Waterworld--it's as brilliant as its legend--one of those things you wished you had written--

Where did they get the fuel to run their salvaged machinery?

It's answered about half way into the movie.

I used to know almost all of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by heart.

"Enola" is reminiscent of the plane, the Enola Gay, which bombed Hiroshima.

The Kevin Costner character is called The Mariner.

The pirates and the fish eat fish life style is very realistic.

One scientist said with global warming --humans cannot develop gills so fast.

Then artificial gills were invented and marketed--but still not widely used on planes or ships, as far as I can tell.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterworld

There is no book to read, but maybe one can find the original screenplay or shooting script online. The water economy with the currency of dirt is brilliant,as are the scraps of paper--which is like the sci fi--A Canticle for St. Leibovitz.

Anyway, it's a 5 out of 5 stars in my book, and it's streaming now on Amazon Prime.

The recycling of dead bodies into the ocean is also brilliant with the special prayer.

Like a wet, dripping, salty Dune.

Kyi May Kaung

2-5-2026