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<v Speaker 1>In the dystopian future. Inflation has skyrocketed, and there are

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<v Speaker 1>both jobs and housing crises. Rich folks are consuming every

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<v Speaker 1>bit of wealth they can lay their eyes on, and

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<v Speaker 1>the only hope the common man has is in their

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<v Speaker 1>ability to create engaging content. Am I talking about right

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<v Speaker 1>here and right now in real life? Yes, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>also talking about The Running Man. I'm Ronald Young Junior,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm leaving the theater.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Ronald and I am leaving the theater after

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<v Speaker 1>seeing The Running Man. The Running Man written by Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Bacali and Edgar Wright, directed by Edgar Wright, starring Glenn Powell,

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<v Speaker 1>William h Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Sarah, Amelia Jones, Daniel Ezra,

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<v Speaker 1>Jamie Lawson, Sean Hayes, Coleman Domingo, and Josh Brolynn. And

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<v Speaker 1>for complete cast listing, you can go to the link

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<v Speaker 1>in our show notes. It is just me today. Those

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<v Speaker 1>of you who are Patreon members, you will have already

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<v Speaker 1>listened to the On the Couch episode where I reviewed

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<v Speaker 1>The Running Man, which came out I believe in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty one, eighty two, eighty three, eighty four, eighty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was nineteen eighty seven.

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<v Speaker 1>As a matter of fact, if you look in your

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<v Speaker 1>feeds right now, you could probably see if you're not

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<v Speaker 1>a Patreon member, you could probably see a locked episode

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<v Speaker 1>of On the Couch entitled The Running Man nineteen eighty

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<v Speaker 1>something on there with the picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a adaptation of the Stephen King novel from nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty one. So this is a remake of the original film,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure it's also drawing from the source material

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<v Speaker 1>as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is the.

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<v Speaker 1>Second adaptation of the novel, and I'm sure it's drawing

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<v Speaker 1>some inspiration from the nineteen eighty seven or eighty six

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<v Speaker 1>movie as well. So in this one, Glenn Powell is

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<v Speaker 1>not His name is Ben Richards, and he is not

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<v Speaker 1>a police officer or former military member at all. They

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<v Speaker 1>are still in a dystopian future where people are very broke,

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<v Speaker 1>very poor, wages are very low, and the only way

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<v Speaker 1>to get real money is to do these humiliating games

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<v Speaker 1>in front of everyone that are really meant to motivate

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<v Speaker 1>people and make people think they have a chance. And

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Richards has a wife and daughter who is ill.

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<v Speaker 1>The daughter is ill, so he is forced to become

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<v Speaker 1>a part of this capitalistic intention, and of course he

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<v Speaker 1>becomes the titular running man. Watching this film, it is

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<v Speaker 1>at times a very scathing rebuke of capitalism. But I

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<v Speaker 1>also think that it's it's a little bit messy and

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit shaggy, and because it's a big budget film,

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<v Speaker 1>there's stuff that it simply.

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<v Speaker 2>Will not do.

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<v Speaker 1>It will allude to a revolution. It will have people

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<v Speaker 1>who would be considered to be revolutionaries, but they're kind

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<v Speaker 1>of painted with broad strokes in some ways, they're not

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily as nuanced as you would expect them to be.

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<v Speaker 1>There's more than one voice that is talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>resistance against the Network, which is what they're called NCG,

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<v Speaker 1>which is now kind of the governing body of the

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<v Speaker 1>United States. There is a president, and I believe that

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<v Speaker 1>president is intended to be Arnold Schwarzenegger, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>wink and smile to the original film. He is listed

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<v Speaker 1>on the money infliction is out of control. People just

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<v Speaker 1>don't have what they need. So these revolutionaries are pushing

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<v Speaker 1>up against the idea of the Network, and for me,

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<v Speaker 1>those were the more interesting parts of the film. There

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<v Speaker 1>is a you know, Ben Richards is married to a

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<v Speaker 1>black woman. He has a black child, which I have

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<v Speaker 1>some thoughts about, especially in this dystopian future, especially with

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<v Speaker 1>the role of black people in this film. Colman Domingo

