[ - ] CHIRO 1 point 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:38:44 ago (+2/-1)*
I'm gonna disagree.
It was a not subtle Commie political message. The entire plot of the film is framed around a particular alien's struggle to fit in his "White Capitalist" social system (which they portray as brutal, unforgiving, utterly meritocratic and Darwinian). The course of the story sees the alien learn from the other misfits that 'family' isn't blood, it's diversity and inclusion. He forms a new 'wolf pack' with creatures totally outside of his own species, which he shuns.
Some of the concepts and visuals in the film were cool. Was it entertaining? Sure. If you've got a night in and you're looking for something to turn your brain off for a couple hours, it'll do the job.
Historically -- in terms of the franchise, which I guess has been fucked for years, so whatever -- my biggest complaint is the way they utterly humanize the alien for the sake of their political point. It takes away the mystique completely and turns the alien into an ugly, but strong and well equipped Chris Pratt, mostly bumbling through the wilderness as comic relief, with the occasional combat victory, and then 'heart' magically gaining him the ability to oh-so-easily defeat the previously untouchable villain (his own father).
They took Predator, which originally had ZERO moral content (it was just a story advancing the idea that the UNIVERSE as a whole is a brutal jungle), and turned it into a Disney movie. You could transpose this story to a thousand coming-of-age movies; this one just happens to be sci-fi.
Historically -- in terms of the franchise, which I guess has been fucked for years, so whatever -- my biggest complaint is the way they utterly humanize the alien for the sake of their political point. It takes away the mystique completely and turns the alien into an ugly, but strong and well equipped Chris Pratt, mostly bumbling through the wilderness as comic relief, with the occasional combat victory, and then 'heart' magically gaining him the ability to oh-so-easily defeat the previously untouchable villain (his own father).
[ - ] CHIRO 1 point 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:52:17 ago (+1/-0)
Turn your brain on. How is the concept of Capitalism used by Marxists/Communists? It isn't just about free trade. It's about the free market mindset of opportunists, and the bourgeois power hierarchies that form.
Like, when these media company executives go after 'Capitalism' mythologically, are they making dry documentaries about economics? No, they're portraying that WORLDVIEW as a heartless Darwinian jungle of 'only the strong survive'.
That's how they portray the alien culture. That's what the whole story is reacting against. It's pushing this 'all us diverse weirdos are better together when we cooperate'. Everybody love everybody.
Dude all these libtards melted your brain bro, there's absolutely no Marxism or capitalism between the predators.
You could say weiland yutani is capitalism run amok with Ai, but you went the full retard route and read stuff into these characters that absolutely is not happening.
[ + ] glooper
[ - ] glooper 2 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 11:36:11 ago (+2/-0)
And yes the predator was a negro, but fun fact: They all are.
[ + ] NoRefunds
[ - ] NoRefunds [op] 0 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:41:17 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] con77
[ - ] con77 2 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 11:14:14 ago (+2/-0)
Was the predator a negro?
[ + ] NoRefunds
[ - ] NoRefunds [op] 2 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 11:37:43 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] CHIRO
[ - ] CHIRO 1 point 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:38:44 ago (+2/-1)*
It was a not subtle Commie political message. The entire plot of the film is framed around a particular alien's struggle to fit in his "White Capitalist" social system (which they portray as brutal, unforgiving, utterly meritocratic and Darwinian). The course of the story sees the alien learn from the other misfits that 'family' isn't blood, it's diversity and inclusion. He forms a new 'wolf pack' with creatures totally outside of his own species, which he shuns.
Some of the concepts and visuals in the film were cool. Was it entertaining? Sure. If you've got a night in and you're looking for something to turn your brain off for a couple hours, it'll do the job.
Historically -- in terms of the franchise, which I guess has been fucked for years, so whatever -- my biggest complaint is the way they utterly humanize the alien for the sake of their political point. It takes away the mystique completely and turns the alien into an ugly, but strong and well equipped Chris Pratt, mostly bumbling through the wilderness as comic relief, with the occasional combat victory, and then 'heart' magically gaining him the ability to oh-so-easily defeat the previously untouchable villain (his own father).
They took Predator, which originally had ZERO moral content (it was just a story advancing the idea that the UNIVERSE as a whole is a brutal jungle), and turned it into a Disney movie. You could transpose this story to a thousand coming-of-age movies; this one just happens to be sci-fi.
[ + ] glooper
[ - ] glooper 4 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 13:38:00 ago (+4/-0)
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Pretty spot on, actually...
[ + ] NoRefunds
[ - ] NoRefunds [op] 0 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:40:31 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] CHIRO
[ - ] CHIRO 1 point 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:42:14 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] NoRefunds
[ - ] NoRefunds [op] 0 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:48:15 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] CHIRO
[ - ] CHIRO 1 point 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 12:52:17 ago (+1/-0)
Like, when these media company executives go after 'Capitalism' mythologically, are they making dry documentaries about economics? No, they're portraying that WORLDVIEW as a heartless Darwinian jungle of 'only the strong survive'.
That's how they portray the alien culture. That's what the whole story is reacting against. It's pushing this 'all us diverse weirdos are better together when we cooperate'. Everybody love everybody.
[ + ] NoRefunds
[ - ] NoRefunds [op] 0 points 3 weeksJan 17, 2026 18:38:15 ago (+0/-0)
You could say weiland yutani is capitalism run amok with Ai, but you went the full retard route and read stuff into these characters that absolutely is not happening.
[ + ] DukeofRaul
[ - ] DukeofRaul 0 points 2 weeksJan 19, 2026 14:51:08 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] con77
[ - ] con77 0 points 3 weeksJan 18, 2026 06:21:44 ago (+0/-0)