Demolition Man, Fiction or Non-Fiction?

*Warhorse* · 02-25-2008, 04:52 AM

I know this an old film. But I just wanted to spark up something friends and I always thought of this movie.

That maybe it was a very subtle conscientious movie that was cloaked in a big action fun filled blockbuster. It had it's big action scenes, comical situations and stuff. But it habd the underlying fact of a society of people that lived in a very caged world, disguised as laws meant to "protect them due to sacrificing their freedoms and their very natures"

It was illegal to
Swear
Eat foods that are unhealthy for you
could not have sex or any bodily fluids passed from one person to the next

And that the world had also succumbed to a monopoly due to a franchise war that had been fought decades ago.

Friends and I keep saying it for years, watch this film slowly become a reality. One friend of mine got fined for saying sh!t when her purse strap broke in a mall and her contents fell out. She did say the profanity near some kids, and the mother looked horrified. And there was a cop that was shopping, and he gave her a citation for indescent conduct around minorities. WTH?

And then you have the monopolizing monarch going on with the phone and cable companies AT&T and Comcast. How long will it be before you have to get xm satelite radio to listen to anykind of a radio station. You know what that means when the bigger companies squish out the competition. It means they can start to charge outrageous prices for their products and services.

So, any of you ever noticed this movie's little subtle messages becoming true for you? Or do you just like the movie, or hate it?

Think there will be a time when there will be a station that plays nothing but commercial songs? I have a local kids station nearby me that plays the introduction themes to popular tv shows and cartoons! Funny, huh!

*MrPliggins* · 02-25-2008, 07:34 AM

I dunno...I think swearing is becoming more accepted as time goes on. It's definitely more accepted on television now than it was in the 80s. I've heard pretty much every swear word on network television.

Why are these swear words anyway? I know the origin of the F word is unknown, but who decided these were "bad" words anyway? And what's the worst that can happen if you use them? Will someone get hurt or die? no. S**t isn't really that bad of a word either. Somehow, the F word gets the honor of being the "worst" word, and that's a shame, since it has so many uses.

The monopolizing thing is happening I think. You're kind of forced to conform to the standard. Although I don't want to buy a blu-ray player, I'm sure dvd will be phased out eventually since dvd sales are slumping now. And you HAVE to have digital cable if you want HD channels, which costs like 100 dollars a month. I wish you could just select channels you want (I watch like, 5 channels) and pay per channel...but no, you get all this stuff you don't watch and have to pay for anyway.

I love this movie, though. Don't know why..it's not that great..but it's got charm, or something.

Fugitoid Jones · 02-26-2008, 12:10 AM

Yeah, I'd say it's a subtle look into our possible future disguised as an action movie. I mean, they were almost right when they did that joke about the "Schwarzenneger Library", he became governor, while in the movie he became president. So if they were almost right about that, I shudder to think what else might happen. ::shivers about the head-apparatus sex::

On a side note, my film instructor in college worked on Demolition Man. He worked on that and Dan Ackroyd's Nothing But Trouble, so DM was his big claim to fame.

*Warhorse* · 02-26-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones

Yeah, I'd say it's a subtle look into our possible future disguised as an action movie. I mean, they were almost right when they did that joke about the "Schwarzenneger Library", he became governor, while in the movie he became president. So if they were almost right about that, I shudder to think what else might happen. .

That's true, I forgot about that! Was funny to hear Sandra Bullock's character exclaim "wasn't he an actor once?" Same thing I pulled when asked my parents about President Ronald Reagan, and I didn't know he was an actor till I watched Back to the Future!

02-25-2008, 04:52 AM	#1
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	Demolition Man, Fiction or Non-Fiction? I know this an old film. But I just wanted to spark up something friends and I always thought of this movie. That maybe it was a very subtle conscientious movie that was cloaked in a big action fun filled blockbuster. It had it's big action scenes, comical situations and stuff. But it habd the underlying fact of a society of people that lived in a very caged world, disguised as laws meant to "protect them due to sacrificing their freedoms and their very natures" It was illegal to Swear Eat foods that are unhealthy for you could not have sex or any bodily fluids passed from one person to the next And that the world had also succumbed to a monopoly due to a franchise war that had been fought decades ago. Friends and I keep saying it for years, watch this film slowly become a reality. One friend of mine got fined for saying sh!t when her purse strap broke in a mall and her contents fell out. She did say the profanity near some kids, and the mother looked horrified. And there was a cop that was shopping, and he gave her a citation for indescent conduct around minorities. WTH? And then you have the monopolizing monarch going on with the phone and cable companies AT&T and Comcast. How long will it be before you have to get xm satelite radio to listen to anykind of a radio station. You know what that means when the bigger companies squish out the competition. It means they can start to charge outrageous prices for their products and services. So, any of you ever noticed this movie's little subtle messages becoming true for you? Or do you just like the movie, or hate it? Think there will be a time when there will be a station that plays nothing but commercial songs? I have a local kids station nearby me that plays the introduction themes to popular tv shows and cartoons! Funny, huh!

02-26-2008, 12:10 AM	#3
Fugitoid Jones Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: D'hoonib, VT Posts: 886	Yeah, I'd say it's a subtle look into our possible future disguised as an action movie. I mean, they were almost right when they did that joke about the "Schwarzenneger Library", he became governor, while in the movie he became president. So if they were almost right about that, I shudder to think what else might happen. ::shivers about the head-apparatus sex:: On a side note, my film instructor in college worked on Demolition Man. He worked on that and Dan Ackroyd's Nothing But Trouble, so DM was his big claim to fame. __________________ "You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself." -Dr. Zaius

02-25-2008, 07:34 AM	#2
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I dunno...I think swearing is becoming more accepted as time goes on. It's definitely more accepted on television now than it was in the 80s. I've heard pretty much every swear word on network television. Why are these swear words anyway? I know the origin of the F word is unknown, but who decided these were "bad" words anyway? And what's the worst that can happen if you use them? Will someone get hurt or die? no. S**t isn't really that bad of a word either. Somehow, the F word gets the honor of being the "worst" word, and that's a shame, since it has so many uses. The monopolizing thing is happening I think. You're kind of forced to conform to the standard. Although I don't want to buy a blu-ray player, I'm sure dvd will be phased out eventually since dvd sales are slumping now. And you HAVE to have digital cable if you want HD channels, which costs like 100 dollars a month. I wish you could just select channels you want (I watch like, 5 channels) and pay per channel...but no, you get all this stuff you don't watch and have to pay for anyway. I love this movie, though. Don't know why..it's not that great..but it's got charm, or something.