Fascists are all about surface aesthetics. That’s why everything’s about “optics” and “narrative” these days. They don’t have a sense of solid reality to any of it. So they see a film like Fury Road and think, ‘yes, cool. I must be like Joe’.
They have no sense that Immortan Joe is a desperate fool who has squandered the humanity of everyone in his orbit. If you try to talk about themes and interpretations, you will be met with scorn. That’s my experience.
Fascists are all about surface aesthetics. That’s why everything’s about “optics” and “narrative” these days. They don’t have a sense of solid reality to any of it. So they see a film like Fury Road and think, ‘yes, cool. I must be like Joe’.
They have no sense that Immortan Joe is a desperate fool who has squandered the humanity of everyone in his orbit. If you try to talk about themes and interpretations, you will be met with scorn. That’s my experience.
They don’t even realize fight club was making fun of them
But Immortan Joe’s got the peeps (he’s popular)! He must be fetching Valhalla (he must be doing something right)!
The fact that Joe has peeps and you don’t makes him a better warrior than you! /s
…Why did I have to be just smart enough to suffer?