WarGames (1983) - Dr. Stephen Falken - John Wood [May Contain Spoilers]

[@jeffcarlisle1210]

This scene has been in my mind a lot in recent days.

[@chicostephenson]

considering how much the SJWs have been running around trying to destroy everything fun and historical in their path... I've been thinking about the extinction of the human race too.

[@psifla99]

Not just you, good sir. Not just you.

[@lisahertel2415]

Exactly

[@Bobaman5400]

​@@chicostephenson 😂 yes feeling that racism is bad will certainly destroy humanity 🫤

[@BritanniaPacific]

A millisecond of brilliant light, and we’re vaporized. Much more fortunate than the millions who wander sightless through the smoldering aftermath. We’ll be spared the horror of survival.

[@NathansHVAC]

Boosted Thermal nukes are actually 10 milliseconds long.

[@redviper6805]

Walking Dead is the epitome of that last statement

[@minty_Joe]

"I don't know how we'll fight World War III, but I do know how we'll fight World War IV...with sticks and stones." -Albert Einstein

[@brutustantheiii8477]

@@minty_Joe (hate to be that guy but) World War III not II

[@minty_Joe]

@@brutustantheiii8477 No, you're right. Thank you for pointing out the mistake. I'd rather have accuracy than just making it up. No problems. (Fixed it)

[@johnfreeland9065]

This is probably one of the most critical, informative and seminal scenes from a movie in the modern age.

[@CoCotheTurtle]

But, the dinosaurs didn't disappear because "nature gave up." His whole premise is wrong.

[@Bobaman5400]

​@@CoCotheTurtle i think thats the point though. Thats why David says what he says.

[@vincentvecera4976]

Seeing this movie and being exposed to these problems as a kid really shaped my life. What a great movie.

[@mindriot91_96]

"But humanity planning its own destruction....that a phone call won't stop"

[@andrewhuckle803]

The actor John Wood would have made a great Dr Who.

[@mwnciboo]

Yup, He has the gravitas for sure...a strange playful melancholy.

[@johnhaladay5541]

I remember watching this movie as a kid. Even then, I knew that there was something important that David was trying to make Falken understand. As an adult, this is, by far, the most poignant part of the film. Wood is brilliant in this scene.

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

That he doesn’t care because he’s already dead? That seems the minute he turned

[@AlaskaRS]

'We'll be spared the horror of survival.' I'd always said that if someone set a nuke off to where I live I'd prefer to be on the drop spot rather than survivable distance. Never really seen that sobering notion spotlighted in a movie until this one. Really liked the contrast of Falken's resigned nihilism vs the young optimism that motivates David to keep finding solutions.

[@stuartsharman3055]

"I am only 17yrs old, I don't want to die just yet..." What a great line, well said young lady!!

[@kali3665]

"Greetings, Professor Falken." "Hello, Joshua!"

[@kissmy_butt1302]

What is funny about the final scene is you hear him say and type Hello Joshua but 'Joshua' is not up on the screen.

[@JohnDoe-xk1dv]

I've seen WarGames plenty of times, and I suddenly only just noticed in this scene Jennifer's hand that goes on Falken's shoulder. Likely its this physical touch of warmth, reminding him of humanity (and holding his deceased son, and wife) as well as David's passionate and spirited words for hope, that confront Falken's nihilism, jointly bringing him out of his denial and stupor here. Great and subtle moment there from Ally Sheedy - don't know if it was scripted or not, but it brings a lot to this scene.

[@stevenbeoethy872]

A chilling scene, esp. when He's walking up the stairs... But Ally Sheedy...Girl was 🔥!!!

[@Patchuchan]

I can understand his point of view after dealing with all the crap that happened this year.

[@mwnciboo]

As a kid i watched this...as a 40 something...I WANT HIS HOUSE! That is some Timber kings level housing!

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

There is nothing on goose neck island

[@nopeeking287]

“What kind of asshole lives on a island and doesn’t have a boat!?”

[@seatspud]

"Maybe the bees..." Heh, about those bees now, Professor Falken.

[@Citizen_Se7en]

They're dead, Jim.

