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They Warned Us!

Lerron Wright and Rafael Reyes

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a podcast where we talk about films, their motifs, cultural impact, and to what degree these movies represent our values and identities as People of Color. Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
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In Episode 8 of They Warned Us! we will be reviewing Terminator 2, the 1991 blockbuster hit by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is part 2 of a 2 part podcast. This second podcast tackles POC representation, and its prophetic value. In particular we deal with the subject of the erasure of blackness, and trying to maintain some sense of values that come f…
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In Episode 7 of They Warned Us! we will be reviewing Terminator 2, the 1991 blockbuster hit by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is part 1 of a 2 part podcast. This first one tackles the movies themes and the social context which the film lifts up. Some themes we cover: Humanity, the notion of family Fate, and the attempt to escape becoming a statistic C…
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In Episode 6 of They Warned Us! we are talking about the 1990 film Total Recall. In its early reception it pushed the envelope on special effects and CGI. However, what about the values it was trying to portray throughout the film? Did it break ground in accordance to the POC perspective? Come and listen to our podcast as we discuss this and more. …
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In this episode of They Warned Us! we look at Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man! In 2017, after a worldwide economic collapse, the United States has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The U.S. government pacifies the populace by broadcasting game shows where convicted criminals fight for their lives, includin…
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The year is 2018 in a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas. One player, Jonathan E., fights for his personal freedom and threatens the corporate control. What is discussed: - Corporate takeover - Info…
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In this episode of They Warned Us! we look at the 1973 post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Soylent Green, which will wrap up our Heston Trifecta. What makes this film so compelling are the themes the film touches upon:- gender issues- economic crisis- lack of trust in government- environmental issues- food shortages- lack of employmentThere are more, …
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In this podcast we discuss The Omega Man! a film that speaks about what happens when the earth has gone through, not only nuclear disaster, but chemical warfare. It struggles with the desires of maintaining the autonomous individual with his culture, and pits it against the extreme fundamentalist notion of the "brotherhood," a unity wound up with m…
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