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"The video basically shows that in the near future, the Navy develops a fighter jet piloted by an artificial intelligence computer. The jet is placed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to learn combat manuevers from the human pilots aboard. But when the computer develops a mind of its own, it's the humans who are charged with stopping it before it incites a war..."

- imdb.com



I think that this youtube video, "Stealth Trailer" has a strong relationship and shows similarity with "The Veldt" when the theme of technologys potentional to undermine authority/morality is being presented. In this video the similarities between the "The Veldt" and "The Stealth Trailer" video are represented by The Nursery and The Automatic Stealth Jet. The thematic connection this has with my story is that it clearly shows how technology when given too much trust, will start to undermine authority to a point where its difficult or sometimes impossible to control it. It shows this because when the jet, which when struck by lightning develops a mind of its own, and suddenly becomes malicous and devious. This is also shown in the short story "The Veldt" when Wendy and Peter keep on imagining that the nursery is an African Veldt, and when their parents are tricked into the nursery they cannot change it back, due to the tampered settings in the nursery room.

Another similarity that this video and my short story share in common is that when these technologies were being talked about being shutdown or not used, that is when they really starting to have a mind of their own and are started to replace the acutal human jet flyers. The movie stealth shows this because, the Automatic Stealth Jet named, Eddie, joins with with the crew and their missions, and the crew doesn't feel comfortable with him. When other jet flyers talk about Eddie they say he's a machine and he doesn't have, "Instinct, feelings, or mortal judgement." "The Veldt" also shows this because Wendy and Peter, through repetitive use of the Nursery room, have gotten more attached the nursery and the importance of their parents have decreased. So when suggest a vacation to get away from the Nursery, the kids chose to shun the vacation and stay with the nursery.

That is how this video, the "Stealth Trailer" has a connection to my theme which is, "technology has potential to undermine traditional authority/morality".