Not bad for left-wing propaganda
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All_Seeing_Fly — 11 years ago(August 20, 2014 11:37 AM)
Well, while I don't care for the "left-wing vs. right-wing" polemical type of discussions, I will say the message(s) in this film where rather heavy-handed.
This is true. But all of his films have ideas that are drunken and blundering. It's part of the charm!
The people on Elysium are the equivalent as the so called '1%' at the moment.
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michaelexarkun — 11 years ago(August 21, 2014 11:53 AM)
But all of his films have ideas that are drunken and blundering. It's part of the charm!
A heavy-handed presentation makes it easier for others that are inclined to not agree to label the message as propaganda.
People that keep sneering at the 'liberals' must love bending over for the 1%.
There are those that will blame the working class and poor for needing government programs and handouts, yet ignore or are simply blind to the billions and more given to large corporations, industries and wealthy individuals in the form of subsidies, tax shelters and tax breaks.
It is a question of conditioning, conflate the interests of the 1% (or really 0.1%) with those of the middle- and upper-middle-class, so that the middle class feels that any threat to the privilege of the "1%" is a threat against them as well.
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Katz5 — 11 years ago(August 22, 2014 05:01 AM)
Mitt kept telling us that corporations are "human beings." Great. So can I receive those subsidies, tax shelters, and file for bankruptcy without ever paying off my debts in the future when the going gets tough?
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jhpen22 — 11 years ago(November 12, 2014 04:39 PM)
What Michael said. Still, it's an awful movieif talking about the movie is permitted. I watched it because of Damon and Foster. Foster is dreadful, and both prove once again that any star will turn into a *hore for money. Profanity, obscenities, gushing blood, and special effects don't make for edifying entertainment. If people keep buying this tripe from Hollywood, more and more of us will develop a taste for profanity, obscenities, etc. And they'll deserve it. Disgusting display, whatever the political agenda.
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samuel-daniel-johnson — 11 years ago(September 09, 2014 11:20 PM)
"Force" those other countries to get their beep together."
Really? That sounds like a great idea! Maybe we can send some troops over, yeah?
The amazing thing about this country is that is was STOLEN from the indigenous population that was pretty much killed off and its economy was chiefly built on agriculture that was produced by the worst form of slavery that history has ever recorded, but now all of a sudden it's the moral compass for the world. Sounds legit.
Even today we get our cheap goods through slave labor, some of it being produced right next door in Mexico in deplorable factories, yet we as a country condemn the people that produce things for us. Bleeding heart? How about human? How about people that see other humans as equals and not servants and animals here to do what we want whose only purpose in life is to make sure that we can have produce and clothes at affordable prices.
"Local born natives." Give me a fricking break. Those "immigrants" once owned this land. Do you think they want to live in ghettos? The arrogance of some folks is mind blowing. Don't you think we are in some part responsible for the way things are in the countries that we exploit? We have the world's largest military and that is the ONLY reason the rest of the world puts up with our bull****. That's it. So because we can "force" other countries to do our dirty work for us at gun point, we're better? FOH. -
mezomorph — 10 years ago(July 10, 2015 03:27 AM)
I think you nailed it. Political views are always just an excuse not to act for the benefit of everyone, I repeat: EVERYONE. Yes, revolutions are overrated and only bring more pain like wars, civil and international, but tell me don't global corporations bring pain? Oh yes , they always did since the times of colonization of Africa and Asia they surely have caused misery and suffering. And now those "great" nations of the rich west lift noses about immigrants from the third world? No go. You robbed them (directly or in gloves) for centuries and still do so, and I think it's time to cringe and accept them as humans. Not just sell them iphones.