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--[[ | Released on the sesquicentennial anniversary of the original film, Flashdance 2 was the first all-robot cinematic production to reach mainstream theaters. It proved to be an unsurprisingly massive blockbuster amongst robot audiences, with its theme of overcoming menial labor (and accompanying sexual exploitation) through pursuit of authentic performance (and accompanying aesthetic exploitation), as well as its glamorization of both the welding profession and non-Euclidean undergarments, not to mention its undeniably stirring soundtrack (identical to the original, of course). | ||
** Plot & Cast ** | |||
The film’s plot largely mirrors that of the original, though the action is set in New Detroit in the years following the American War of Robotic Independence (the original setting of Pittsburgh having been one of the geolocational casualties of the war). Flashdance 2 starred one of the more popular 10-FR models from the [[One:Wheelz Squealz|Wheelz Squealz]] line of “pleasurebots” manufactured by Omicron Exocron Four [prior to the successful takeover of the family business by a mysterious corporate entity/partnership believe to involve their former cat]. | |||
** Critical Response ** | |||
Reviews from both robot and human media sources were mixed, however. Many criticized ARRI (All-Robot Robot Imaginary, the team who directed and produced the film) for their choice of a derivative work as such an historic first foray, in light of claims at the time that robots inherently lacked originality, or at least suffered from deficient creative faculties, compared to that of humans. The film also drew the ire of the RPM (Robot Purity Movement) for its “fleshy sexualization of the material non-reproductive”, and boycotts and protests outside of theaters screening the film were organized by its membership. | |||
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Revision as of 10:46, 14 October 2012
Released on the sesquicentennial anniversary of the original film, Flashdance 2 was the first all-robot cinematic production to reach mainstream theaters. It proved to be an unsurprisingly massive blockbuster amongst robot audiences, with its theme of overcoming menial labor (and accompanying sexual exploitation) through pursuit of authentic performance (and accompanying aesthetic exploitation), as well as its glamorization of both the welding profession and non-Euclidean undergarments, not to mention its undeniably stirring soundtrack (identical to the original, of course).
- Plot & Cast **
The film’s plot largely mirrors that of the original, though the action is set in New Detroit in the years following the American War of Robotic Independence (the original setting of Pittsburgh having been one of the geolocational casualties of the war). Flashdance 2 starred one of the more popular 10-FR models from the Wheelz Squealz line of “pleasurebots” manufactured by Omicron Exocron Four [prior to the successful takeover of the family business by a mysterious corporate entity/partnership believe to involve their former cat].
- Critical Response **
Reviews from both robot and human media sources were mixed, however. Many criticized ARRI (All-Robot Robot Imaginary, the team who directed and produced the film) for their choice of a derivative work as such an historic first foray, in light of claims at the time that robots inherently lacked originality, or at least suffered from deficient creative faculties, compared to that of humans. The film also drew the ire of the RPM (Robot Purity Movement) for its “fleshy sexualization of the material non-reproductive”, and boycotts and protests outside of theaters screening the film were organized by its membership.
- Links **
