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A new episode of @TheXenopod out today on 2004's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. We get into racialised readings of the Alien films, how the premise of this one is inherently white supremacist, and what the 'vs. Predator' branch means for the franchise going forwards. @TAKEONECinema/1694340865307640210Permalink On Internet Archive
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As always, all the references in this episode are available in my Zotero library. I specifically recommend Diana Adesola Mafe's book chapter on how surprisingly subversive the film's portrayal of a Black heroine is. zotero.org/simonxix/collections/ENGXD3R2On Internet Archive
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The premise of ALIEN VS. PREDATOR is based on Erich von Däniken's Chariot of the Gods? which kind of kickstarts the 'ancient astronauts' conspiracy theories. I was keen to point out that von Däniken is a convicted fraudster and his book was edited/rewritten by a Nazi.Permalink On Internet Archive
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I promise you we do not have to seriously engage with the theory that aliens built the pyramids when the theory comes from a hotel manager convicted for fraud whose book was rejected for publication until a Nazi rewrote it.Permalink On Internet Archive