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Acton, 1st Baron Acton: "absolute power corrupts absolutely".It is also the name of several works:
Absolute Power (novel), a novel by David Baldacci.Absolute Power (film), a film based on Baldacci's novel, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.Absolute Power (album), an album by Tech N9ne.This page was last modified on 3 January 2009, at 01:00.Dance of Deceit: The president (Gene Hackman) smiles his way through a tense tango with his chief of staff (Judy Davis) in Clint Eastwood's hoary new thriller.In Absolute Power, Hackman's president of the United States has a twirl at a formal party with his chief of staff, Gloria Russell (Judy Davis).Gloria, dimpling like Peggy Noonan in the hallowed presence of Ronald Reagan, is wearing a diamond necklace that she thinks President Richmond gave her as a reward for cleaning up a murder in which he had been involved.But Richmond is horrified at the sight of the necklace, because the victim of the murder was wearing it on the night in question, and he most certainly did not send Gloria the damned thing.Davis is at her Joan Crawfordish best waspishly reminding her president that the other night's misadventure was, how shall we say it, not the first time she's had to take care of one of his little accidents.Unfortunately, Absolute Power isn't about this smiling, slimy politico and his Lady Macbeth of an assistant.They're on screen for perhaps 20 minutes.Alas, Absolute Power is actually a Clint Eastwood picture.Who does Clint play this time?Those who know his work would say that he is, in fact, an artist."All this while spending some free time getting to know his estranged daughter (Laura Linney, late of Congo).Cobbled together from ancient movie tropes, this worn old shoe of a film treads along dutifully until it stubs its toe on an astonishingly improbable ending.Now afraid he'll be remembered for the sex scandal and not his good works, he says pathetically, "I've donated a billion dollars to charity."Lane Gates (Shifu), Peter Williams (Apophis), Colin Cunningham (Major Davis), Gary Jones (Technician), William deVry (Aldwin), Erick Avari (Kasuf), Stephen Williams (General Vidrine), Michelle Harrison (Assistant), Yee Jee Tso (Left Tech), Jenn Forgie (Right Tech), Barbara Fixx (Rear Tech), Coleen Christie (Reporter), June B.He tells them that he saw a whirlwind come out of an active Stargate, and heard it speak the name of Sha're, Daniel's deceased wife.The team sees an almost magical whirlwind arise suddenly.Earth, and Jackson begins toquestion him about his Goa'uld memories.Shifu wants to learn about his mother, and Jacksonanswers his questions as best as he can.Shifu has spent the last year with Oma Desala, a highly advanced alien being who taught himto bury the genetic memories deep within his subconscious.They are too powerful, too evilto be overcome, she taught him.The only way to gain victory over that evil inside him isto deny the battle.He awakens sometime later in the base infirmiry.It is not long before Daniel discovers Shifu's gift: he has given him some of his Goa'uld memories.Jackson begins to take advantage of the knowledge, forming a top secret government project to create a network ofdozens of weapons satellites.Once in Earth's orbit, the powerful system will provide apowerful defense against Goa'uld attack.But the knowledge is changing Daniel, and his friends soon take notice.Jackson begins giving orders, and assigns himself as head of the new project.There are servants and assistants to caterto him.When Sam confronts Daniel in his home, he has her thrown into prison.O'Neill visits his old friend on the day of the launch, and finds himself transported (viaGoa'uld rings Daniel installed in his mansion) to a secret underground facility.From hiscommand chair, Daniel can monitor and troubleshoot the system.With Jack helpless (and his disloyalty exposed), Daniel destroys Moscow.As the energy wave floods across the city, Daniel's eyes flutter open again.No time haspassed, and he is back in the SGC infirmiry.The power of the Goa'uld is part of what corrupts them; and as Daniel has learned, absolute power corrupts absolutely.He stops his teammates and the Tok'ra from extracting any information from Shifu (using thememory recall device and zatarc detector seen in "Divide and Conquer"), telling them that they must let him leave.Thankful for thememories about Sha're that Daniel shared, he leaves through the Stargate.There is a deliberate tie between "Absolute Power" and "Forever In a Day," the episode that saw the death of Sha're."Dreams teach," Shifu learns from Daniel.Dreams are depicted as the battleground of the conscious and subconscious minds.Apophis used nanite technology to cause his Harcesis child to mature quickly, in orderto be used as his next host.Apophis would certainly not wish to take as a host a boy who appears to be not much more than 8 years old.Thisis certainly supported by Tanith, who even before he was fully matured plotted to deceive, betray and murder the Jaffa who carried him ("Crossroads").But some Goa'uld can certainly overcome this.Certainly, other factors beyond genetic knowledge play into the equation.The Goa'uld sarcophagus (which the Tok'ra refuse to use), for example, is part of what makes them so evil ("Need").Daniel acknowledges when he tells the boy that someone had told him that before."If the instrument is broken," Shifu says, "the music will be sour."In his own cryptic way, he was trying to warn Daniel that one cannot use evil knowledge for good ends, nor can a good person acquire this evil knowledge and hope to remain good.At the very least, this certainly gives him the advantage of never being host to Apophis.Oma also displayed in "Maternal Instinct").One inaccuracy of Daniel's dream: Carter states that she has never heard of liquid naquaadah.The substance, though, is what powers a Goa'uld staff weapon, and was discussed by Major Carter and her twin from an alternate reality in "Point of View."Probably not (at least not permanently), since even a protein marker unnaturallyinjected will eventually be washed out of the system ("Legacy").Shifu came to learn of his mother, and Daniel was happy to answer his questions.Tok'ra treaty (negotiated in "Divide and Conquer") includes the requirement for a full exchange of all potential sources of information related to the Goa'uld.Was Oma Desala on Abydos, or had Shifu come alone?What other abilities did Oma give to Shifu?For how long was Daniel dreaming?Was Daniel in control of his own decisions during his dream?Would the Goa'uld knowledge really corrupt him, or was he passively watching Shifu's understanding of its effects?Does he know a way to disable the Russian'sStargate?To learn of his father, Apophis?Joseph Mallozzi posed some teaser questions several months before "Absolute Power" aired: "In 'Absolute Power' we find out what happens to a presumably 'good' individual when they are given that genetic memory.Will they use this knowledge to effect change?Or will they allow this corrupt knowledge to change them?""That was a deleted scene from 'Absolute Power.Add GateWorld Headlines To Your Site!Search for all things Etel across O'Reilly!Eco Media Player or an iPhone with an optional wind up charger?You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
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