#gorgonites

[transgwender616]

James Cameron's Avatar if it was actually good

[cbspinkpink]

just swap AU XD

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[tyrannoninja]

Small Soldiers

I used to watch this movie often on VHS, and tonight I revisited it as a YouTube rental. I always did like the "monstrous" Gorgonites being the more sympathetic side and the "human" Commando Elite being the aggressors, and now I see an additional layer of meaning to that beyond what the filmmakers probably intended.

If you compare the Gorgonites' designs to those of the Commando Elite, you'll notice that, while the Commandos have the attire, accessories, and spoken vocabulary of modern-day US soldiers, the Gorgonites' trappings and accessories are much more "tribal" or medieval. The Gorgonites use bows and arrows, clubs, spears, or claws whereas the Commandos wield modern firearms, bombs, and rockets in addition to the various mechanical contraptions they invent in the film. The conflict between them amounts to a technologically advanced faction based on the US military persecuting one which is at a technological disadvantage.

In other words, it's Western colonial imperialism if action figures represented it.

[aemiliuslives]

Daily Challenge 2024, Day 15. This is my 3D sculpture of Archer from "Small Soldiers".

[ultrakeencollectionbreadfan]

If these guys weren't your monsterfucker awakening as a kid, you're lying.

[celestesketchbook]

“Greetings, I am Archer, emissary of the Gorgonites” Watched “Small Soldiers” again recently.

[reelvibes91]

This movie came out when I was a kid, and I recently came into possession of it. It is a movie I absolutely adored as a child. I had all the figurines and collectibles you could imagine. At the time, my brother and I had the VHS copy of this movie. It is very much dated now, but that is part of what makes it such a unique experience to relive. Such a talented cast and a very odd concept turned into an action film for kids and parents alike.