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<v Speaker 1>is a showman who's kind of in the host of

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<v Speaker 1>The Running Man, the television show, and Josh Brolin is

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<v Speaker 1>the network executive. Coleman Domingo again is the host. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you have Ben Richards who has a black

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<v Speaker 1>wife and he is then at some point assisted on

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<v Speaker 1>the streets by a family of black folks. And there's

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<v Speaker 1>this role of black people in the film, which is

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm curious as to what it is and what

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<v Speaker 1>it means in terms of the future. And again you're

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<v Speaker 1>always going to hear me point this out. When you

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<v Speaker 1>make these casting choices, you have to consider what role

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<v Speaker 1>race plays in the universe that is established by the film,

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<v Speaker 1>but also what that says to a viewer who is

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<v Speaker 1>not living in the universe established by the film, meaning

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<v Speaker 1>that me, a black man watching this is going to

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<v Speaker 1>have opinions about what Coleman Domingo thinks and what is

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<v Speaker 1>survival to him in this world? What is race in

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<v Speaker 1>this world? What does it look like? Who actually has

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<v Speaker 1>the power? If that never comes up as a part

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<v Speaker 1>of the plot. Then you end up with a film

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<v Speaker 1>in which I see black folks doing things, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious as to what they think of themselves and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the people around them. If you turn this into

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just well, this is rich versus poor, which

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<v Speaker 1>I actually believe that to be true, I still want

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<v Speaker 1>to know if there's any commentary where it's gotten so

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<v Speaker 1>bad that we actually have gone post racial in this society.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not something that's examined. It's more been Richards

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<v Speaker 1>that is examined. And he has this motivation where he's

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<v Speaker 1>just like, I got to get back to my family.

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<v Speaker 1>I got to get back to my family, which is

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<v Speaker 1>it's fine, but it makes his intentions and his character

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<v Speaker 1>development a little more shallow than I would expect for

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<v Speaker 1>it to be. And the reason why I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>important is because I think if this person is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a spark that lights a revolutionary fuse, as

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<v Speaker 1>the movie tends to be pushing him to do, then

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<v Speaker 1>I really want more realizations from him about the world

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<v Speaker 1>that he's living in in a way that is, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>at times felt messy, ham fisted, other times maybe more

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<v Speaker 1>overt especially because Okay, so one of the family, the

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<v Speaker 1>Black family that assists him, one of those characters is

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<v Speaker 1>basically what we would now know as a YouTube conspiracy theorist,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's definitely right about how the show The Running

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<v Speaker 1>Man is ran, what that means for Ben Richards, and

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<v Speaker 1>how the network is going to operate with him.

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<v Speaker 2>So a ways into the movie, we.

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<v Speaker 1>Start to realize that this interaction between the network and

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<v Speaker 1>between Ben is one that is mostly beneficial to the network.

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<v Speaker 1>And the reason why that's important to note is because

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<v Speaker 1>at some point when we start examining that, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>there was an opportunity for the movie to do something

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<v Speaker 1>very very interesting with regards to where we are in

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<v Speaker 1>the real world in twenty twenty five, and it walks

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<v Speaker 1>right up to the line of basically talking about control

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<v Speaker 1>and programming and what it looks like for the government

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<v Speaker 1>to be involved, and what it looks like for folks

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<v Speaker 1>to use what we consider to be entertainment to actually

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<v Speaker 1>control us, and what it looks like to whip a

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<v Speaker 1>bloodthirsty mob who is desperate into a frenzy. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think there was a couple of moments in here where

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<v Speaker 1>people who are also being oppressed by the network might

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<v Speaker 1>have joined together and turned against the network as a unit.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's one or two people in particular who kind

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<v Speaker 1>of work for the network that I feel like at

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<v Speaker 1>some point would say, oh, yeah, well, we should definitely

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<v Speaker 1>stop doing this and work together against the network. But

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<v Speaker 1>that's not what happens. And there's a sense of realism

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<v Speaker 1>to that. And the only way I can attach it

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<v Speaker 1>is to say, I'm looking at ICE officers and not