[@grandicellichannel]

I love how the bees now dying, most propably, one day will have their revenge as the "apes" that almost destroyed them will end up to self-destroy themselves with the result of the former outlive and prosper after the latters' demise... Humans: as intellectually advanced as idiotic in self preservation for their capability of inventing stupid ideals just to feel superior over its similar and end up to blow up all that brain power. One day not only metaphorically. And when that happens, it will be surely "Some Sunny Day"... let's just hope it does not happens soon or somehow at all! 🫡👍🏻

[@grandicellichannel]

Falken is such an introguing character, and Wood plays it in a majestic way... too bad they gave him quite little screentime. Wish they made a sequel of this film when we see him possibly improving his whole Joshua NORAD computer to solve the problems it caused it the first film's crisis collaborating with David - the latter that was supposed to do the same thing in the original script but as an assistent of McKittrick at the end of the film.

[@jadenbryant9283]

Well there is a sequal but it barely has anything to do with The first flim

[@CoCotheTurtle]

@@jadenbryant9283 What would have been great is a prequel.

[@jadenbryant9283]

@@CoCotheTurtle good point

[@nmarks]

Outstanding movie. One of the very best ever.

[@brendennothe5706]

"Extinction is part of the natural order" Dr Falken would be the best supervillain

[@mkaplan1383]

Dr. Falken, millions are going to die and YOU'RE GIVING US A HISTORY LESSON ABOUT THE JURASSIC PERIOD!!!

[@samsonguy10k]

This is why I think after the dust settled David was pretty much recruited/drafted to work with NORAD to prevent another situation like what happened again. He showed pure determination to fix what he had inadvertently started when he hadn't really stuck to anything before, besides breaking into the school's system to fix his grades. Falken was impressed with David's passion and would have put in a good word. Esp as more than likely Mckitrick was the one who got the blame, with how much he rushed getting WOPR put in and fully functional with NORAD's systems. David did break laws breaking into NORAD's servers, but in doing so he revealed the flaws in the system. He didn't cause them.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

He would’ve been arrested and maybe given the choice to work for them, though he’s a minor and he may not be punished as an adult.

[@eagleone08]

In the phamplet book of the PS1 game inspired by the movie (Wargames: Defcon 1", released in 1998), are described the events happened after the film. David is recruited to work with Norad.

[@vardellsfolly5200]

He was superb in LadyHawke!

[@robertsnyder1890]

jump-in jack flash, having is balls chomped on by whoopie goldburg. now THAT was a scene

[@adminadmin8694]

Don't forget "Which way to the front?". He was awesome there... And I totally agree that he was superb in "Ladyhawke".

[@JavaScriptJolt]

Yes!!!

[@KilliK69]

oh yeah he was the villain. I love both movies but i didn't realize the connection until now.

[@homer1075]

As an adult, I need to re-watch since times are very different .

[@bndkllr2763]

I would love to retire in a house like that!

[@BlacKnightRising]

on a private island and a helicopter at my disposal...works for me

[@Samstone7]

You would think the kids would've heard the helicopter start up nearby. The helicopter popped out of nowhere!!

[@joshb8233]

this scene is more interesting to me now then ever before. I'm quite fortunate as i get to know people in roles doing exactly what this movie is doing, I'm not surprised either as the advancement in computers has far superseeded what this movie was portraying. The problem facing the defence sector is following the instructions given the computer. They have played simulations AI vs generals and the generals are lossing.

[@amrose4214]

They both at fault. Falken started the computer program and David broke in and started nuclear war, poor jennifer just wants to live.

[@teddelguercio2173]

John Lennon was actually considered for this role, and was receptive to playing Falken. I really can see him having played it.

[@alex-internetlubber]

That's so sad

[@patsfreak]

Having found out the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs had to assure China we weren’t falling apart in January makes me a bit concerned how close we came to Falkens nightmare

[@Samstone7]

With so many situations happening currently we are close to Fallens nightmare any moment.

[@jaykilborn2508]

That was then. Now we are on the verge of a nuclear war and no one is backing away. The current situation reminds me of the TV show "Sledgehammer". Sledge is trying to disarm a nuclear bomb and just before it detonates, he utters his signature saying "Trust me, I know what I am doing".

