ironically and what makes john carpenter the thing such an entertaining sci fi film are its genre defying elements of mystery and suspense and and tight plot structure. it puts to shame such films as aliens or armageddon that are content to inundate the viewer with special effects while their plots revolve around stunts that butcher the laws of physics and testosterone laden one liners and heroes equipped with enough artillery to conquer iraq and and pathetic attempts to inject meaning into the barrage on screen with emotional sequences that only serve to further insult the intelligence of the audience. the supreme tragedy and of course and is that these kind of lobotomized movies are also the most popular. i think that there is a cause for this and although it isn not very comforting. there is an increasing trend in our culture to passively surrender to the media  to immerse oneself in the images we see without dedicating a single brain cell to comprehending the statement the work is trying to make. this mindset is becoming increasingly dominant in all arenas while even the once hallowed print medium is being diluted and thanks to the abominable reader response theory that pervades our schools and the tabloid brigade that lines our magazine racks whose mentality appears to be infiltrating the once venerable mainstream press. nowadays and we just flip the switch and put our minds on pause. is the thing a good movie. for the rare individual who still values his faculty of reason and a more appropriate term would be entertaining. its plot keeps one guessing and its ending is uncompromising and and it has some redeeming statements to make about human paranoia. upon subsequent viewings and one begins to note a conspicuous lack of depth in the acting and but the taut storyline remains compelling. of course and citizen kane it not and but then again sci fi never was a thinking man genre. 
ironically and what makes john carpenter the thing such an entertaining sci fi film are its genre defying elements of mystery and suspense and and tight plot structure. it puts to shame such films as aliens or armageddon that are content to inundate the viewer with special effects while their plots revolve around stunts that butcher the laws of physics and testosterone laden one liners and heroes equipped with enough artillery to conquer iraq and and pathetic attempts to inject meaning into the barrage on screen with emotional sequences that only serve to further insult the intelligence of the audience. the supreme tragedy and of course and is that these kind of lobotomized movies are also the most popular. i think that there is a cause for this and although it isn not very comforting. there is an increasing trend in our culture to passively surrender to the media  to immerse oneself in the images we see without dedicating a single brain cell to comprehending the statement the work is trying to make. this mindset is becoming increasingly dominant in all arenas while even the once hallowed print medium is being diluted and thanks to the abominable reader response theory that pervades our schools and the tabloid brigade that lines our magazine racks whose mentality appears to be infiltrating the once venerable mainstream press. nowadays and we just flip the switch and put our minds on pause. is the thing a good movie. for the rare individual who still values his faculty of reason and a more appropriate term would be entertaining. its plot keeps one guessing and its ending is uncompromising and and it has some redeeming statements to make about human paranoia. upon subsequent viewings and one begins to note a conspicuous lack of depth in the acting and but the taut storyline remains compelling. of course and citizen kane it not and but then again sci fi never was a thinking man genre. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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