Society

Released in 1989 (review written October 28, 2024)
Rating: 8/10


I don't have a whole lot to say other than a few questions. It sure is strange that I found this movie right around the time I watched the old Wicker Man. Part of me wonders why I've been kept around for so long and have lived such a (relatively) priveleged life. I mean, I'm not married and have no kids sadly, and I could never get hired even at gas stations, call centers, fast food, and dishwashing. But I've said and done so many dumb things, illegal things, yet here I am. Are they saving me until I turn 33 so they can ritualistically sacrifice or cannibalize me? I look very much like my dad so I doubt I'm adopted like Billy Warlock in this movie. But it does make me wonder, especially now that I've researched my own family genealogy and found bizarre connections to aristocracy. And not only that, even brief glimpses into my friends (hell, even my old teachers) also reveals that they're part of the same hidden upperclass! Yet it has been hidden from me my whole life. So you can see how this movie might linger in the back of mind with such knowledge.




Forgetting me, I have questions for Brian Yuzna. Is he referring to the Phoenician upper class in this film? Does he know about them? He has to! He leaves freemason symbolism in movies like this and Dagon. I struggled at first trying to reconcile why David Blanchard gets devoured by Society despite being Jewish. It wasn't until I realized that low level Jews have little to do with societal power structures and are victimized the same as any other peasant! The real aristocracy isn't exactly Jewish (not fully) but Canaanite, or Phoenician. It's like a thief's guild with their own set of hidden rules laid out in puns using so-called "sacred texts". The oppressed are easy to recruit from as lifelong spies and agents. Anyway, it seems clear Brian Yuzna made this movie to brag and taunt. Hard to see him being "critical" of this situation.