This film has such a scathing political subtext I am surprised a major Hollywood Studio gave this the greenlight.
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VVolfySnackrib — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 10:03 AM)
Hollywood can afford to approve of this because they never blatantly state that the aliens in power in the movie are metaphors for the Jews. As long as you don't go after specifics, they'll let it slip. If you say that there are events in history exaggerated or lied about, or that bad guys that won wars are portrayed as good guys now, nobody cares. If you say the Holocaust is a hoax, they come after you.
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Gorefanatic78 — 9 years ago(October 28, 2016 12:09 PM)
Haha Jews? Are you kidding me? Carpenter has been very clear and open about the fact that the Aliens represent Republicans. The entire film is a criticism of Ronald Reagan and his "Reaganomics". Sorry, but this is not a film that is reflective of your anti-semitism.
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scarycaroler — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 05:33 PM)
Haha Jews? Are you kidding me? Carpenter has been very clear and open about the fact that the Aliens represent Republicans. The entire film is a criticism of Ronald Reagan and his "Reaganomics". Sorry, but this is not a film that is reflective of your anti-semitism.
LOL, could you be any more naive?
Carpenter was just giving the safe, politically correct answer. It's perfectly acceptable in Hollywood to criticize and mock Republicans, but it's not acceptable to criticize and mock Jews. Just look at what happened to Mel Gibson and Marlon Brando. They were practically burned at the media stake before they got on their knees and apologized.
Do you honestly think John Carpenter is going to put himself through the same hell and jeopardize his career just to give a meaningless interview? I mean, even if he had come out and said this movie was about the Jews, you'd disregard his views and call him an "anti-semitic" lunatic.
Smart people who understand how the world works are able to read between the lines of this movie and decipher the hidden meaning, while dumb people believe whatever they are told it means. -
Gorefanatic78 — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 08:38 AM)
Wait so you saying if John Carpenter were to say the film is about something that I don't think it is that I would deny it? You mean literally exactly what you are doing now? Its pretty clear what this movie is about given to context of the political environment at the time. You are grasping at straws to make this movie out as some statement against Jewish people without backing it up at all. Think what you want. John Carpenter has never given a beep what Hollywood thinks and has essentially stopped directing. Tell me now, what's holding him back from saying what the film "truly meant"? He's got nothing to loose. Yet you think that, in multiple interviews, he is simply lying about his intentions to save face? Give me a break.
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scarycaroler — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 03:18 PM)
Wait so you saying if John Carpenter were to say the film is about something that I don't think it is that I would deny it?
That's exactly what I am saying. If Carpenter had been honest in that interview and said the movie was a depiction of how the modern world worked under Jewish control, you, and millions of sleeping people like you, would call him crazy, mock him, and boycott his movies.
That's why he gave the politically correct answer and said it was about "Republicans". The people he would be trying to help by informing them would burn him at the stake. It's a no-win situation for him.
Its pretty clear what this movie is about given to context of the political environment at the time.
Yes, it is about hidden Jewish control of society and the fact that the majority of people are asleep to this control. Except for the people "who can see", of course.
You are grasping at straws to make this movie out as some statement against Jewish people without backing it up at all.
What would qualify as "backing it up"? The movie speaks for itself. This idea that it's about Reagan and Republicans make no sense. Republicans aren't hidden amongst us like Jews are. Republicans don't secretly control society like Jews do. The ghouls in They Live can only be Jews, as they are the demographic group that best fits the message of the movie.
Think what you want. John Carpenter has never given a beep what Hollywood thinks and has essentially stopped directing. Tell me now, what's holding him back from saying what the film "truly meant"? He's got nothing to loose.
He has everything to lose. His good Hollywood reputation. His fame. His career. His private life.
Just because he isn't making movies right now doesn't mean he doesn't want to in the future.
Yet you think that, in multiple interviews, he is simply lying about his intentions to save face? Give me a break.
Of course he is lying. Everyone in Hollywood lies. It's the town of make believe. It's all based on illusion and theater. Think about it, the better you are at pretending, the more famous you become.
Were you honestly not aware that famous Hollywood people (paid pretenders) often lie in interviews to help maintain the illusion of what they do for a living? LOL. -
Gorefanatic78 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 10:58 AM)
Absolutely most do. We are talking about Carpenter here. A very opinionated person who as never been afraid to say what he means. He has gone extensively in depth about the meaning of They Live and all of the subtextual imagery and dialogue used. You're trying to convince me that while he made a deep and opinionated film about apparently hating Jews, he simultaneously crafted every image and piece of dialogue in a way that he could say its about Republicans and Reaganomics. I don't buy that at all. There is also zero evidence supporting your claim besides that it's what you see. Movies are subjective and you can take away from it whatever you want, but to state a directors intentions going on your on perception of a film is ridiculous.
