![]() Jamie Kitcheman is a Leeds-based freelance journalist with a finger on the pulse of the current music scene and film.įollow him on Twitter here and Instagram here. John Carpenter’s They Live is a fun cult classic with a message that is still relevant today. This is an incredibly fun film that has a tongue in cheek attitude to many issues it addresses. They Live takes a direct aim at the American dream as Piper’s character Nada’s perception undergoes a change-from believing his hard work will eventually pay off to being able to see the corruption of the world around him. The film also shows some of the harsh realities of homelessness and poverty. After donning a pair of special sunglasses, Nada discovers that many of societys elite are not humans, but aliens who control humanity through subliminal. ![]() John Carpenter creates a poignant message of how the upper class try to control the middle and working classes. and I’m all out of bubblegum,” Roddy Piper’s charming one-liners are in the league of their own. With classics like “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. ![]() One scene that stands out, in particular, is a fight between Nada and Frank it feels like it goes on forever and gets more absurd with every moment by raising the stakes of the fight. They Live has a serious message about the danger of capitalism spiralling out of control, yet it firmly sits in the fun B-movie territory.
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