Sunday surprise — Ok it always bugged me
[ by Charles Cameron — is the universe geocentric? — a movie question ]
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Okay, last Sunday I talked about the opening credits for Damages and House of Cards: in this post I turn to studio logos.
It has long bugged me that the universe is portrayed by Universal as consisting of one planet, with the occasional space-y feel behind it —
— so I thought I’d mention how much I prefer the Orion logo —
— which doesn’t even claim to be universal, but is certainly nebular, nebulous.
Okay, I feel better already.
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If you want to dig more deeply into the Universal logo, there are eighty or so screenshot versions here, of which one at least suggests awareness of other worlds —
— although it’s a bit strange to see the Amblin bicycle with ET in the basket traversing the earth, when we’re more accustomed to it crossing the moon.
And okay, I have to admit this one is more cosmic than most. I warn you though — it will play itself full-blast if you click on the link.
