Episode 474: I Didn’t Blow Up the Planet, the System Blew Up the Planet!
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather open their mouths to be force-fed mind-bending sci-fi action in Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets, but ending up sending the meal back to the kitchen. It’s hard out here for a space pimp, but the word “problematic” doesn’t even begin to describe some of this movie’s issues. Set aside the genocided indigenous alien economy. Set aside the alien race of fat Polinesian cannibal savages. What the hell is Rihanna doing as an illegal immigrant, indentured servant, stripper?
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Episode 474: I Didn’t Blow Up the Planet, the System Blew Up the Planet! originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]
