True Horror
Films that contain "horror", or more so "terror", that have a much larger social theme presented and then utilized.
Keeping things simple for further rewatching, I will be revealing "the narrative" of each piece as opposed to the "theme or genre".
- The world/threat presented must actually be a sinister concept.
- The concept must ALREADY partially/exist in our current reality; "Reality Zero".
Keeping things simple for further rewatching, I will be revealing "the narrative" of each piece as opposed to the "theme or genre".
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- DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsEthan HawkeUma ThurmanJude LawVincent, an "In-Valid", assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect.The future of Slavery.
The PRESENT REALITY of 'Slavery By Discrimination' as established by The Dutch East India Company... - DirectorAlex CoxStarsHarry Dean StantonEmilio EstevezTracey WalterA young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty--and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.Depicts Blind Consumerism, the Adolescent Awareness of Mediocrity, Capitalistic Revulsion, Religion as part of all Military-Industrial Complex, "Gang" Culture including Authorities, and the The Elderly of a Community becoming despaired.
A fun time!
An adaptation of The Catcher In The Rye as filmed by Kubrick. Worthy sequel to 2001: ASO, Alien, and They Live!
Done in a delicious film noir/Punk rocker style! BRAVE! - DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.A medical analysis of Consumerism as a way of life.
The Capitalistically-necessary reduction of men and women, gods and peasants into separate and UNEQUAL Classes. - DirectorJoy BatchelorJohn HalasStarsGordon HeathMaurice DenhamA successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong when the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.Internal Corruption as more dangerous than External Threats.
Stalin, as Communism's 'Thermidor Scenario' similar to Hitler as Nationalism's 'thermidor'!
Which Trotsky publicly declares before his assassination! And Third Reich plans depict for 'dark-haired Germans'.
Some animals are indeed more equal than others! - DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'AngeloLiving a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
- DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh LucasA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
- CreatorDennis KellyStarsAdeel AkhtarPaul HigginsNeil MaskellAfter a group of people, who meet online, discover a bizarre graphic novel which seems to hold mysterious answers, they find themselves being tracked down by a merciless organization known merely as 'The Network'.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.The "Age of Lawlessness".
- DirectorRay MillandStarsRay MillandJean HagenFrankie AvalonA family leaves Los Angeles for a camping trip just before hydrogen bombs destroy the city. In the midst of the chaos, the father must fight to keep his family alive along the highway.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn RandolphJack KehoeAn honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJonathan PryceKim GreistRobert De NiroA bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohnny DeppBenicio Del ToroTobey MaguireAn oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.A bitter and nihilistic, yet carefree, bashing of The Two Party System that is actually always One Party.
Prequel To The Big Lewbowski - DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.Best depiction of "The Banality of Evil" using the Capitalistic Suburbs and artificial social constructs as a perfect metaphor of being apart of something bigger, not better.
Ties into the morality of an ancient Sumerian fable, 'The Tale of Enkidu'. Civilization can be an evil of it's own. - DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. ReinigerDuring an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.Yes!
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy IrvingCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.Anti-bullying.
Ties into true horror of what precipitated The Columbine School Massacre and countless others.
Unfortunately, the lessons about rampant cruelty and Human limits are always learnt post-mortem. If at all. - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerLinguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.How Communication is a blessing and a curse.
- DirectorHideaki AnnoShinji HiguchiStarsHiroki HasegawaYutaka TakenouchiSatomi IshiharaJapan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.Pros: Anti-Bureaucracy.
Cons: Pro-Japanese Fascism?
Hideaki Anno does it again, showing himself to be the most brave of the living Directors. - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCasper Van DienDenise RichardsDina MeyerHumans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.A scathing criticism of post-WWII Fascism as assimilated by Western cultures.
A perfect prophecy of the USA's Fascism/Patriotism Propaganda post-9/11! And how easily a populace can be inspired to chase false flags and boogeymen.
Film was produced 1995-97...
Possibly inspired by The WTC Bombing in '93 or the Oklahoma City Bombing in '95. - DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg FosterThey influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.Social Commentary on Consumerism/Mind Control/New World Order.
Prophecy.
Ties into the 'They Are Already Among Us Scenario' of alien contact.
Very disturbing on a primal level, also filmed on a primal level! - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling HaydenAn unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.Another harsh criticism of Patriotism as a 'constructed madness', not artificial, constructed...
The 'Final War' agenda of The New World Order is openly mocked as a 'suicide cult'!
Which it is! - DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie HoldenAfter a massive thunderstorm, an eerie, unwavering fog descends upon a Maine community. Locals seek refuge in a grocery store from the monstrous creatures now roaming the countryside killing everyone they encounter.Psychological Fallout, as a consequence of a Military-Industrial Complex-supporting culture.
Disintegration of Community in the face of 'strange threat'. - DirectorRobert WiseStarsMichael RenniePatricia NealHugh MarloweAn alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.Realistic Depiction of 'Benevolent Extraterrestrial Intelligence Concept'.
Current Humanity IS a threat to Universal Peace.
Concurs with my "Viral Genesis Theory".
Ends with an optimistic Nietszchean concept of "Existentialism".
Only rivaled by 2001:ASO. - DirectorDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanVirginia MadsenFrancesca AnnisA Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.Based on a novel, that itself, was a prophecy of 'wars in the Middle East deserts for precious fuel resources'.
Possibly inspired by The British Empire's ruthless invasion of Iran and Iraq during WWI, decades before The Third German Empire's attempt to enslave the same region, and decades before The American Empire's resolute occupation of the very same region.
Depicts the 'Fate of Empires', by Gibbons, as a cinematic fable AGAINST falling in love with "civilization".
Ties into 'Tale of Enkidu'. - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterWhen a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.HAL was corrupt only because Man is flawed...they taught him to lie...
Instead of keeping a pure, child-like god, "they" had made a devil!
Meta-commentary on The New World Order creating dangerous problems. And then blaming the victims.
