They Live (1988): OBEY. CONSUME. SLEEP. | Confused Reviews

🕶 OBEY. 🕶 CONSUME. 🕶 SLEEP. 🕶

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Media Bites
2:01 Production & Background
3:45 Casting
5:38 Alien Appearances
6:40 Review Part 1
9:24 Cynicism vs Hope
10:55 Review Part 2
13:41 Double Homeless!
14:10 OBEY. CONSUME. SLEEP.
17:20 Nada Problem
19:09 Review Part 3
20:12 The Truth Hurts
22:07 Review Part 4
27:19 Recap/Rating
30:58 The American Dream
32:09 Outro

Music Used:
The Thing Lives - VWA
Synthetic - Benny Alexander
The Green Hills of Tyrol - Sandy Davidson
We’re in the Money - Ginger Rogers
Slow Whiskey Blues - Sebastien Zunino
Detroit City - Trick Trick Instrumental
Dream Warriors - Dokken Instrumental
Replicant Hunter - White Bat Audio
Dust Devil - D-Code
The New Order - White Bat Audio
The Guardian - White Bat Audio
Watch - Grant Kirkhope
Silver Shamrock - White Bat Audio

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Confused Reviews - Episode 79 - John Carpenter's They Live (1988)

hey Live is a 1988 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter, based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster, the film follows an unnamed drifter who discovers through special sunglasses that the ruling class are aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to consume, breed, and conform to the status quo via subliminal messages in mass media.

Having acquired the film rights to the Nelson-penned short story prior to the production of They Live, Carpenter used the story as the basis for the screenplay's structure, which he wrote under the pseudonym "Frank Armitage". Carpenter has stated that the themes of They Live stemmed from his dissatisfaction with the economic policies of then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan, as well as what Carpenter saw as increasing commercialization in both popular culture and politics.

They Live was a minor success upon release, debuting at #1 at the North American box office. It initially received negative reviews from critics, who lambasted its social commentary, writing, and acting; however, it later gained a cult following and experienced a significantly more favorable critical reception. It is now regarded by many as one of Carpenter's best films. The film has also entered the pop culture lexicon, notably having a lasting effect on street art (particularly that of Shepard Fairey).

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