i'm all about the dystopias, too ("brazil" being an actual *good* one, imo
-- but of course this topic merges with the _animal farm_ thread), but "no
matter how bad"? soooooo . . . surely we draw the line at, perhaps,
"waterworld"?/"nothing's free on waterworld" //not even a good drowning On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:40 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not at all. In the first one Max is a police officer, waging a futile > > battle against the rising tide of criminal barbarianism. Basically > > an Australian version of Dirty Harry, but where the forces of law > > and order are much weaker. In the second civilization is > > gone and Max is a loner driving a hot car through a wasteland, > > "last of the V-8s." > > > I have always loved dystopian movies, no matter how bad. > > They seem more true than the others. Some time I will provide > > a dissertation of my comprehensive knowledge of the "living > > dead" oeuvre of George Romero. > > > > -- "They're us." > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeffrey Fisher > Sent: 08/19/08 03:27 pm > To: Progressive Economics > Subject: Re: Re: [Pen-l] Reality bites again > > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Jim Devine <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/g.fcgi/mail/new?&to=jdevine03%40gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> Sane Max writes: >> > Max Max was the precursor to [Road Warrior] where organized civilization >> had not >> > yet disappeared. MM is just a really brutal revenge movie. >> >> did Max [i.e., Mel Gibson] help destroy civilization? > > > i've not seen it in ages, but i don't think so. i think he's essentially a > victim, and that's a lot of his appeal as a hero. > > >> >> >> (BTW, I like bad movies too.) > > > don't worry -- i think your street cred is intact here. :) > > j > > > >> >> -- >> Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own >> way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected]<http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/g.fcgi/mail/new?&to=pen-l%40lists.csuchico.edu> >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > >
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