About this episode
The episode discusses the 2012 film 'Dredd' and its themes of police state and dehumanization.
This week are joined by Mike from The MDX Podcast to talk about 2012's "Dredd," starring Karl Urban, Lena Headey, Olivia Thirlby and Wood Harris. Directed by Pete Travis (not really, as you will find out), this film brings the gritty, dystopian, comic classic Judge Dredd to life on the big screen that Sylvester Stallone should be envious of. We discuss the unchanging reality of the police state from now to the not so far future world of Dredd, total alienation and dehumanization of the working class, and the merits of a drug that slow your perception of reality to 1%. Left of the Projector Links Official Website Left of the Projector on Letterboxd Left of the Projector on Instagram Left of the Projector on Patreon Left of the Projector on Threadless Host Links Evan's Letterboxd Bill's Instagram Bill's Letterboxd Ward's Instagram Ward's Letterboxd
People in this episode
Hosts: Evan, Bill, Ward
Guest: Mike
Topics covered
- dystopian film
- comic adaptation
- police state
- working class
- perception of reality
Keywords
- Dredd
- Judge Dredd
- Karl Urban
- dystopia
- comic book film
- police
- working class
- perception
- drug
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Dredd, Judge Dredd
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