Sorry for all the stills instead of footage. Let's just say Paramount Pictures was not happy to let this video run. Them and Warner Bros with Demolition Man, both companies came at me hard. Kudos to whoever owns The Fifth Element and Judge Dredd, no issues on those videos! Let me know if the video is still enjoyable like this, if not, I'll have to reconsider this series.
Somebody really needs to explain the definition of fair use in copyrights to these film studios and UA-cam. Last I checked, reviews, which this clearly is, falls under fair use and shouldn't be hit with copyright claims. It really sucks that UA-cam doesn't support its content creators and lets just anybody and everybody issue a copyright claim for not only fair, but also for things they claimant actually has no rights to.
P.S.- I was recently telling a friend about the similarities between today's culture and certain books & films, such as The Running Man, Demolition Man, The Obsolete Man (from The Twilight Zone) and of course 1984. Today's society is a twisted amalgamation of these stories.
Heres the thing; those things have always existed. Those ideas of "someone in power/big brother is watching" and such have been effective tropes in storytelling for a very very long time. Fear sells.
I saw this movie as a modern day representation of a "roman gladiator". Rome needed to appease crowds of people and instead of a colosseum, "The Running Man" used television. Even down to how they treated the gladiators as heroes.
A few years after the movie, a show called, "American Gladiators" started, with competitions between contestants and regular professional opponents. Some of us said it was the prelude to the movie scenario... We didn't quite hit it.
5:36 "It's a condemnation of our entire culture. One that is ripe with people claiming to be virtuous but who en masse are accidentally callous and unfeeling." Yeah, Twitter sucks.
I love this movie- I was in 7th grade when it came out. Just last month, I had a double feature night, and watched my DVD copies of this and the original “Total Recall”. Thanks for the film analysis, Ben- great job as always.
Everytime I've watched this movie since 1996 when Mick Fleetwood shows up I feel I'm required to say, "Where's my money Mick?" I was the last sous chef at the restaurant and jazz club he used to have in Alexandria, Virgina and my last paycheck never cleared. Although honestly I don't really blame Mick, I blame his lawyer. Never trust a lawyer whose nickname is "Big Joe".
I remember when this movie came out. It was in the context of showing how the future governor of California was becoming more enlightened. There was a lower overall body count in this movie compared to his other movies (such as Commando and Predator), and they were trying to have a point beyond the violence. Progress! For its time. Looking forward to the next breakdown sir!
That's because all the dreams have been torn up. Anything made would have to be far future, or contain themes from now which would make it a documentary, and also "unpopular" to question. "We" are already that audience indoctrinated by what we are exposed too, with bias. So, as sci fi is meant to question everything, we actually can't or not allowed.. Having said that, black mirror is basically extrapolations and criticism of present times. Future shock has also been reduced. Though I have to say there are some elements from today that as a futurist I never could have seen coming.
I believe that's when Arnold's character gets framed for the Bakersfield massacre and the events of the actual movie take place a few years later, like around now actually.
An aspect you missed is how Running Man looks at the fetishization of the American justice system that villainizes even low tier criminals devaluing their humanity. Same ideas echoed in "Gamer" (shitty example) but the themes are found opposite in movies like The Green Mile or Shawshank that have a more directly critical role of the US prison system.
I mean if you think about it all the dystopias of the late 20th to 21st century have kernel's of truth in today's world. We have mass surveillance but we haven't reduced crime and in a weird way we have too much data that while can normally be good it has made society more vulnerable as power structures fall. The running man was if there was never a real pushback against the regan era cultural neoconservatism with cultural neo liberalism.
You mentioned how easy it is to be swept away by the opinion of the crowd. I heard an account of a Jewish holocaust survivor who was a teenager when Hitler first rose to power. He was invited to a rally and by the end was cheering with the crowd when Hitler was calling for the end of Jews like himself. He, a Jew, was legitimately cheering in favor of "ending the Jewish problem". Yes, it is very easy to be swept away with a crowd, even one that is openly hostile to people like yourself.
Then of course it didn't end well for the former winners of the Running Man either. Can't remember the details of their demise, but from memory it ran with expose of Ben Richards (Arnie) being innocent.
This movie feels more and more like 2025 or maybe 2030. On our timeline. The Runningman is the ultimate expression of cancel culture- facts don't matter, where you are guilty until proven guilty and the only goal is the views and clicks. Audience participation doesnt need a studio, they just sign into social media. We only think that LA looks "lazy" because so much of it has come true. But I have to disagree with Ben here- I see it as the celebration of Party Allegiance common to all totalitarian systems such as the USSR or the Cult of Woke.
