• Pastaguini [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    There are times where people walk away from a piece of media with a weird interpretation and are accused of “no media literacy” and it’s a bit harsh because the piece of media might be more subtle in its politics or message or whatever, but bioshock literally opens by delivering a libertarian screed and then IMMEDIATELY showing you the havoc and ruin that resulted. There’s not more than two dots to connect. It’s so on the nose. How could you walk away with a different interpretation?

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      There’s not more than two dots to connect. It’s so on the nose. How could you walk away with a different interpretation?

      For some, I wonder if the enlightened centrist bullshit of the sequel and especially Bioshock Infinite muddied the interpretation. Infinite even retroactively fucked with the first game’s story. centrist

    • Munrock ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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      3 months ago

      How could you walk away with a different interpretation?

      With a great deal of obstinance and a determination to reach the conclusion you intended to reach going in. Monolectical Idealism™.