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Tom Stoppard's Brutal Law Of Outer Space

Sadly, Jumper, the teleportation movie coming Valentine's Day, isn't based on Jumpers, Tom Stoppard's 1972 play about murder on the moon. But it seems as though the movie may ask the same questions as one of Stoppard's craziest plays: Do our laws apply to someone who can escape from any human jurisdiction? Is morality local or universal? Deep philosophical questions, without Hayden Christensen's pouty acting, after the jump. More »

10:40 AM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,625 views, 22 comments