Mmh i don't remember the name but wasn't there a live action or anime that first built up heroes then let them get killed by the "bad guys" just to then switch perspective a bit, relive what had happened with more context and unravel that the "heroes" were actually the "worse" people and the "bad guys" were just fighting for what we today would assume as "righteous". Damn i don't remember the name
@@JuxZeil Yeah Gantz also has that vibe but I think there was another anime with that kind of setting. In Gantz the first episode killing aliens felt somewhat wrong for me from the beginning. I also don't remember the other Anime where the main cast die at the beginning and then jumps back to the beginning like in Ga Rei Zero
You should read the manga of Gantz. It goes way beyond the anime or live action movies. Never forgot it. The last 100 Chapters are all one massive arc. I never seen anything like it. This last 100 chapters had such a big impact on me. I couldn't eat meat for half a year haha
Much like the abortion that was “World War Z”, the book was so much better. It’s actually a short story from Stephen King that was amazing - bleak, grim and would actually work as a movie today, provided it dropped the campiness. Check it out if you’ve never read it.
Those that oppose the narrative are evil unless they agree with the one true God. The same is true of those that agree with the narrative. Villians vs antiheroes and you decide which person is which.
Sorry for all the stills instead of footage. Let's just say Paramount Pictures was not happy to let this video run. Them and Warner Bros with Demolition Man, both companies came at me hard. Kudos to whoever owns The Fifth Element and Judge Dredd, no issues on those videos! Let me know if the video is still enjoyable like this, if not, I'll have to reconsider this series.
Oh ok
As long as you talk about what you want to, you do whatever you have to do.
Somebody really needs to explain the definition of fair use in copyrights to these film studios and UA-cam. Last I checked, reviews, which this clearly is, falls under fair use and shouldn't be hit with copyright claims. It really sucks that UA-cam doesn't support its content creators and lets just anybody and everybody issue a copyright claim for not only fair, but also for things they claimant actually has no rights to.
Wiki say Buena Vista(= Disney) for both successes. But I don't want to give them too much credit
It is always strange when someone objects to free advertising.
i remember watching this as a WAY TOO YOUNG kind of kid.
...it really felt like a Fever Dream at that age, and it still is now.
P.S.- I was recently telling a friend about the similarities between today's culture and certain books & films, such as The Running Man, Demolition Man, The Obsolete Man (from The Twilight Zone) and of course 1984.
Today's society is a twisted amalgamation of these stories.
Don't forget Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451
Cyberpunk Dystopia is the term you're looking for.
Jovan Mitrić nah...dystopia is fiction...these books are becoming reality
Heres the thing; those things have always existed. Those ideas of "someone in power/big brother is watching" and such have been effective tropes in storytelling for a very very long time.
Fear sells.
Basically we’re here....🤨 😒 😏
I saw this movie as a modern day representation of a "roman gladiator". Rome needed to appease crowds of people and instead of a colosseum, "The Running Man" used television. Even down to how they treated the gladiators as heroes.
Today we simply call them “Apps”.......🤔 😒 😏 🤨
A few years after the movie, a show called, "American Gladiators" started, with competitions between contestants and regular professional opponents. Some of us said it was the prelude to the movie scenario... We didn't quite hit it.
The book was dark AF, with a far sadder, but more satisfying finale.
Such a shame they didn't follow the book, it had far more substance than this film.
Of course it was dark Stephen King wrote it.
Filmakers rarely catpture the thorough horror of Stephen King's writing. Somehow they always seem to make it much more surface. The book is fantastic.
Both fingers!!!!
5:36
"It's a condemnation of our entire culture. One that is ripe with people claiming to be virtuous but who en masse are accidentally callous and unfeeling."
Yeah, Twitter sucks.
"What happend to Buzzsaw?"
"He had to split"
Priceless
"Sub zero, now becomes plain zero!" So it's an improvement?
Yes. But he's still nothing.
From WW2 pow, to game show host... Richard Dawson was awesome!
Well, technically, he wasn't a POW since their unit could have left Stalag 13 whenever they wanted (and Kinch does at one point)
I see naw-thin.
*BATTLE SUGGESTION:*
Army of the Dead (GoT)
vs
Army of Anubis (The Mummy Returns)
Bread and circuses, man. Bread and circuses.
Except in this case they couldn't provide the bread. That's the inciting incident for the whole movie.
That takes me back. IT'S TIME TO START RUNNIIIING!!
One of my favorite old school rave tunes. 😉👌
I love this movie- I was in 7th grade when it came out. Just last month, I had a double feature night, and watched my DVD copies of this and the original “Total Recall”. Thanks for the film analysis, Ben- great job as always.
