Lone herbal witch
Jedi Master
Hello,
Just saw this old 1996 action packed movie named Escape from L.A.
Not a great movie but the reason I'm reporting it is that it echoes what we are experiencing these days. It is filled to the brim in symbolism that are ever present now in our lives.
An American post-apocalyptic action movie co-written and directed by John Carpenter.
The protagonist is Kurt Russell with an all star cast including Stacey Keach, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier, etc.
The plot consist of a criminal (Kurt Russell) who is recruited/forced by a fascist President (Robertson) to retrieve an important black box that his daughter, Utopia (dressed in pink as in Clueless and blonde to boot) has stolen and escaped to L.A. which at this time is an island after a massive earthquake rendered the city of L.A. and its surrounding cut off from the main land of US. This black box contains a remote for a weapon controlled by satellites rendering all electronic equipment in the world mute/dysfunctional and therefore, forcing humanity to render themselves into the Dark Ages.
The Island is run by a Peruvian named Cuervo Jones (dressed like Che Vera) who takes hold of that remote and the girl, of course and wants to attack the US mainland with the same strategy.
en.wikipedia.org
Without given away the plot, it is a typical action packed movie in the style we would expect from an American producer. However, there are a few scenes that brought to me the reality of our present world:
Fascist president: he is heartless, psychopathic, sees his daughter as an enemy, holds a bible in his hands when he sees events that should have proven him right do not, even the military equipment bear the symbol of a Fascist Eagle.
Island: it is completely destroyed and used as a deportation Centre fort undesirable. No one can cross there unless the military says so. Even the "hero" is given a one-man submarine to go to the island to kill the daughter and retrieve the box.
Just saw this old 1996 action packed movie named Escape from L.A.
Not a great movie but the reason I'm reporting it is that it echoes what we are experiencing these days. It is filled to the brim in symbolism that are ever present now in our lives.
An American post-apocalyptic action movie co-written and directed by John Carpenter.
The protagonist is Kurt Russell with an all star cast including Stacey Keach, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier, etc.
The plot consist of a criminal (Kurt Russell) who is recruited/forced by a fascist President (Robertson) to retrieve an important black box that his daughter, Utopia (dressed in pink as in Clueless and blonde to boot) has stolen and escaped to L.A. which at this time is an island after a massive earthquake rendered the city of L.A. and its surrounding cut off from the main land of US. This black box contains a remote for a weapon controlled by satellites rendering all electronic equipment in the world mute/dysfunctional and therefore, forcing humanity to render themselves into the Dark Ages.
The Island is run by a Peruvian named Cuervo Jones (dressed like Che Vera) who takes hold of that remote and the girl, of course and wants to attack the US mainland with the same strategy.
Escape from L.A. - Wikipedia
Without given away the plot, it is a typical action packed movie in the style we would expect from an American producer. However, there are a few scenes that brought to me the reality of our present world:
Fascist president: he is heartless, psychopathic, sees his daughter as an enemy, holds a bible in his hands when he sees events that should have proven him right do not, even the military equipment bear the symbol of a Fascist Eagle.
Island: it is completely destroyed and used as a deportation Centre fort undesirable. No one can cross there unless the military says so. Even the "hero" is given a one-man submarine to go to the island to kill the daughter and retrieve the box.
In our house, it is his TV so he comes first!
And he dislikes movies of that caliber.