An analysis of the films of George Lucas through the lens of history, culture and collective memory. I take a look at Star wars, American Graffiti, THX 1138 as well as Gimme shelter to analyze the impact of Lucas' films as a whole on American culture
full text here: https://independentoccupier.wordpress.com/2018/03/15/american-graffiti-is-a-science-fiction-film-set-in-the-past/
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWgCelGZMY
The Apple Corporation has more money than the United States and yet feels the need to outsource manufacturing jobs to china where they work long shifts and are abused to the point where many of them are worked to death or end up committing suicide. Labor unions are strictly forbidden and will result in a 12 year jail sentence if attempted.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxZmoStD9F8
This is a comparison of how the 1% percent views the 99%. Think of the oms as the 99% and the draggs as the 1% ruling elite who use the police to protect their private interests. The audio is taken and mixed from 1973 film Fantastic Planet.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlzKbtsJsso
"Throughout the 20th century there were many institutions that were built up in the name of creating the great society. Mental health was at the forefront of these institutions after the trauma that people experienced in World War 2. People were and still are undergoing a process that is separating them from the natural world. Those who couldn't handle these changes were taken out of society and often experimented on like caged animals. This is part of the nightmare of the Modernist culture or what we might call the American dream. Many of these institutions have now been abandoned but the imprint they left behind still lingers. As we move further into the 21st century the ghosts from the last century are still haunting our collective psyche."
All paintings and commentary are my own.
Please visit: Adammillerarts.wordpress.com
and Independentoccupier.wordpress.com
to view more of my work.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsWije-pUnk