Did he? Or was it like that even back then? I'm reading this book, and it's like a carbon copy of our world in the US nowadays. I keep yelling "oh my god, this is basically happening right now!!!" Not as blatant and (I don't know the word) as in the book, but essentially the same. The book is like now, but on steroids (to explain the word I'm missing). The divide/polarization, the police brutality, the pollution, corporations and exploitation, the government's overreach..... Etc, it's all here now.

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[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Looking forward to something more true to the source, but that being said, the original Running Man film scratches the '80s action thriller itch for sure. I have a soft spot for those movies.

[–] GCanuck@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Considering how the book ends, I am not hopeful for an overly faithful retelling.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Ha, I think it would be therapeutic.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

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