Bad Philosophy

Backwards thinking is the name of the game this week as Kevin, Kiki and Stephen dive into the religious symbology of Hollywood.

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ASL, Boing Boing, Christianity, Dan Savage, Dolly Parton, Dune, Epic of Gilgamesh, Fred Figglehorn, Gladiator, God, Harry Potter, ion, Joan of Arc, Jonathan Coulton, Kevin, Kiki, Logan's Run, love, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, mythology, Penn and Teller, pie, religion, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rome, Soylent Green, spoilers, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen, symbology, The Island, theology, World of Warcraft

Easter time is here again, and what better way to celebrate than with some ultraviolence, m’droogs? That’s right, this week BF took a dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the dark dystopian future of Stanley Kubrick’s 1972 masterpiece A Clockwork Orange, examining the moral, psychological, and cinematographical facets of the film. Numero Uno Fanboy and BF Cameraman Jed Cummins joined us for his third episode alongside newcomer Greg “Bob” Briley. Sex, murder, and prison await you! Have a listen…

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2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, Blade Runner, categorical imperative, copyright, Cory Doctorow, crime, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, epistemology, ethics, fantasy, gangs, Greg, IMDB, iPhone, Jediah, Kant, language, Laozi, literature, Malcolm McDowell, Mencius, meta, metaphysics, morality, movie ratings, music, nature, nudity, nurture, pragmatism, prison, rational egoism, science fiction, sex, Someone Comes to Town Someone Leaves Town, South Park, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Stephen, suicide, Taoism, technology, terrorism, Texas Tech University, THX 1138, Unforgiven, utilitarianism, violence, Wikipedia