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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Thu Aug 8, 2013, 12:52 PM Aug 2013

The more openly socialist political agendas of any Hollywood movie in memory

Easier, too, for “Elysium” to advance one of the more openly socialist political agendas of any Hollywood movie in memory, beating the drum loudly not just for universal healthcare, but for open borders, unconditional amnesty and the abolition of class distinctions as well.
http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-elysium-1200569714/

Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writer: Neill Blomkamp
Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/


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The more openly socialist political agendas of any Hollywood movie in memory (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 OP
Our Country Won't Survive As A Decent Place To Live Unless It Is More Socialist TheMastersNemesis Aug 2013 #1
Wait for the right-wing sources (actually that's about everything these days!) to begin panning it! LongTomH Aug 2013 #2
... babylonsister Aug 2013 #3
 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
1. Our Country Won't Survive As A Decent Place To Live Unless It Is More Socialist
Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:02 PM
Aug 2013

and progressive. Right now we have a repressive reactionary party that wants to go back to the middle ages where the rich had everything. They were called kings and nobles.

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