Stallone is generally right-leaning. It's not likely that he didn't pick up on this when he read the script.
As if Stallone solely looked at the script for political inclusions. He likely viewed it with the question, "does this seem interesting and does it work?" rather than say "it MUST be pro right wing or else I'm out!"
I saw the rich yuppies and neo-hippies that came there and lived there and I can say that this movie was largely ridiculing a lot of that type of crowd.
As much as I can't stand yuppies and can be annoyed by hippies, I don't know of a single person in either crowd who opposes recreational sex, all out prohibitions on unhealthy foods and drinks or oppose physical contact.
I also highly doubt you could pinpoint these people's politics. I grew up in a yuppy town that is fairly conservative, after all
Perhaps, when Brave New World came out a utopia was a product of the right, but ever since 1984 came out, utopias are products of the left. The right knows that utopias are just that--nowhere.
This movie is about authoritarianism and a dystopia, not a utopia. The fact the San Angeles populace believed they were in a utopia did not detract from the central message that Cocteau (sp?) was putting on a sham.
Liberals also know utopias are impossible to achieve.
The early 90's popularized the "no means no" theme. Antioch College instituted a policy where students were supposed to get permission at every step of the way, otherwise it's date rape.
...you really are a riot. I bet you also believe the moon landing was faked and that Darwin was wrong.
Anti-abortion is largely of the right, but since there isn't anyway people can get accidentally pregnant
Yes there is. It's called condoms breaking...people also often get pregnant while having drunken sex.
On another note, contraception is also not as readily available as people believe.
then abortion being illegal is a moot point since in this society
It absolutely is not moot. It must remain legal for many reasons
t's pretty clear that the food restrictionists are on the left, whether it is organic, locovores, veganism, etc.
You really are dense, aren't you? This is all SELF regulation, not govt. regulation. Can you comprehend the difference? I've never had a pro organic or pro vegan person impose their views on me or demand that the govt. strictly pass legislation catering to just their trends.
Speech codes are more of the left than right, lest we offend a certain group or something.
Funny, I've never heard of a govt. passing laws only allowing PC speech. I've also encountered MANY Republicans who are vociferously about political correctness in at least one regard. I also know numerous Democrats who abhor PC talk.
The call to make everything like PBS was more on the left than the right.
That's interesting, considering how it appears to be just televangelists who want indecency banned from the airwaves. I don't know of a single televangelist or prominent evangelical who ascribes to liberal orthodoxy.
Even the anti-violence is more on the left than the right. What side would be the side singing "give peace a chance." Fine. Give peace a chance but what happens when that guy actually is a rapist and not just some kid who failed to ask if he could kiss a girl on the neck and he's coming for you. A bullet to the head might do the would-be rapist some good.
Here we go again with the "liberals want to ban all guns!!!!" (got that tin foil hat on right now? *snort*) when in reality what they want are basic common sense guidelines imposed (only sell guns to people with permits, ensure they're not a step away from Bellevue, limit ammunition clips, background checks for online sales and at gun shows, banning weapons of war which don't belong in a domestic society), not all arms barred.
It's pretty fair to say that this movie was mocking the left
nahh, the film was condemning the vision Orwell's "1984" germinated...and liberals are far more likely than conservatives to denounce massive surveillance. After all, the Patriot Act really is a stepping stone to moderating human behavior like was seen in Demolition Man. Aside from Rand Paul and perhaps one other Republican (although Rand isn't a great spokesperson on that issue due to how big a lunatic he is on virtually everything else), there aren't any anti Patriot Act people there. Meanwhile, the left has Jon Tester, numerous members of the House, Bernie Sanders, heck even hawkish Hillary Clinton has a consistent record on limiting surveillance.
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