Conspiracy Theatre 3000 - Episode 19: Heavy Metal (Commentary)

"A shadow shall fall over the universe, and evil will grow in its path, and death will come from the skies". 

ConspiracyTheatre 3000 is back with another commentary episode. That's right the guys got together to watch the 1981 animated cult classic Heavy Metal. This one is a childhood classic of Bob's and a regular on Ryan's rotation. Ashamedly enough this is one Drew has not seen until today! This is a great hangout and banter episode between the guys.

(Don't forget you can always listen along as you watch Heavy Metal at home). 

Heavy Metal is a 1981 adult animation, sci-fi fantasy film divided into a series of animated vignettes dealing with science fiction themes. All the stories are connected by a green glowing orb (The Loc-Nar) meant to represent "the sum of all evils", which is first seen floating through space before the movie's title appears.

It begins with an astronaut that brings home a glowing green orb for his daughter. However, the green orb wipes him out and corners the girl for its purposes. Claiming to embody ultimate evil, the malevolent sphere, known as the Loc-Nar, terrorizes the little girl by showing a series of bizarre and fantastic stories it has influenced.

The first is "Harry Canyon", a cynical taxi driver in a squalid futuristic New York who finds himself involved with a damsel in distress who is relentlessly pursued by murderous thugs who desire the Loc-Nar her archaeologist father found.

The second is "Den", which chronicles the adventures of a nerdish teenager who is thrown into the fantasy world of Neverwhere, where he is transformed into a handsome muscleman, desired by beautiful women, who must get involved in a conflict revolving around possession of the Loc-Nar.

The third is "Captain Sternn", where the title character is a handsome but irredeemable scoundrel who stands accused in a trial that the Loc-Nar throws into chaos.

The fourth is "B-17", where a World War II bomber plane limps home after a bombing run, only to have the Loc-Nar ram into it and revive the dead crew members as murderous zombies. The next is "So Beautiful, So Dangerous", where a voluptuous secretary at the Pentagon is abducted by stoned alien wastrels and an oversexed robot.

The final story is "Taarna", where the Loc-Nar has to come to a future Earth and changes a peaceful people into a horde of murderous barbarians who rampage with genocidal zeal. Only the last Tarrakian, a silent warrior woman known as Taarna, can avenge the victims and stop the Loc-Nar.

The driving force behind this film is a classic tale good overcoming evil. Driven by its toughness and nihilistic nature, this animated feature is off on its own track, combining science fiction, mysticism, sex, violence and rock music. Much of the time, these elements do what the film makers want them to, and make for a heady mix.

 

Don't forget to go like share, rate and follow the show over at Instagram!

 

Conspiracy Theatre 3000 - https://www.instagram.com/conspiracy_theatre_3000/?next=%2Fconspiracy_theatre_3000%2F%3Figsh%3DMTNib2FtZDF1OXc5cg%253D%253D 

 

 

Our individual pages can be found at;

 

Hidden in Plain Sight (Moral Bob) - https://www.instagram.com/theperpetualskeptic/?igsh=cWp4d2Q2dThwM2w5 

 

Dangerous World (Ryan Dean) - https://www.instagram.com/dangerousworldpod/?igsh=c2l2Z3d1bWkyMGpl 

 

You're Missen the Point (Drew) - https://www.instagram.com/missen_the_point/?igsh=MW9iaTRlM3Q1cDFodg%3D%3D