Thx as always for watching.
So many science fiction's movies about the"future"actually take place in today's past.
Strange how many futuristic movies got our future right.
Everytime I've watched this movie since 1996 when Mick Fleetwood shows up I feel I'm required to say, "Where's my money Mick?" I was the last sous chef at the restaurant and jazz club he used to have in Alexandria, Virgina and my last paycheck never cleared. Although honestly I don't really blame Mick, I blame his lawyer. Never trust a lawyer whose nickname is "Big Joe".
RIP Yaphet Kodo
Great video mate! I'm liking these series a lot!
Why is it always you three if a movie has a secret message? *points at Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson*
Because, at the time, if it was a hit movie chances are at least one of them was in it.
Did you ever notice in these types of films that every military or police unit has the one guy who wears his cap backwards?
I remember when this movie came out. It was in the context of showing how the future governor of California was becoming more enlightened. There was a lower overall body count in this movie compared to his other movies (such as Commando and Predator), and they were trying to have a point beyond the violence. Progress! For its time.
Looking forward to the next breakdown sir!
I love futuristic death games
I do to. When I am not in them. lol!
Most people probably remember Richard Dawson from Family Feud. I remember him from The Running Man.
I remember him from reruns of Hogan's Heroes and my dad thinks we may be related to him.
I call bs
The ending of the actual book was much darker than the movie ending. Something about having happy endings for the MC are a thing it seems.
Well look at who wrote the book... Richard Bachman... one of the pen names of Steven King.
Looking foward too this. Deceptively deep.
It'd be interesting if they remade this movie and/or made a tv series for it. Get the world building that we longed for.
Hey man, love the channel!
Love to see you do a video on the 2009 film "Pandorum"
Is it just me or did it seem like there was more sci-fi available than what we have now?
That's because all the dreams have been torn up. Anything made would have to be far future, or contain themes from now which would make it a documentary, and also "unpopular" to question.
"We" are already that audience indoctrinated by what we are exposed too, with bias. So, as sci fi is meant to question everything, we actually can't or not allowed..
Having said that, black mirror is basically extrapolations and criticism of present times.
Future shock has also been reduced. Though I have to say there are some elements from today that as a futurist I never could have seen coming.
Dang now i've gotta to rewatch that movie :)
Forgot this movie took place in 2017. That definitely feels a little strange but also a little chuckle. 🖖
I believe that's when Arnold's character gets framed for the Bakersfield massacre and the events of the actual movie take place a few years later, like around now actually.
2025
Nice of the Architect from the matrix to put in an appearance at 7:00
"The characters are calloused and unfeeling?" This description fits the average Millennial.
Wow, I saw this movie and I just thought it's was a popcorn movie, a real departure from the King source material!
The book was so good !!
This movie always had a special place in my heart. I love everything about it. Also quite incredible that it predicted deepfake technology.
Today is starting to look like the running mans dystopian future.....
This movie could have been a lot deeper if they had stayed with the book's plot.
I didn't even know Steven King wrote it under an alias.
Ah, yes, the way Conrad Curze thinks that punishment should work!
When he isn't screaming and going catatonic because he's had a prophetic vision upon meeting someone for the first time
Hey American Ben, have you thought about Mad max beyond thunder dome for the next video ?
I guess I gotta include Mad Max in this series. But I may hold off on it, I've watched those films so many times😂.
thank you
In a way Running man anticipated the reality TV craze in the year 2000-2015
I thought the movie was okay but It has been 1-2 decades sense I saw it last.
Don't worry Dude, I still really enjoyed this.
Thx dude
@@GenerationFilms Ya same. the movie was decent too. A classic I need to rewatch.
@7:00 - The Architect makes a surprise appearance in one of the previous Matrices.
The Running Man is now past tense.
Do something with, "Total Recall ", "1984", "Predator ", "Alien ", "Aliens ", and "Close Encounters of The Third Kind".
2017? when did I miss The Running msn show? I bet it was canceled before it went to air. lol!
Do "Escape from New York".....
When I was a little kid I watched the Running Man six times in one day.
Wow
Love this movie
Death Race and Gamer are two modern(ish) films which explore similar issues.
Caan’s Rollerball next please.
At 7:09 isn't the architect from the Matrix in the row below her?
Also when he made sub zeriplain zero does that mean he improved him?
An aspect you missed is how Running Man looks at the fetishization of the American justice system that villainizes even low tier criminals devaluing their humanity. Same ideas echoed in "Gamer" (shitty example) but the themes are found opposite in movies like The Green Mile or Shawshank that have a more directly critical role of the US prison system.
I'm gonna guess that Rollerball is next.
