A SCI-Fi movie that reveals the secret truth of everything, and how it keeps you from seeing it

By Robert Scucci | Being published 14 seconds ago

John Carpenter is probably best known for his endless horror classics like Halloween and Somethingand deservedly so, but I was very disappointed to find that one of his best works, in 1988 They are alivepacked under the rug. Available only with on-demand purchases, messages to They are alive Phoresient is bigger than ever, and it’s a shame that moviegoers don’t have easy access to this maritime, dystopian sci-fi masterpiece.

With its themes of obscenity against consumerism and conformity, They are alive A valid entry in the extensive catalog of the carpenter who needs to testify about this person who is tired of paying for the media that they use every day, the same media that tells them that they are happy with the state of self-centeredness.

Maybe that’s why They are alive hidden behind a paywall. Perhaps the facts about the American Corporalcy that was trying to expand through his satire are just too much for today’s audience to handle.

Or maybe it’s a rights issue. Whatever the reason that you can’t broadcast the article is not working because the real problem is that we are losing this Calk classic in time, due to its availability problems.

Nothing is what it seems

They are alive Centers on Roddy Piper’s Nada, a transient arrives in Los Angeles looking for work after a combination of bad luck. He soon picks up a construction job and discriminates against Frank (Keith David), a homeless man stuck in the same financial system.

Frank leads Nada to his tent community, where some of his fellow residents catch up between shifts at a lounge and grab a bite to eat. While roaming the community, Nada discovers a community leader, Gilbert (Peter Jason), disappears from a neighboring church with a Shantytown preacher (Raymond St. Jacques), and decides to follow them.

Nada learns that the church hides a dark secret in the form of human resistance and anti-humanity of opposing aliens who argue with the government and organizations so that people have a bad personality. Blocking resistance to the news feed teaches people that they are dogs with their strings pulled by the power of being. Before the church is attacked by Government Goons, Nada escapes with sunglasses that allow him to see the world for what it really is, rather than a disease of political systems designed to exploit its resources to get his resources.

It takes two to Tango

Now that Nada knows what is really at stake They are alivethe only thing he can do is find someone who will believe his shocking discovery. He meets Holly Thompson (Fosters Foster) after his first encounter with aliens, but she refuses to buy and throws him out of a window with surprising results. Frank, who wants nothing to do with Nada’s wild theory that nothing is what it seems, is blue when Nada tries to force the glasses on his face. When the two finally come to their senses, it’s clear that it’s only a matter of time before Alision’s villain destroys humanity while everyone walks away with their knowledge, blurring with dangerous deception at the hands of their powerful corporations.

As the film reaches its climax, it reveals how far the conspiracy against these masses goes, and at this point, there is no going back. It’s up to Nada to figure out how to wake everyone up, even if you call him his life.

Watching them live

At the same time as the subject enters They are alive He feels against today’s social and political backrop, nowhere to be found in circulation and only available through on-demand shopping. To my mind, this installation of John Carpenter is important viewing in the same way that George Orwell’s 1984 is important reading.

It’s over the top with its paranoia, but its messages are loud and clear: compliance with the traps, made to worry, to make us consume and produce as a way to support the ruling class. If you want to break free from society’s slums of expectation, you must watch it They are aliveif not for fun, then for a crash course on how to handle yourself when your eyes open and you see clearly when it matters most when it matters most when it matters most.

As of this writing, They are alive Available on-demand through Amazon Prime VIDEO, Apple TV+, and Fandango at home.