John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ was supposed to be a warning

Re:John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ was supposed to be a warning by albanread on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:04PM (#27562780)

I think the message of They Live; is that our rulers complete lack of empathy for ordinary people means they might as well be aliens. Also I don't think it was a vision of the future; it was about society at the time.

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Re:John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ was supposed to be a warning by narag on Sunday June 20, 2021 @09:33AM (#27569785)

I think the message of They Live; is that our rulers complete lack of empathy for ordinary people means they might as well be aliens.

I'm more interested in what the movie tells me than in the message the author was trying to convey. If you look at it from the rulers perspective, it will depende on whichever the rulers are. I prefer to look from the perspective of the individual and how propaganda and the need to conform affects my ideas, conscience and behaviour.

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Re:John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ was supposed to be a warning by developer93 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @04:11PM (#27563995)

It's still a common trope, that the rich are lizards, commonly popularised by David Ike for example

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