*Leotards will never die and the glittery vampire is still somewhere out there pouting in a Batsuit cosplay. ~Carebears*
That was a fun film
If your looking for movies ideas, have you seen Trancers ? sorry if you've already done a video on it.
Do the Truman show!
Damn right, a person is smart, people are stupid. Follow horses and cliffs. Even funnier was Ventura became a governor.
The Beast Mothership from Homeworld Cataclysm
I mean if you think about it all the dystopias of the late 20th to 21st century have kernel's of truth in today's world. We have mass surveillance but we haven't reduced crime and in a weird way we have too much data that while can normally be good it has made society more vulnerable as power structures fall. The running man was if there was never a real pushback against the regan era cultural neoconservatism with cultural neo liberalism.
Quite epic
Oh yes ... This was a Ghost Writer novel by Steven King?
I think it was Steven King under a pen name. :)
@@TheEvilmooseofdoom yes, Richard Bachmann?
The Running Man is directed by Paul Michael Glassier
The best hunger games
You mentioned how easy it is to be swept away by the opinion of the crowd. I heard an account of a Jewish holocaust survivor who was a teenager when Hitler first rose to power. He was invited to a rally and by the end was cheering with the crowd when Hitler was calling for the end of Jews like himself. He, a Jew, was legitimately cheering in favor of "ending the Jewish problem". Yes, it is very easy to be swept away with a crowd, even one that is openly hostile to people like yourself.
Moral of the story: "Even a stupid movie has to be smart to be good."
Do Timecop!
Then of course it didn't end well for the former winners of the Running Man either. Can't remember the details of their demise, but from memory it ran with expose of Ben Richards (Arnie) being innocent.
This movie feels more and more like 2025 or maybe 2030. On our timeline. The Runningman is the ultimate expression of cancel culture- facts don't matter, where you are guilty until proven guilty and the only goal is the views and clicks. Audience participation doesnt need a studio, they just sign into social media. We only think that LA looks "lazy" because so much of it has come true. But I have to disagree with Ben here- I see it as the celebration of Party Allegiance common to all totalitarian systems such as the USSR or the Cult of Woke.
I agree. Television has already had light, precursors to this type of show(Survivor).
The running man predicted the collaps of America 2020
The Running Man was Reality TV before it was cool.
the are planning a new remake of it that is going to follow more closely to the book.
i find it halarious that in 2021, you are talking about a "futuristic movie" set in 2017.....ooops
The Running Man: Coming Soon to Disney+.
Wait, wasn't Running man a novella from Stephen King? It would explain alot.
Well TV is dying death games help reviving the slow death of TV
Do Logan's Run next
Have you read the short story it's based on??
You really should have read the book
It could be applied to cancel culture today.
Damn. Hygiene changed. Hmph, always have to check the date now.
Mmh i don't remember the name but wasn't there a live action or anime that first built up heroes then let them get killed by the "bad guys" just to then switch perspective a bit, relive what had happened with more context and unravel that the "heroes" were actually the "worse" people and the "bad guys" were just fighting for what we today would assume as "righteous".
Damn i don't remember the name
Did it have the onion dad and son in it? 🤔
That was Gantz if I remember correctly. It had anime and live action(which was better because of pacing.
@@JuxZeil Yeah Gantz also has that vibe but I think there was another anime with that kind of setting.
In Gantz the first episode killing aliens felt somewhat wrong for me from the beginning.
I also don't remember the other Anime where the main cast die at the beginning and then jumps back to the beginning like in Ga Rei Zero
@@DiabloDBS I knows its not Vinland Saga, but it sounds like Vinland Saga, on a spiritual level, at least.
You should read the manga of Gantz. It goes way beyond the anime or live action movies. Never forgot it. The last 100 Chapters are all one massive arc. I never seen anything like it. This last 100 chapters had such a big impact on me. I couldn't eat meat for half a year haha
Like ur cut g
This movie isn't that far away from reality we live now - SJW.
They where off by five years
Its like feminism and SJW today
Much like the abortion that was “World War Z”, the book was so much better. It’s actually a short story from Stephen King that was amazing - bleak, grim and would actually work as a movie today, provided it dropped the campiness. Check it out if you’ve never read it.
Love this movie? Check out Escape From New York 1981
How are you, American Ben?
Hey there!
So, nobody talking about this movie's depiction of deepfakes?
Confused by channels with more than one host, ngl.
Whoa... haircut.
Robocop
Those that oppose the narrative are evil unless they agree with the one true God. The same is true of those that agree with the narrative. Villians vs antiheroes and you decide which person is which.
Don’t forget to send me a copy
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