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scarycaroler — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 03:52 PM)
Absolutely most do. We are talking about Carpenter here. A very opinionated person who as never been afraid to say what he means.
How do you know he has never been afraid to say what he means? Has he confided in you about this? Do you know him personally? What super controversial things has gone on record about for you to make this claim?
He has gone extensively in depth about the meaning of They Live and all of the subtextual imagery and dialogue used. You're trying to convince me that while he made a deep and opinionated film about apparently hating Jews
Nice straw man fallacy.
Who said anything about him hating Jews?
he simultaneously crafted every image and piece of dialogue in a way that he could say its about Republicans and Reaganomics.
On the contrary, nothing in the movie fits this idea that the ghouls represent Reagan, Republicans, or "Reaganomics". Republicans aren't hidden amongst us the way the ghouls in They Live were. Republicans don't control the media and use subliminal messaging to control the population the way the ghouls in They Live did.
The only group that fits that representation in the movie is Jews. They hide amongst white Christian populations and often use non-Jewish sounding names to fit in and appear white. For example, Jon Stewart is actually Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz. Sumner Redstone is actually Sumner Murray Rothstein. There are many more just like that. They control the media and use subliminal messaging to control the population. That's where political correctness comes from.
I don't buy that at all.
It doesn't matter what you buy, the movie is metaphor for Jewish global domination, whether you like it or not.
There is also zero evidence supporting your claim besides that it's what you see.
I've provided more evidence than you have.
Movies are subjective and you can take away from it whatever you want, but to state a directors intentions going on your on perception of a film is ridiculous.
That's the difference between people like me and people like you. I can read between the lines and see hidden messages, while you can only understand exactly what you are told. I can use logic to process information, while you can only use emotion. -
Gorefanatic78 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 09:19 PM)
My favorite parts of what you said are
- Jewish people are hiding themselves amongst "white Christians".
- Jewish people invented "policitacl corectness" in order to limit speech and protect themselves.
- That people don't obviously know Jon Stewart is Jewish.
- Number 4 is most important. That "Jewish Global Domination" is a real threat and we are all just "sheeps" for not seeing it.
Debating you on the finer points is a total waste of my time. At least you gave me a good laugh.
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freerun250 — 9 years ago(January 04, 2017 03:12 PM)
"That's exactly what I am saying. If Carpenter had been honest in that interview and said the movie was a depiction of how the modern world worked under Jewish control, you, and millions of sleeping people like you, would call him crazy, mock him, and boycott his movies. "
Instead we'll just call YOU a conspiracy theorist and anti semite! ANd we'd be right! -
scarycaroler — 9 years ago(January 04, 2017 04:07 PM)
Instead we'll just call YOU a conspiracy theorist and anti semite! ANd we'd be right!
A prefect example of why you are Jewish owned livestock. No rational arguments, just ineffective responses the Jew media taught you to say without thought.
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Toilet_Clogger — 3 years ago(September 14, 2022 06:54 PM)
I recently watched "They Live" for the first time in maybe 20 years recently. It certainly appears as though the "aliens" in this movie are supposed to be Jews, not Republicans. I know that Carpenter said that this movie was a criticism about consumerism and Republicans, but he may have just said that so that he can continue making movies in Hollywood. Republicans certainly aren't the ones who overwhelmingly control the media like the aliens in this movie.
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jbaker1-2 — 11 months ago(May 03, 2025 10:49 AM)
Republicans certainly aren't the ones who overwhelmingly control the media like the aliens in this movie.
Oh, really? You must be one of those delusional right-wingers who believes the "liberal media" myth.
There are 8.2 billion people in the world. 8.19 billion of them have never heard of and don't give a fuck about Charlie Kirk. Get over it. -
jbaker1-2 — 11 months ago(May 03, 2025 10:47 AM)
Are you naturally that stupid, or is it an acquired skill? Just because
you're
an anti-Semitic asshole doesn't mean John Carpenter (or anyone else) is.
There are 8.2 billion people in the world. 8.19 billion of them have never heard of and don't give a fuck about Charlie Kirk. Get over it. -
scarycaroler — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 06:02 PM)
This film has such a scathing political subtext I am surprised a major Hollywood Studio gave this the greenlight.
I suspect that it flew in under the radar. Before it was made, it was probably easy to sell the concept of the movie to studio heads and Hollywood executives on the idea that the "they" in They Live were to be nothing but apolitical aliens or ghouls. After all, Carpenter had made those types of movies before. It probably wasn't until after the movie was finished that it became apparent who the aliens/ghouls truly represented in society. At that point, the money to make the movie had already been spent, and the only way to recoup their investment was to release it and make some of it back at the box office.