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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film)

• DidYaWipe 2y ago
  Which was a rip-off of: https://robincook.com/product/chromosome-6 https://robincook.com/product/chromosome-6
  • irjustin 2y ago
    If there's merit, it should be added to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film)#Copyright_infringement_lawsuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film)#Copyrig.... By early 2000's this idea isn't that novel honestly. When it comes to movies what is truly novel anyways?
    • DidYaWipe 2y ago
      Good idea. I'm certainly not the first to draw the comparison.
    • moomin 2y ago
      Gotta say, when I saw “The Island” I thought “This reminds me a heck of a lot of Spares.” Only, you know, much less interesting and hard-hitting.
  • guappa 2y ago
    Published in 1997? The idea had been around for several decades in literature at that point.
    • DidYaWipe 2y ago
      Not surprising. I just happened to have read the Robin Cook one.
    • palmotea 2y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parts:_The_Clonus_Horror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parts:_The_Clonus_Horror Fun fact: I had a substitute teacher in school who spent the whole period arguing with the class about how it was inevitable whole people would be cloned for organ transplants. Ever since I found out about Never Let Me Go, I've been wondering where he got the idea.
• ddeck 2y ago
  And Never Let Me Go, which was also made into a movie I believe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Go_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Go_(novel)
  • evanelias 2y ago
    The movie adaptation was pretty good! Great cast, and the screenplay was written by Alex Garland (Ex Machina, 28 Days Later, Civil War, etc).