104026, RE: Two rivalries in the movie Posted by jigga, Mon Oct-23-06 11:45 AM
>Although it's pretty small part, but I was thinking that >there was another rivalry in the movie. Tesla v. Edison.
I didnt ever really pick up on that. I'll have to look for it the next time I see it. >While watching the movie, I couldn't help but think of Edison >as the Bill Gates of the time sending his ElectriThugs to >steal Tesla's ideas. > >According to Wikipedai, cause you know it's NEVER wrong, they >had a pretty fierce rivalry that parallels the rivalry between >Borden and Angiers. > >From wikipedia: > >"Some sources have claimed that due to their animosity toward >each other neither was given the award, despite their enormous >scientific contributions, and that each sought to minimize the >other one's achievements and right to win the award, that both >refused to ever accept the award if the other received it >first, and that both rejected any possibility of sharing it."
What award?
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