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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
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The Man Who Fell to Earth is the Zabriskie Point of the sci-fi genre.
David Bowie was high on cocaine throughout the filming. It runs for 140 minutes which is too long. There's no plot but
simply this: an alien misses his family while away on Earth. Yet the critics praised the film for its deep allegorical meanings such as
the evils of capitalism, the decadence that's sparked by American television, and the dangers of alcoholism.
Wait...wait...what? David Bowie squeezing his tits is profound? He putting the gun's barrel in a glass of wine and sucking
it afterwards is the stuff of brilliance? The tipping point is the bizarre
Don't Look Now sex scene that sums up the
film's zenith of absurdity. I started to laugh at that moment because I couldn't believe how awful it had gotten to be.
All in all, forget logic, forget common sense, and forget intelligence...The Man Who Fell to Earth is pure shit.