I was at a food bank, basically piecing the rest of my personal life together and among most things got into a discussion with one of the other patrons there. We were talking about what's been going on regarding Ukraine V Russia and he told me that the whole spectacle of people joining in seems to treat war like Professional Wrestling. By that he meant, pre-fight taunts and things like that. Strangely enough seeing what's been going on and taking part of it myself with my pictures and music, I kind of agree. But that being said, what should have been funny, scared the Hell out of me. Because Stuart Gordon was right again.

Robot Jox

For those who don't know what I mean. I once did an article trying to come up with alternative ways to fighting war. Ways to settle territorial disputes combatively without loss of life. As a result I got inspired by this movie above me. Now when this movie was made it was in the mid 80s. The Cold War was coming to a close and the respective fighters on each side were obvious dead ringers of The Soviet Union and their Comrades vs The United States and their allies. With the Confederation vs The Market respectfully. However while it was made in the mid 80s, it was released in the 90s and bombed hard, because at the time, The Cold War was over and no one was interested in anything related to it anymore. However I believe this B-Movie is due for a comeback, because like other movies beforehand that I've mentioned, I believe this one predicted the future we live in now.

For starters it takes place in a future where things are so bad you can't go outside without wearing masks. Before I watched this movie again, I always wondered how Herbert West would deal with Covid. I had no idea at the time that Combs was in this movie as a spectator. So in a way I got my answer. Nothing but making bets on Robot Fights.

Second, it also takes place in a future where real meat is scarce while artificial meat takes it's place. Sound familiar? It should. What with Beyond Meat and Impossible Meat coming into the forefront.

The third and most important one. As said before The Confederation is a dead ringer for the Soviet Union and The Market is a Dead Ringer for America. As a result of this conflict, they are at each other's throats again along with the rest of us. So needless to say we're a giant robot short of an accurate depiction of a movie predicting the future.

Fourth, also important. The main plot of the movie involves The Confederation and The Market fighting over Alaska, which at the time had an abundance of resources from oil to fresh water. The result of the conflict with Russia has caused a huge ban preventing them from importing or exporting resources. Meaning that sooner or later if this thing goes on their stuff gets depleted. Not only that, but everyone is gonna look to fight them for theirs at one point. Bringing this foll circle.

And Fifth which brings me to this. Despite the fact that Robot Jox is supposed to be an alternative war, it's treated like an international sport. No different than what is going on today.

Most people focus on the A-Listers when it comes to future stuff, but sometimes the B-Movies are no slouch either.