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Altered Carbon is a scattered, lukewarm sci-fi retelling
Now I love a good futuristic dystopia as much as the next person, but what the hell kind of world is this where we can upload humans’ consciousness and swap bodies out like I swap lipsticks, but somehow that consciousness isn’t directly connected to a cloud? Or direct back up? Or anything? Are you telling me that the pinnacle of technology is everyone just running around with floppy disks plugged into their spines?
A Tale of Two (Non)Disney Princesses
If you put a gun to my head and demanded to know my favorite Disney heroine (a realistic scenario, I know), I’d have a damn hard time choosing between Kida and Mulan. Both of them are brave, clever, and resourceful, and they remain true to themselves while also fervidly defending those that they love. In each of their respective films, Kida and Mulan find love, but this is neither central to their characters nor of their stories: essentially, Kida and Mulan are two outstanding models and phenomenal Disney Princesses. Except, of course, that Kida isn’t a Disney Princess…
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