Here we actually visit the darker side of television. Videodrome? For pansies. This is the hardcore shit. It may not seem like it with the big name actors and slick production values. But yeah, this is one of the darkest sides of reality catching a glimpse of sunlight. Insidious. It may be a work of fiction here, but I have to imagine, not far off the mark.
Two weeks before Presidential re-elections, a bad scandal takes place. They gotta call in the Wolf! Well, not the Wolf, because he works different circles. But Mr. Fix-It is presented pronto, instant full distraction mode and...Go! Change the Story, Change the Lead. All by ‘reliable sources.’ It really is that easy, apparently.
Given the year and the references made throughout the movie, you know this ain’t their first rodeo in situations such as these. You wonder how many people it takes to manipulate the masses? 3. And a lot of lackeys. Yeah, I know there’s some situations here where if it was actually real, the body count would be a lot higher. But if you kill all the lackeys too, that would create a little stank. But sensationalisms aside, damn. Elections aren’t determined by the candidates, it’s run by the T. fucking. V., in 1997 at least. Now it’s the internets. Obviously. TikTok ain’t our friends, people. It will have you throwin shoes at your VideoBox, patriotically and to a newly discovered patriotic anthem. Step on up and cheer!
This is all kinds of fuckeries. The big roles by DeNiro, Hoffman, Heche as they go through an amazingly produced Narrative to distract, disown and fuck the system meant to protect the people. Fiction, my ass. I don’t know how plausible some of this is, some of it is obvisouly not. But the Song remains the Same. A few people. Mass Fuckeries. Who could actually clean this up? Way more terrifying than Terrifiers 1 – 8, when considering the consequences.
