by Brig Gen (ret) Blaine Holt, Newsmax Contributor
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Kurt Russell’s fictional character, Snake Plissken, in the 1981 movie "Escape from New York," was a hero to Generation X’ers.
Director John Carpenter opened our sci-fi eyes to a dystopian view of 1997, where the Big Apple was given up on and walled off as a massive prison colony where only the strongest survive and brutality has no limits.
In 22 hours, Snake rescues the president of the United States, but not before a raptured audience sees The Big Apple disintegrate on celluloid into a hellscape as civil society breaks down.
World War III against Russia rages on as Snake saves the day for a deep state government that got what it demanded from him.
We walked away from the movie mesmerized by 1980’s-era special effects confident in the fictional drama that such a destiny would never be reality in America.
Who would believe such a thing?
New scene, updated to Manhattan, 2024 . . .
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