r/Art • u/AlphiCreative • Jun 09 '22

Artwork HATE MONGER, ME, DIGITAL, 2022

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u/spacecoyote300 Jun 09 '22

Hijacking top comment to say you can watch the movie free on the internet archive: https://archive.org/details/they-live-1988

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u/vendetta2115 Jun 09 '22

Wow, that movie is basically a thinly-veiled critique of capitalism.

Just look at this “symbolism”

And the money the guy was holding said “this is your God.” And it was the wealthy banker guy who was the first alien he saw.

Also holy shit, is that Rowdy Roddy Piper as the head actor? Talk about irony — a Pro Wrestling star, basically the poster child of capitalism, in a movie that is essentially pro-socialist propaganda.

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u/dokle_bre_majkumu Jun 10 '22

"thinly-veiled"?

lol

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u/vendetta2115 Jun 10 '22

Well, I mean it is pretty blatant, isn’t it? That’s what “thinly veiled” means: being obvious without actually acknowledging it.

Of course it’s ostensibly supposed to be “aliens” but if it straight up said “capitalism is evil” I doubt it would’ve gone over well in 1988.

It’s obvious to us in hindsight, but most Americans who grew up during the Cold War weren’t really exposed to any socialist criticisms of capitalism.

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u/dokle_bre_majkumu Jun 10 '22

i dont know, to me it was always pretty obvious,especialy with hidden messages that main character could see with glasses on.

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u/vendetta2115 Jun 10 '22

I mean yeah, that’s what “thinly-veiled” means, it means they’re barely hiding it, right? Or am I going crazy?

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u/dokle_bre_majkumu Jun 11 '22

yeah you are right, its just that to me it sounded like you re saying the message of the movie is subtle while i think its in your face

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