Wake up

Lola 2021-11-19 08:01:45

It’s an old movie from decades ago, and it looks ridiculous. Something aliens control people on Earth. There have been arguing about whether there are aliens for many years, but since this world is so big and has existed for so long, there is no reason that there are only people on earth. As for whether there will be aliens controlling the people on earth? It is also possible. After all, it is not uncommon for humans to control blood sucking by themselves, and it would not be surprising if there are aliens who can run to the earth to do this. It seems that the alien technology and the like depicted in the film are very crude. It's only because people in that era know less than they do now. How can people come up with something beyond human cognition? So it looks so rough.

If you take off the outer garments of aliens, some on earth can no longer be called humans. They are vampires and demons. For example, those smart tycoons use human greed and desire to control human beings, and greatly amplify and admire the spirit of hedonism and entertainment to death, just like those advertisements, books, movies and so on that the protagonist wears glasses to see. Things to say: money, sex, etc. Those advertisements, books, movies, etc. are colorful and colorful, but there are only those things inside, which arouse the desires and greed of you and me. Let us chase sex like beasts, possess money, and uncontrollably satisfy appetite and material enjoyment.

In this way, many people have been turned into slaves of money, slaves of sex, and slaves of desire. He was tied with an invisible chain, and the other end of the chain was held in the hands of the demons. Those demons are dressed in human skin, enjoying the supply of people's desire energy, and obtain incomparable satisfaction. But do they sit back and relax? No, because some people will wake up. For these demons, if they don't deal with it, more and more people will wake up. The result is that they will lose their manor and food (that is, humans). So they do everything they can to suppress those who are awake, use violence, use exclusion, use slander, use suppression, and even put them in the cloak of demons and make people fear them and stay away from them.

But the world will always wake up, no matter how suppressed, more and more people will wake up, and then expose their conspiracies, teach people to recognize the true colors of these demons, and they will naturally be banished. Maybe this will take a long time, but this day will eventually come.

The era in the film is in the 1980s, forty years have passed, and now it looks very different from that era, but it just seems so. The money-supreme empire dominated by Western whites is still standing today. Although the specific things people pursue are different, the inside is still the same, nothing more than money, sex, and material. Those vampires are still sparing no effort to control and brainwash the world.

Speaking of movies, the protagonist is a poor man, has no capital, and is a full bottom in this money society. The slum where the old black brother is located is like an under-occupied territory, where brainwashing and anti-brainwashing are fighting. But people still don’t know the truth, because it’s hard to fill their stomachs, so what else? Finally, the anti-brainwashing organization was discovered, which led to the raids by powerful institutions, and the entire slum was wiped out. The protagonist has a kind nature, otherwise he won't save people. Originally wanted to steal something unowned in the chaos, but he didn't expect to discover a shocking secret. So far he became a waking person and was surrounded and suppressed everywhere.

Since he has woken up, it is impossible to sleep, so the protagonist embarks on the road of resistance. At this time, the old brother does not want to wake up. The old brother is also a good person, but he has a lot of concerns and intends to live like this for a lifetime. , Carefully guard your own happiness. It can be called a half-dream and half-awake person. Like many people in life, I know that this world is not beautiful, and I have no power to fight. I can only protect my own pure land. But finally he was awakened by the protagonist and joined the road of resistance.

Later, I finally found the resistance organization, but I didn't realize that there was an undercover agent in the organization, and almost got caught in a pot. Fortunately, the two protagonists escaped by chance. This traitor woman here is a human being, but she is a treacherous person with aliens. Just like in reality, some people know that they are doing bad things, but can't let go of the glory and wealth, and choose to rely on the powerful to oppress the people. They know what they are doing, but they don't care. They only care about their status and power. There are so many "social elites".

Fortunately, the brainwashing device was finally destroyed, and the two protagonists died in battle. In addition, all the stars have revealed their true colors. As for the things behind, I am afraid that the aliens will not leave. Maybe they will rebuild the launch tower. Maybe they will go behind the scenes and the previous humans will go to the front desk to control it. Who knows?

The people in the film finally wake up, but in reality? How long will it take for people to wake up?

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  • Sheridan 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    What a blessing to see this work in the cinema!

  • Bell 2022-04-20 09:01:41

    The consciousness is advanced, the setting is awesome, the metaphors and allusions are also in place, limited by the production scale and technology, it seems to be constrained, if it is shot now, it will definitely be a high-concept masterpiece.

They Live quotes

  • Nada: I'm giving you a choice: either put on these glasses or start eatin' that trash can.

    Frank: Not this year!

  • [Nada and Frank are fighting, and Nada, trying to get up, tries to grab Frank's testicles]

    Frank: You dirty motherfucker!