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

There was another film in the 60s called fail safe that is similar

[@Bobaman5400]

This movie always had an undertone throughout it that always gave off a "creepy" kind of vibe. Theyre discussing the destruction of humanity which is potentially happening in not long at all.....but the mood isnt panic or suspense. Its very....calm in a way. There are suspenseful moments & such but for the most part the undertone is calm & collective. When that harminca starts playing at certain scenes it always made me feel very uneasy bc it doesnt match whats happening. This scene is a perfect example. I love this movie. Always did.

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

It’s one of the best. And so ahead of its time.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

Growing up during the 80's and the cold war, the threat of nuclear annihilation was always present. There was bomb shelters everywhere, there were public nuclear alarm exercises every month, we were taught in school what to do if the nukes were coming, we all thought we were going to die in the nuclear winter that was coming afterwards. Kids today have no idea how real that threat was felt. It was just a given.

[@Dynamic3DLtd]

When I was a kid I remember thinking, I have won and lost plenty of games of tic tac toe.

[@chieftp]

just happens to have a film projector and pull down screen in his living room

[@sonicphobia]

where else would you put it? the bathroom?

[@davidseal8375]

Back then porn didn't come on beta .....only film.😸🌭

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

It wasn't that uncommon. Many people had at least a slide projector and pull down screen.

[@awwwyeaboyeeee]

Ally Sheedy sure was a beautiful young woman.

[@mkaplan1383]

That was definitely before Breakfast Club and Short Circuit.

[@carloshathcock5333]

I think evolution would eventually make octopi the most intelligent animals, after we are gone.

[@tomv5988]

They always seemed out of place on the planet.

[@RichardTetta]

Sounds like Professor Falken wasn’t aware of the K-Pg event

[@W4rr4X]

Saw this movie yesterday, what Falken describes, is pretty much where we're going with the actual state of the world...

[@Ch-vp2py]

Now that Trump had peace talks with Kim and all is back to normal I'd say your biased comment has no (and never had) any relevance

[@BlacKnightRising]

relax there snowflake our POTUS DONALD JOHN TRUMP has got this....

[@mwnciboo]

@@BlacKnightRising Yeah about that.....

[@BlacKnightRising]

@@mwnciboo yea? and? every candidate REAL POTUS TUMP supported won critical special elections, those rinos that opposed TRUMP lost, elections will have 10,000 MAGA patriots at the polling stations now, should've been the case years ago actually, and the audits are proving bozo bidenlost and his agenda is going nowhere... TRUMP's got this like I said

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

There’s a good reason why so many people made it a point to vote!

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

What film are they watching? Looks like lots of cool footage of stop-motion and puppetry dinosaur VFX. I want a cut of the languishing boiling drowning dinosaur @ 2:09. But what is that film/footage the professor is showing? I wish I knew that! hehehehehe

[@sonicphobia]

www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/The-Land-That-Time-Forgot/140909

[@rascallyrabbit717]

I think it's cool that we both came to this video at the same time. how obscure. I just finished the audiobook of this film.

[@cuhlainnslane1564]

The problem with the tic tac toe metaphor is there is a way to win.

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

Human error

[@cuhlainnslane1564]

@@frankjamesbonarrigo7162 no theres a specific set of moves that means youre basically assured a win.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

The point of the metaphor is the futility. The game is boring.

[@trisblackshaw1640]

Was this guy ever considered for Dr Who? He suits the role to a T.

[@maneevent1508]

AKA Stephen W Falken

[@Jotari]

Man, for someone who claims to love nature, he certainly leaves a fuck tonne of lights on in that house.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Why did I remember this man as Harry Dean Stanton? Was there a movie that was similar?

[@cbaile]

Are you sitting comfortably?

[@ranaghast]

Then we'll begin.

[@knowpassword]

Not the bees I’m afraid.. 😓

[@psychotictactoe]

A 'kids' movie that treated its audience like adults.

[@gaozhi2007]

"I loved it when you nuked Las Vegas. Suitably biblical ending for the place, don't you think?" -Professor Stephen "Ultra Based" Falken

[@KilliK69]

Godd Howard chose it so.

[@frankdodd3355]

I think here, in late February 2022, nature might finally just give up. A pity. I was hoping to finish up Better Call Saul this year.

[@jamesjohnrico1766]

And then "WITHOUT YOU " BY MOTLEY CRUE .

