Emmanuel Goldstein's Substack Podcast

In many of my previous posts I already explained that The Matrix is a deeply religious and deeply Gnostic movie and countless other reviewers have explained that as well. But what exactly does that even mean? What is Gnosticism exactly and where exactly does it come from?

I don’t have all the answers, nor would they even fit within the format of movie reviews. But nevertheless, in this podcast I will try to explain this difficult topic one more and for the last time using the Matrix as an example (and yes I realize the thumbnail is from Scary Movie :-)

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What is the 1984 home invasion - ahm I mean homeland invasion movie Red Dawn really about? My review and analysis of this cold war gem of a movie that will leave you increasingly puzzled as to whom to root for...

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My opinion after watching Needful Things - as my movie reviews really aren't reviews, but more like an analysis of the symbolism and meaning in a movie. Sometimes it can even get a bit off topic and philosophical. like in this case ;-) Anyway, the 90's made for TV movie based on Stephen Kings book "Needful Things" is one of my favorite movies and it's quite deep and philosophical, if it wouldn't be a horror movie, it would make for a great Christian movie ;-)

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I am starting a podcast series exposing misconceptions about socialism - Video series with 1 short video/audio for each headline:1. Socialism means social welfare2. Socialism means anarchy3. Socialism means democracy4. Socialism is what the majority of the average working people (would) want5. Socialism and national socialism are opposites 6. The people behind socialism are average working people7. The people behind socialism are materialists focused on the mundane world8. Socialism is against ALL religions9. Socialism is not a front organization in and of itself and certainly doesn't have any (additional) forces with an (additional) agenda behind it10. The goal of socialism is (not) to uplift (aufheben) society11. (National) socialism is not Gnostic Theosophy (or ariosophy which is the same anyway)12. You oppose socialism by struggling with it, which weakens it13. You can't oppose socialism by exposing it, as any open discussion about it just propagates it further, strengthening it

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My review and explanation of the 2014 Horror movie, As Above So Below - about a team of explorers who venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.

It's very similar to Jacobs Ladder and maybe a bit of a rip off, but it's not bad and it has some interesting symbolism that I will go into in my video review/podcast thingy.

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Jacob's Ladder is one of favorite movies of all time. Actually calling it a horror movie isn't quite right and doesn't do it justice. Anyway it has certainly influenced a lot of horror franchises and there has been a lot of debate about its meaning and symbolism, so here is my take on it.

Also check out my review of Return to Silent Hill!

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(Review from 2018) I review the cute and romantic visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club - but alas, this visual novel of course isn't what it appears to be... Therefore I am assuming you already played it and so I can tell you some interesting stories relating to this as I have actually worked on something very similar like 8 years ago (meaning around 2010 as this review was first published in 2018). If you haven't played it - SPOILERS! And if you are interested in my very similar unfinished game from 2010, it's on my Itch site:

https://emmanuel-goldstein.itch.io

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What is the 2014 Australian Horror Movie "The Babadook" really about? But more importantly, what IS the Babadook and is he real? My review, explanation and analysis of the meaning and symbolism of it.

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There is a TED talk by the same name, which was pretty disappointing because it didn't actually talk about the methods used by cults and their leaders at all, nor could I find anything else that was REALLY exposing those methods - at least not from the perspective of group psychology. Well, there are the books by Gustave Le Bon, which explain it quite well, but he didn't make any Youtube videos :-) So I thought I just expose those methods myself then. Of course, other than believing in God and practicing QiGong, I have no experience with religion nor do I belong to any group, but part of my point is that it works just as well with atheist communities sharing an atheist ideology. Because my mother was a Communist and I did partially grow up in what you could call communes. So to my own surprise I am able to explain it much better than TED talks :-)

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I finally watched the 2003 movie "The Room" by the exceptionally gifted director, actor and producer Tommy Wiseau. Man, what a masterpiece... an unintentional masterpiece - but still. Of course he always did know that his movie was going to become a masterpiece... And on top of the incredible entertainment value the movie has, it also told me a lesson about how staying true to yourself and believing in your vision (especially when no one else does) will pay off in the end.

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