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Gremlins (1984) is the greatest Christmas-film-laden-with-troubling-Orientalism.Permalink On Internet Archive
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It's unclear how a creature like a Mogwai - allergic to sunlight and water and eating at certain times - can evolve and survive at all.On Internet Archive
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And as a genus, how do Mogwai work? They appear to be mammals in their benign state and reptiles in their 'Gremlin' state.Permalink On Internet Archive
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No-one in this film cares about the distress that the Mogwai seem to feel when they reproduce. They just watch them suffer.Permalink On Internet Archive
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There's also unexpectedly serious chat about seasonal depression and suicide around the holidays. Ahh, kids films from the '80s.Permalink On Internet Archive
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The design of the Mogwai cocoons is very obviously influenced by Alien (1979). Love to see Giger's nightmarish design influence in kids films.Permalink On Internet Archive
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Like @travismcelroy, I'm of the opinion that 'Gremlin' is a slur. Their species remains Mogwai even in their post-pupal state.Permalink On Internet Archive
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Spielberg used to be hella sassy.Permalink On Internet Archive
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When the post-pupal Mogwai are in the cinema, they watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). If this was made today, I don't think Disney would allow this kind of use of their intellectual property.Permalink On Internet Archive
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To round up this thread, please enjoy the best sketch ever about Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) youtu.be/x01l_jMhjVMPermalink On Internet Archive