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Snakes on a Plane speaks to a post 9/11 world.
18 August 2006
Terrorism is the greatest threat mentioned and alluded to in the media today. We are constantly barr+aged by stories of conspiracies, orange alerts, and attempted threats. Perhaps these stories are to be heeded and we are right to be so concerned about the anonymous terrorists that may or may not endanger our lives. But if we may in this forum be honest, approximately 98% of us will never fall victim to terrorism, and neither will any of our friends and families. And yet, we still must pay the consequences, sacrificing our time in security lines, our money to fund programs that watch our every move, and we sacrifice the right to a common butter knife on an airplane. Isn't there more to fear out there than terrorism? Shouldn't we be thinking outside of the box? instead of restricting ourselves because of fear, shouldn't we become more self-adequate and confident? These are the questions Snakes on a Plane raises for every keen viewer.

This is not just the silly farce so many people want to make it out to be. Snakes on a Plane serves as an intelligent and subtle condemnation of the airline industry. The message is simple: we are prepared for anything except that which we are not prepared for. Snakes on a Plane is a movie that is designed to challenge us with its graphic violence and course language, but even more so with its implications and how those implications affect us as travellers. Snakes on a Plane is the ultimate acknowledgement that we are not ready for everything, and no matter how many precautions the airline industries take, there is nothing we can do to fully prepare ourselves. If we surrender this one simple fact: that we are helpless, then and only then can we turn to our brothers from different mothers, and say 'i've had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane.' Then America will be free. Snakes on a Plane, you are our vision, we give you highest praise.
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