie. I bet this film is out of print, and hard to come by. Unless it's laying around some school's basement someplace. I never did see, "The Wave."

[–] schwa88 16 years ago

I saw this in junior high in the seventies. It was very disturbing and quite prophetic.

[–] Zorro-3 16 years ago

I too saw it in the seventies at school. Disturbing on more than one level.

First that being a cipher killed his will to live.

Second, that losing your will to live actually makes you die, without a physical problem. (I don't think doctors at the time believed that.)

Third, the other reacton of the other students in my class. They either laughed or were nonchalant.

[–] schwa88 16 years ago

After "The Cipher in the Snow" the next movie the school showed us was "The Lottery" about the town where the people stone each other once a year. What a wacked out school I went to.

[–] bic-9 16 years ago

It's also what happened to Padme towards the end of SW Ep III. After giving birht to the twins, she lost the will to live.

[–] mtroyfa 12 years ago

Yes, You are right. People can die of broken hearts. Especially babies, when ignorned. You know something, You need a license to drive a car, go fishing, hunt, but this society will let any dead beat,looser,jerk have children!

[–] TotheWatersandtheWild 10 years ago

reacton of the other students in my class. They either laughed or were nonchalant

Aren't imbeciles fun.

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[–] TotheWatersandtheWild 10 years ago

Must have the wrong movie. Or it was a school of psychos.

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Our civilization is flinging itself to pieces. Stand back from the centrifuge.

[–] DrakeScott 9 years ago

I'm immensely grateful I didn't attend Bic-9's school. If even the teacher (a nun, no less) found this amusing, it sounds like a training ground for sociopaths. Chilling.

[–] dhreiki-36579 8 years ago

I saw this in 5th grade (public school) in 1973. Just saw it on YouTube.