Written for the #26 Challenge - Last
Title: The Last Word (or when you see with my eyes)
Author:
neevebrodyCharacters: John, Rodney, Jennifer
Rating: G
Words: ~3,500
Spoilers: Possible spoilers for Last Man
Beta:
velocitygrass beta'd this even though she doesn't usually read this type of fic. Your thoughts and approval really meant a lot to me, hon, thank you so
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This was incredible. Thank you.
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In addition, it's damned fine science fiction. Do you know how hard it is to get true human feeling and science into the same story? Well, you did it! If I saw this published in one of the magazines, I'd nominate it for a Hugo.
This story will haunt me for days, in the best possible way.
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But, I can't take much credit for the science fiction. As I said in my notes, the story is based on the movie The Final Cut, which was brilliantly written and directed by Omar Naim. If you've never seen the film, I would recommend it. It, too, is haunting. I futzed around with the name of the chip and such, but the concept - a memory chip implant and the "showings" (or retelling/revamping) "cutting" of a person's life is all Mr. Naim's.
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I can see this playing out this way: John being so selfish in his selflessness, Rodney settling for second best, and Jennifer living the dream until reality finally intrudes. How sad and how very human.
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And thank you for the compliment on the science, but as I said in my notes - the basic concept here is based on The Final Cut, a film written and directed by Omar Naim. If you've never seen it, I would recommend it. Robin Williams is fabulous and creepy as the Cutter and the whole "cultural" thing is done so well in the film.
Again, thanks for your comments and I'm very glad you enjoyed the story.
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