Pop Culture x Theater Of War…

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The underwhelming sequel to ‘Iron Man’ will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray today. The further adventures of billionaire industrialist (read: weapons manufacturer) Tony Stark didn’t pack the punch of the first feature but strong supporting performances from Scarlett Johannson as Black Widow and Don Cheadle as War Machine warrant the views of fanboys in my honest opinion.

Coincidentally, Raytheon Corp., a real world industrial entity unveiled their next generation of military purposed technology. They call their design the Sarcos Exoskelton and they are less than a decade away from issuing the device into the theater of war. The exoskeltons main application will be the traversing of the Afghan mountain region for purposes of mining the mineral resources contained therein.

The design of any exoskeleton must take its inspiration from the ant. These animals have the ability to transport loads hundreds of times their own weight and like all of the species in the insect world their bodies are formed of an exoskeleton. Ants however are communal creatures for the most part whereas humans have evolved to the level where are actions are governed solely by capitalism.

I don’t know which I fret the most for our freedoms, the pilotless drone warship or the piloted mecha-soldier. I suppose they will both work in concert for a time, that is until SkyNet takes over. But by that time I’ll be dead anyhoo. So while I’m still alive and free to watch whatever movie I choose I’ll prA’li pick up a copy of ‘Iron Man 2’ from my local RedBox.

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2 Responses to “Pop Culture x Theater Of War…”

  1. Mark Dub says:

    I’ll be picking up Iron Man 2 b/c even though it wasn’t as good as the first, it was nowhere NEAR as bad as the Ang Lee Hulk. However, if’n you’re looking for a real good pick up today, I’d suggest you get your mits on the Superman/Batman: Apocalypse joint that comes out today. Its based on the story written by Jeph Loeb and penciled by the late, great Michael Turner. The story is about how Batman and Superman deal w/the arrival of Supergirl, and Darkseid’s mechanitions to utilize her as a tool to torture Superman. It’s gonna be good shit.

  2. BIGNAT says:

    we already have the pilotless drone we are not that far away from that other stuff.

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