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<v Speaker 1>totally understanding their motivation Right now, I don't understand why

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<v Speaker 1>you would continue to do this job. It's dangerous for you,

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<v Speaker 1>it is not something that can last forever. And you're

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<v Speaker 1>the bad guy. You are the bad guy, no matter

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<v Speaker 1>what you tell yourself. As history continues to grind forward,

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<v Speaker 1>you will be exposed as the bad guy. But this

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<v Speaker 1>movie is making a more overt claim about these bad

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<v Speaker 1>guys in the film, and for me, unless all of

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<v Speaker 1>their lives are under threat, unless all of their families

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<v Speaker 1>are under the gun, they just can't convince me that

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<v Speaker 1>this is something that they would continue to do. But

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<v Speaker 1>I guess when I think about the fact that ICE

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<v Speaker 1>is continuing to do what it does, maybe the movie

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<v Speaker 1>has some sort of a point. I think that the

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Richards character is Glenn Powell does the best job

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<v Speaker 1>that he can. I really appreciate what the movie is doing,

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<v Speaker 1>and probably the first third of the film. Over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the rest of the film, my enthusiasm for

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<v Speaker 1>it wane. I think that this has the same issue

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<v Speaker 1>I had with Good Fortune in the ending, which is

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<v Speaker 1>I expected to hear about more collaboration and more community

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<v Speaker 1>towards the end, and there's a hint towards that, But again,

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<v Speaker 1>because the focus is about Ben Richards getting back to

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<v Speaker 1>his wife and child, you end up with this kind

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<v Speaker 1>of very individualistic mission for this white man to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's important for me to mention that he's a

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<v Speaker 1>white man because this self actualization and this individualism is

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<v Speaker 1>something that is endorsed by white men. The idea of

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<v Speaker 1>the meritocracy, all of that is endorsed by white men.

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<v Speaker 1>That one man could come and change everything is endorsed

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<v Speaker 1>by white men, but there's never this idea of everyone

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<v Speaker 1>coming together. Again, he meets with these black folks who

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<v Speaker 1>are assisting him, and there's more than one of them,

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<v Speaker 1>and their work together to help him.

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<v Speaker 2>However, at some.

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<v Speaker 1>Point he meets with a white dude who is also

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<v Speaker 1>assisting him, and that white dude is not only working

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<v Speaker 1>on his own. He insists that Ben is the spark

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<v Speaker 1>that can light the flame of the revolution. And I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't think that messaging is one that we need

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<v Speaker 1>to continue hearing in twenty twenty five. I still think

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<v Speaker 1>that filmmakers need to think about community. And the folks

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<v Speaker 1>who were talking about community in here were the black people.

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<v Speaker 1>Or at some point there is a black character that

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<v Speaker 1>is working for the network who turns to the network

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<v Speaker 1>heads and says, Hey, my job's over here because you've

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<v Speaker 1>lost the crowd, so I'll see you later. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>my only point is this movie is attempting to engage

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<v Speaker 1>with some pretty big ideas, but because it is a

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<v Speaker 1>Hollywood film with the budget, it ends up kind of

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<v Speaker 1>nerfing those ideas and not necessarily have courage. I think

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<v Speaker 1>films like this should have courage. I think filmmakers need

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<v Speaker 1>to have courage. I was walking out of the theater

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<v Speaker 1>and Linda Holmes told me the original ending to this film,

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<v Speaker 1>and the original ending to this film is based on

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<v Speaker 1>a novel by Stephen King. I'm sorry, it's not the

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<v Speaker 1>original ending to the film. It's how the book actually ended,

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<v Speaker 1>and when I heard how the book ended, it's very bleak.

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<v Speaker 1>But a blaque ending is not a disqualifying one for

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<v Speaker 1>me personally. So I guess my point here is I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted this movie to do more. The movie itself was fine.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's shaggy. I think it has pacing issues.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if i'd want to watch this again.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't say that I had a good time. I

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<v Speaker 1>think there were several times in which I would have

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<v Speaker 1>loved for them the show Ben Richards being more crafty

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<v Speaker 1>or having more agency, but he's kind of just shuffled along.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he does anything clever enough to stop

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<v Speaker 1>himself from being killed.

