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Viewers rediscover 1979 eco-horror film Prophecy

Original: Now I'm watching one called Prophecy (1979) which is supposed to be a monster movie but it's mostly about a conflict bet

John Frankenheimer's 1979 monster film Prophecy is drawing fresh attention, with a viewer noting it plays less as creature feature and more as a drama about a conflict between Maine tribes and a logging company, investigated by a white doctor. Despite its reputation as a cheesy mutant-bear movie, it is being praised as riveting and strikingly topical on land rights and environmental themes.

Why now: Its themes of Indigenous land disputes and corporate pollution feel strikingly relevant to current environmental and political debates.

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• Now I'm watching one called Prophecy (1979) which is supposed to be a monster movie but it's mostly about a conflict between Maine tribes and a lumber company, told via the investigation of the contested region by a white doctor. It's riveting. And topical. And mostly… · corbden@defcon.social · 2

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