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The Running Man's New Ending Is Way Too Optimistic for 2025

Both movies follow King's eerily prescient books closely, pulling from the past several decades of real-life class warfare and our current burgeoning dystopia for added resonance. But while Francis Lawrence's The Long Walk swaps out King's downbeat conclusion for an even bleaker ending, director Edgar Wright's new take on The Running Man opts for a hopeful finale that feels downright naive.

Film

fromConsequence

1 week ago

Glen Powell's The Running Man Rages at a Dystopia That's Already Here: Review

A near-future society sustains corporate power and class oppression through pervasive surveillance and deadly entertainment that entices desperate people to risk everything.

Berlin music

fromTime Out New York

2 weeks ago

A modern-day version of 'Threepenny Opera' will be set during a NYC mayoral inauguration

The Threepenny Opera exposes corruption, blurred moral boundaries, and class conflict through biting satire and music, reframed to critique New York immigration and power politics.

NYC politics

fromwww.mediaite.com

4 months ago

CNBC's Joe Kernen Compares NYC to Dystopian Gotham from the Batman Movies After Zohran Mamdani's Victory

Joe Kernen likened New York City's political situation to the dystopian Gotham from The Dark Knight Rises, highlighting class warfare and political proposals.

Boston Bruins

fromConsequence

5 months ago

Dropkick Murphys announce new album, unveil single "Who'll Stand with Us?"

Dropkick Murphys' new album, "For the People," features a politically charged single, "Who'll Stand with Us?" addressing class warfare and societal divisions.