They Live

Rowdy Roddy Piper will be known mostly as a wrestler from the 1980s. He tried to transcend Hollywood as never had much success. However, he had a movie in the 80s that became a cult classic. He teamed up with John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing and many other great movies) to tell a tale reflective of the Illuminati theorists. If you follow the Illuminati, or just enjoy their posts on Facebook and are inquisitive
, you have to check out this movie.

The story focuses on Piper's character. A drifter named Nada. He stumbles into the City of Los Angeles and discovers all is not as it seems. He becomes curious about a church has some odd activity. He realizes they are beaming out a message warning people they are being controlled and "All is not real."

Spoiler Alert - There is about 15 minutes of plot development and something happens. Nada is given a pair of glasses that exposes the world is not what it seems. Their is an Alien race living among us. They use the media and consumerism to keep us under control. This scene is so well done by Carpenter. Considering it was made in the 80s, it is actually more relevant today. It is uncanny how much this movie reflects recent events in the United States.

There are some corn ball antics and phrases that might annoy some people watching this movie. However, amazingly enough, it does not distract from the film. Carpenter actually weaves them in intentionally in the movie. Some of the context is actually helped by Piper's words and actions. Some may find my conclusion absurd, however Illuminati theorists may agree with me that the action scenes and puns are intentional to add emphasis to key points of the movie.

This movie is a must see for anyone who is skeptical about systems and structures as they exist. It truly has an ability to transcend from what at times seems like a 1950s B movie to a John Carpenter masterpiece questioning our reality. I highly recommend the movie in light of recent events in the past 4 years. The movie absolutely predicts the struggles we have in our society today.

(Rowdy Rider Piper died the day before I wrote this review. RIP)