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This film was awful, but if someone were to expand this entry, they should talk about the unrealistic portrayal of autism in the film. The child was autistic, and while some autistic individuals are capable of basic math (add, subtract, multiply, divide, square roots and exponents) they are not capable of high level mathematical operations that would be used in encryption.
I just heard the term in the computer game Red Alert 2, where a toxin unit called Desolator says it. Has this something to do with the film or does the term have a more general meaning? My mother tongue is not English, so I can't tell.
It refers to rising temperatures (or pressures), since mercury is used on thermometers.
Why would the boy be considered a threat rather than an asset? Surely if he can crack a government supercode, he should be recruited immediately , put into protective custody or something, and used to crack everyone else's codes. Surely that would make more sense.-- 80.43.60.43 20:39, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
The boy is a threat to the officials at NSA who approved the supposedly unbreakable code for use (there is a scene near the beginning where they give assurances that it is secure) and whose careers are at risk if it is discovered that the code can be broken. More responsible employees of NSA would have admitted the error and possibly recruited the boy, as you suggest, though the Bruce Willis character might have found that fate objectionable as well. -- agr 01:17, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
The film touches strongly on how unprotected kids are when "grown-ups" start to have political battles. There are, of course, many unrealistic plot-details. Revision of plot description should isolate the presumptions and regard them as inevitable "necessities" for the story to unfold in the commercial film universe. Some of the scenes, especially where Bruce Willis character shows love, are unprecedentedly strong, reminding of the sixth sense where Bruce plays a child-psychologist.
The story's child character being "socially disabled" is of course of immense interest for those who have such a child in their environment, but the child is more a symbol of childrens position in our society. Exaggeration of the autistic abilities serve to emphasize the point, the message of the drama.
-- d-axel ( talk) 09:28, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
I have an autistic friend with Aspegers syndrome. He hasn't got very good intelligence and can be violent and frustrating. So how would anyone like this figure out a difficult code? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.76.52.69 ( talk) 19:02, 21 January 2007 (UTC).
Agent Jordan has ASAC as a title (seen at his desk). What's the meaning? -- Scriberius 20:08, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
-The name Simon: Could it have been derived from the pattern game "Simon" (intentionally or otherwise)?
-The movie title: "Mercury Rising" could refer to temperatures, but I don't think this is common terminology. A more likely candidate might be astrology, referring to the planet Mercury in ascension; Mercury is associated with "communication, intellect, and awareness" (Astrology.com) and would befit the story in general.
Signed, D. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.54.197.105 ( talk) 06:54, August 23, 2007 (UTC)
ANENT THE NAME: "MERCURY RISING"
Indeed, the herein articles needs to go into the filmname's background or lack thereof, beyond the following qoute:
"A cryptographic code called "Mercury" was created by the National Security Agency and is allegedly so complex that its creators believe no computer on Earth can decipher it. Originally it was created during the Reagan Administration as a test to keep the United States' highest priority secrets under wraps" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.237.140 ( talk) 02:22, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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This film was awful, but if someone were to expand this entry, they should talk about the unrealistic portrayal of autism in the film. The child was autistic, and while some autistic individuals are capable of basic math (add, subtract, multiply, divide, square roots and exponents) they are not capable of high level mathematical operations that would be used in encryption.
I just heard the term in the computer game Red Alert 2, where a toxin unit called Desolator says it. Has this something to do with the film or does the term have a more general meaning? My mother tongue is not English, so I can't tell.
It refers to rising temperatures (or pressures), since mercury is used on thermometers.
Why would the boy be considered a threat rather than an asset? Surely if he can crack a government supercode, he should be recruited immediately , put into protective custody or something, and used to crack everyone else's codes. Surely that would make more sense.-- 80.43.60.43 20:39, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
The boy is a threat to the officials at NSA who approved the supposedly unbreakable code for use (there is a scene near the beginning where they give assurances that it is secure) and whose careers are at risk if it is discovered that the code can be broken. More responsible employees of NSA would have admitted the error and possibly recruited the boy, as you suggest, though the Bruce Willis character might have found that fate objectionable as well. -- agr 01:17, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
The film touches strongly on how unprotected kids are when "grown-ups" start to have political battles. There are, of course, many unrealistic plot-details. Revision of plot description should isolate the presumptions and regard them as inevitable "necessities" for the story to unfold in the commercial film universe. Some of the scenes, especially where Bruce Willis character shows love, are unprecedentedly strong, reminding of the sixth sense where Bruce plays a child-psychologist.
The story's child character being "socially disabled" is of course of immense interest for those who have such a child in their environment, but the child is more a symbol of childrens position in our society. Exaggeration of the autistic abilities serve to emphasize the point, the message of the drama.
-- d-axel ( talk) 09:28, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
I have an autistic friend with Aspegers syndrome. He hasn't got very good intelligence and can be violent and frustrating. So how would anyone like this figure out a difficult code? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.76.52.69 ( talk) 19:02, 21 January 2007 (UTC).
Agent Jordan has ASAC as a title (seen at his desk). What's the meaning? -- Scriberius 20:08, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
-The name Simon: Could it have been derived from the pattern game "Simon" (intentionally or otherwise)?
-The movie title: "Mercury Rising" could refer to temperatures, but I don't think this is common terminology. A more likely candidate might be astrology, referring to the planet Mercury in ascension; Mercury is associated with "communication, intellect, and awareness" (Astrology.com) and would befit the story in general.
Signed, D. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.54.197.105 ( talk) 06:54, August 23, 2007 (UTC)
ANENT THE NAME: "MERCURY RISING"
Indeed, the herein articles needs to go into the filmname's background or lack thereof, beyond the following qoute:
"A cryptographic code called "Mercury" was created by the National Security Agency and is allegedly so complex that its creators believe no computer on Earth can decipher it. Originally it was created during the Reagan Administration as a test to keep the United States' highest priority secrets under wraps" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.237.140 ( talk) 02:22, 21 March 2018 (UTC)