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Post by cru57y on Sept 3, 2007 4:14:36 GMT -5
G'Day all, While watching that movie Dodgeball on the telly last night, I noticed that near the end when the main character wins a chest full of cash, the words "Deus ex machina" printed on the chest. Anyone else notice it?? What does it actually mean. Anyhow it was a bit of free advertising for the company here in Australia.
Cheers.
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Post by Bize on Sept 3, 2007 6:09:19 GMT -5
It's Latin, and it basically tranlates to "God in the machine" or "God of the machine".
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Post by cru57y on Sept 3, 2007 19:32:36 GMT -5
Thanks. It seemed strange that they had it on a chest full of money that was supposedly won from betting on a dodgeball game.
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Post by tradrockrat on Sept 9, 2007 0:35:07 GMT -5
Deus Ex Machina is a term from ancient Greek theater when a play would be resolved by a "God" appearing in what was basically a crane or lift (a machine) way up high on stage and saving the hero and the day - a totally "out of left field" kind of solution to all of the problems, thus ensuring the hero wins the day.
oh yeah - hi everybody - long time no post...
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