"Capitalism is a war - an arms race against entropy which we are destined to lose, and like any arms race, its deathmarch toward the impossible victory of profit poisons everything it touches with 'innovation'."
On the topic of how shit cultural hegemony is via the mass adoption of the 'newest' kind of previously impossible medium, moving pictures, and how it seemed to pour out from the global north.
Sincerity? Taking itself seriously? No way!!!
Say what you will about Dune pt. 1, at least it allows itself to be weird without joking about it or trying find a "scientific" explanation for landing ships that deploy blimps in atmosphere.
I will never forgive MCU for this bit:
https://youtu.be/TRsSjL3bs3k?t=31
"See, it's not magic, it's SKIENCE."
I don't remember what IMDB Trivia page I read about it, the but the guy behind MCU at the time said "man, I read about string theory and said 'wow, that's magic right there'" and that's the dumbest IFLS shit right there.
FUCK YOUUU