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Love Child (2014)
almost got it
First, the show is great. Although the music is more mid 60s girl groups than the summer of love rock and roll.the cast is wonderful, the subject heartbreaking. the girls are delightful.
this practice went on all over the world, the Magdalene laundries in Ireland. The Tennessee home society in the states which goes back 100 years. Then there is the American Indian debacle of assimilating the children, take babies away to become white or/and slaves, etc. All the way back to the beginning of Europeans coming here. Much of this was done under the guise of religion.
The greater good mentality has always been for the good of the church, rich or those who want to be rich. add a dash of self-righteous sterile matron types and people suffer.
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
loved it then and still do
having been a Harlan Ellison fan from the start.I had to see this in'75 when it showed up at our underground(indie)theater.
was stunned at the end when most of the audience didn't "get" the ending. don't want to spoil,so will just say it puts everything in perspective.
having read a fair amount of these reviews it is very evident that satire,humor and Ellison's biting wit are misunderstood.probably by the under 40 crowd who have been mind-wiped by their (mostly)crappy superhero/spoofs(no fangs like true satire)and their electronic umbilical cords.
the screamers are mostly women,by their screen UN.this is so much a sign of the times.granted Vic is a horrible young man,but he honestly doesn't know any better and blood is trying to re=educate him.on the other hand in the event of a dystopian world this is to be expected. wonder how many of the bad reviewers are glued to hunger games,50 shades and walking dead..misogynistic much.fair-play to all.and seriously its entertainment not a life guide.
have had a copy on VHS since it was released and guard it well,glad to see it was released on bluray.