Anyone who wears sunglasses can see that the signboards of the buildings have become billboards with the words "buy" on each side; the posters of the young women actually have the code words "birth and marriage" built-in; open the magazine, every time The pages are all high-pressure brainwashing aimed at people's hearts: "not thinking", "not wanting" and "obeying."
It is also an anti-system and dystopian work. This subject matter is often not seen in science fiction movies, but it is always fresh.
This film is adapted from Ray Nelson's 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", and the leading actor is played by WWE player Roddy Piper. The Chinese translation name is "Extreme Space" or "X-Ray Man", while the original title "They Live" is more in line with the theme of the whole film.
In the film, the male protagonist saw this slogan on a wall of the resistance organization base: They Live, We Sleep (They are everywhere, we are not awake).
After wearing sunglasses, the whole world will be seen through, besides, the whole world will be found to be black and white. This is like the invention of color television to satirize people inadvertently accepting stronger sensory stimulation, and get lost in the colorful vain and temptation without realizing it. Furthermore, we can see the true face of the so-called upper-class people who enjoy public power: the living dead.
Of course, after seeing it, you will find that this film has to be labelled as "alien", which is the specific explanation why those people seem to be walking dead. With such abominable creatures ruling mankind, there is even more reason for the reaction of the hero and the resistance organization.
The invention of television and radio has greatly improved the convenience of human thought transmission. In the film, you can see the endless indoctrination of thoughts brought about by television: it is constantly receiving, but not thinking about it. So this society becomes a false appearance, people think they know everything, but in fact they know nothing.
This film has a touch of black humor, and the overall story design is extra points. The wrestling between the protagonist and his friends is very redundant, and it is purely a show of skill. In addition to the lack of room for interpretation of the male protagonist’s flat personality and heroic style, it is still a good film worth watching.
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