Ripley wanted to refuse entry and follow strict quarantine procedures ("If we let it in, the ship could be infected.He described it as a Mardi Gras-like festival and polytheistic celebration: "They hank everybody.The corn, the sun, the rain, the birds, their ancestors.They do a thorough job":[Note: The exploitative, frenzied dance sequence featured over seven hundred Indians from fifty different tribes, and the construction of 40-foot tall totem poles.Many comparisons were made between the languorously-pacedGiantandGone With the Wind (1939)from 17 years earlier: both were epics of the South with a strong male and female character (Hudson - Rhett Butler, and Taylor - Scarlett O""Hara), a central ranch or plantation (Reata and Tara), and adapted from a novel by a female author (Ferber and Margaret Mitchell).All that s--t on the news is a pack of lies." He truly felt people would learn from how they had managed to survive.Again, Debra sarcastically reiterated to Jason that everything needed to be videotaped to become reality: "If it""s not on camera, it""s like it never happened, right?", and she was taped arguing with Jason about her priority to return home.This case was considered "special" - they were recruiting students for Xavier""s School for Gifted Youngsters.