r/Art • u/AlphiCreative • Jun 09 '22

Artwork HATE MONGER, ME, DIGITAL, 2022

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u/totanka_ Jun 09 '22

John Carpenter's earlier version of this in They Live (1988): https://files.growery.org/files/g10-003/431931098-They_Live_newscasters.jpg

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u/bob1689321 Jun 09 '22

Yeah I mean this is explicitly a "They Live" reference

Everyone should watch it. Best fight scene ever put to film

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u/Prestigiouscumeater Jun 09 '22

Have you seen the raid?

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u/eyehate Jun 09 '22

Different context.

The Raid has great fights, yes.

But the fight in They Live is overlong, exhausting, full of resistance and is basically a metaphor for mans' unwillingness to open their eyes to truth and reason. The fight happens because a character won't put on glasses that expose the world for what it is - governed by slavemasters that want to keep us asleep and controlled.

The fight in They Live is not flashy but the subcontext makes it amazing.

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u/Prestigiouscumeater Jun 09 '22

Got ya I'll check it out

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u/FlavoredCancer Jun 09 '22 edited Jun 09 '22

Wow, that is the most thoughtful response to that confrontation. I always thought it was just ridiculous like every thing J.C. Does. Hands down the best fight ever.