this movie is gonna suck
no one in their right mind would make a movie out of that !@#$! book!!!
honestly, if you think this is a terrible book, then you clearly have a pint sized intellect. What people forget about Flatland is that it was written in 1884. This work is a tour de force of intellect fused with art, one so great it clearly influenced writers as eminent as Madeleine L'engle, Orson Scott Card, and Ursula K. Leguin, not to mention indirectly influencing the legions of lesser writers who have followed in their footsteps. While there are disturbingly sexist tendencies in this book, I'd argue that you'd be hard pressed to find a male writer in the late 19th century who didn't subscribe to sexist beliefs regarding the social functions of women and men. Those opposed to this book are either ignorant of the actual book (which is amazing) or the world in general (which is sad).
shareahlinoi, you're articulate, and well formed response to a clearly ignorant opinion has urged me to actually buy the book.
In other words, thanks for being smart.
it's a great book. just because it is a great book doesn't mean it will make a decent movie. i think it will really be an aweful movie.
*~they preach that i don't save the world, they pray that i don't do a better job of it.~*
according to the official website www.flatlandthemovie.com it is part of an educational DVD, so I dont think you need to worry about it coming to a cinema near you anytime too soon...also Kristen Bell is in it so points there :)
shareThose sexist tendancies that you speak of are a parody of the view taken of women in Victorian society.
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