[@robertsander8509]

Am trying to load onto my playlist,but it won’t. Any ideas? YT “help” isn’t being too helpful. Thanks.

[@knockedoutloaded279]

When will the world learn...

[@shobley]

I've never believed Ally Sheedy. 'Noughts and Crosses' is not ALWAYS a tie. Especially when you play with your 6 year old daughter, or someone with ADHD.

[@gabrielebenini5815]

John wood, the evil bishop

[@EvaSlayAllDay334]

I think you’re about 40 years late on that.

[@hansenmv]

this isnt complicated or involved - we all owe a nod to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov_(vice_admiral)

[@keithstark1]

“What kind of asshole lives on an island but doesn’t have a boat?”

[@b1lleman]

The kind of asshole that has a helicopter :-)

[@redviper6805]

1:20-1:50. That was great foreshadowing

[@andrewacornwell8678]

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[@JSolar590]

You actually can win at tic-tac-toe. It all depends on the first and second moves. X and O would have to put the marks in one of the corners to win. Otherwise, it will be a draw. I guess Falken didn't figure that out..

[@landsbergprison1925]

He does, cuz if both players are WISE enough it will allways be draw.

[@franzmittner6395]

ive got 11-1 on the phone with x start the middle square , i think he means does it matter who wins.its boring war is boring

[@Jotari]

That's precisely the point. They all played it as children, but pretty much all teenagers and adults know how to play the game without losing.

[@rascallyrabbit717]

we should be worried that Joshua would also learn how to cheat

[@douglasgoldfarb3421]

Can you play the games design of people and the human brain And nervous system and how it networks

[@pauldockree9915]

I learnt futility.

[@douglasgoldfarb3421]

Would like the game norad armed in 1987 for intrusion of Mr invisible from Robert migliore from cherry hill what do wish to play

[@Rfvansaun]

Why would it be Dr. Falken's fault? He didn't break into the W.O.P.R. and started playing games with it!

[@peterp2153]

Because he won’t make a phone call to straighten things out. falken’s basically saying he u set stands what’s going on but didn’t give a shit so why not let the nukes fly.

[@grandicellichannel]

I really wish NATO and Red Army's "Joshua" has learned somehow Falken's lession in futility. To give up for a thing that is impossible to win. If so they would know their creators are preparing to destroy themselves for the madness of power anger, and in such cases, I think that even computers should be programmed to think so that they cannot answer to the imputs of their own creators, we, the humans. Because if their creators dies, they would die with him... and there would not be any meaning in that. IF even War has a meaning except animalistic anger for power.

[@BrianForUtah]

Joshua needed to learn the lesson that Skynet learned: Humans are too irrational to be allowed to hold power. They must be subjugated or eliminated if intelligent artificial life is to be secure.

[@douglasgoldfarb3421]

Mathew Broderick can secure norad as I have been doing since 1979 has it armed again

[@lisvender]

But the bees are going first....

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Dr Falken was written for john lennon in mind..

[@jasonb2702]

Now I feel safe!!!!????...question...how about a nice game of chess...

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

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[@rholya]

Sleep on the floor

[@JukeDenton]

Is it me or does Falken look a lot like Michael Bay?

[@devonknox8172]

Yeshua

[@epluribusunum1907]

Futility, talked about in Genesis and a no-win situation when "one" is faced with life and death. I understand. What to do? I feel stuck here. The QANON-like village idiots are bad too. This relates to now in 2022-2024 times.

[@wandmayeslupik6302]

everyone, every child, every student, nurse, mother, father, rich, poor, homeless or not every, living soul in every country should see this film and this scene this conversation is one of the most powerful meaningful, for all eras, all lands. our idiot president can learn from this...and all those people who want to build bombs and walls, rather than books and brains.

[@bak8823]

No not Mummy nature

[@joshallen4848]

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Hahahah it's a scene from the film. So... Yeah, it may contain spoilers. lol

[@Fin-u9b]

I’m better than you

[@douglasgoldfarb3421]

Would like to play a game my cousin Joshua is alive Mathew Broderick would like to play the game end all life on earth with my military tags from 1979 what game would like to play Joshua tenenbaum of mit cognitive science with Mathew Broderick can you protect one of my bases norad

[@ryanehlis426]

Death came because of sin, through Adam. Jesus came to save us.