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<v Speaker 2>I think.

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<v Speaker 1>There are instances in the movie where I think maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he could have he could have been pointing to something clever,

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<v Speaker 1>or he could have done something clever, but really he

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<v Speaker 1>was just assisted by someone else doing something. He really

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<v Speaker 1>the intention of Edgar Wright to just say, hey, if

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<v Speaker 1>you watch this movie closely, there are really few decisions

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<v Speaker 1>that Ben Richards makes on his own accord that actually

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<v Speaker 1>get him to his destination. And when I think about that,

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<v Speaker 1>then It makes me say, Okay, if this is done

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<v Speaker 1>with intention, then yeah, this is a way better movie,

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<v Speaker 1>because now this band has been fooled into thinking that

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<v Speaker 1>he can do something on his own, but it turns

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<v Speaker 1>out he's been assisted the whole time. If that's the

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<v Speaker 1>conceit of the movie, then yes, I get it. However,

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<v Speaker 1>if that's not the conceit of the movie, then why

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<v Speaker 1>would I want to watch this again. He's not like

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<v Speaker 1>making homemade bombs and planning him somewhere and blowing up people.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's not rigging a house. Someone else's rigging house.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not rigging a house and killing people. He's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of just moving along. He doesn't have any real Everything

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<v Speaker 1>that he does that's good in this movie is set

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<v Speaker 1>up by somebody else, or offered to him, or given

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<v Speaker 1>to him by somebody else. With all of that being said,

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is a three star movie. I would

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<v Speaker 1>not watch it again, but I'm sure somebody will. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not too long. I think it's just over two hours.

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<v Speaker 1>It probably could have been a little shorter. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoy it, but I liked it better than The

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<v Speaker 1>Long Walk and a couple of other things I've seen recently,

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<v Speaker 1>not better than Predator bad Lands, sorry, Perdator bad Lands.

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<v Speaker 1>Not better than that, but it was all right. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>give it three stars and with that leaving the theater

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<v Speaker 1>is a production of Oh It's Big Ron Studios. I

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<v Speaker 1>this one should come out on time. This one should

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<v Speaker 1>come out on Monday if I'm smart, because I'm recording

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<v Speaker 1>this on Monday, and I should be cutting this on

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday to give myself a break, because I keep putting

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<v Speaker 1>myself in a very tough Sunday situation the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of weeks because I've been traveling, which means last week's

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<v Speaker 1>Bogonia didn't come out till Wednesday, and no two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>I should be you can see I'm slowly working my

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<v Speaker 1>way back. But it's just me, y'all, and I'm doing

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<v Speaker 1>a very, very I think, good job consistently delivering these

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<v Speaker 1>I'm watching a movie and then recording it, but I

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<v Speaker 1>also have to edit it. I also have to think

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<v Speaker 1>about the Patreon offerings. I also have to think about ads.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I'm putting ads in, and for those of you

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<v Speaker 1>that are listening to this on anything else rather than Patreon,

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<v Speaker 1>and spreaker as I post them. It's a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a labor of love, but it's still labor. There

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<v Speaker 1>are offerings in the Patreon. There is the ad free feed,

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<v Speaker 1>there's I don't like that, there's on the Couch, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a video podcast. Now I'm working it out and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to move forward. So if that's important to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're like, you know what, let me give Ronald

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<v Speaker 1>five to seven of my hard earned dollars. Actually I

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<v Speaker 1>think the lowest is seven. Let me give Ronald seven

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<v Speaker 1>of my hard earned dollars a month. If that's important

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<v Speaker 1>to you, please give me seven of your harder dollars

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<v Speaker 1>a month, is what I'm saying. You can go to

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<v Speaker 1>patreon dot com, slash even the Theater, or go to

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<v Speaker 1>the link in our show notes, show art from Heather Wilder.

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<v Speaker 1>Theme music by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. For more information

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<v Speaker 1>about The Running Man, check out our show notes. You

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<v Speaker 1>at o its Big Bron Studios. Leaving the theater will

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<v Speaker 1>be back soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening.