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Why I Liked the movie


I liked the movie because it is likened to building a Star Wars project. (not the movie, the orbital defense satellite.) The approach to seeing the future was unique. When a person sees the future, what do they see, how is it perceived by people who can’t see the future? (Star Wars – what metal do you use for a laser in space, what is used for power, propulsion, targeting etc.…? [wo /being hacked])
The reality is people predicted the future every day, mostly Management Scientist(MS). (how many iPhone 9’s should I make so they are all sold within 1 month with a high profit margin). Just like in this movie, the thing he said at the end “I made a mistake” is what MS say when they left something out of the equations like sell them in Alaska because the Pay is greater there than in most states which changes the number for the base question.
So, I imagine looking at this movie as Frank Cadillac having advanced math/word skills but doesn’t know it and he is perceiving the future with something he is born with in a way that makes sense to him. The girl he meets puts him in a more relaxed state which lets him do the math/word problems on a larger scale. (you know sometimes you sleep with a problem in mind and wake up with a solution). My only regret is there was not a second movie about this – For me this was very entertaining!

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