Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Watching this as an adult, I experienced a much more nuanced film than the one I loved as a kid. A satirical dissection of American society which takes aim at numerous issues - foreign policy, labour rights, consumerism and privatisation - all at the height of Reaganism.
The barren and industrial landscape of 80s recession-hit Detroit perfectly doubles up as the dystopian city of the future. An indictment as to what Capitalism will do to cities of industry.
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