When this movie came out, I was pretty much the exact person this movie was made for: a 20-something edgy white guy with an unsatisfying job, a superiority complex, and poorly thought out politics. And it still felt icky in a way that few popular movies ever have. I mostly like Mike Judge, but WOOF.
Have you seen STALKER (1979)? I saw someone talk about a 3 hr b/w movie about the fall of Yugoslavia and it reminded me of STALKER. It's free on youtube with eng subs
if you ever get a chance to watch it in an actual movie theater definitely do it. Tarkovsky is best on a giant screen where you can take note of everything in the frame
all of his "um actually, traditional japanese honour-based society is superior" and "idiocracy was a documentary" takes make me so nostalgic for the pleather trench coat joss whedon era of internet nerd takes, these are CLASSIC takes
Luigi: Healthcare should be a human right!
*crowd cheers*
Luigi: Japan needs to ban fleshlights to up birthrates!
*crowd boos*
Luigi: It also needs to shut down Overwatch and Tekken cafes!
*crowd is confused and didn't realize Tekken was in them, mills about for a while before leaving to go to play*
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Fuck that entire decade's concept of mainstream "comedy"
oh how society has fallen....
*crowd cheers*
Luigi: Japan needs to ban fleshlights to up birthrates!
*crowd boos*
Luigi: It also needs to shut down Overwatch and Tekken cafes!
*crowd is confused and didn't realize Tekken was in them, mills about for a while before leaving to go to play*
by Jesse Singal
My brain is being impulsive today with posts DX