Robert Urbanek
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Lifeforce is a 1985 British science fiction film about three humanoids who drain the “lifeforce” from humans and create a vampire epidemic in which, every few hours, each affected human must drain the lifeforce of another human to stay alive. This drained energy, in turn, is directed up to an alien spaceship, hovering over London, which is populated by bat-like creatures.
In one scene, the hero and a companion visit a command center where the prime minister assures them he is in control of the battle against the vampires. However, he seems agitated and excuses himself to interview a new aide. The visitors suspect something is amiss and follow the prime minister, who behind a semi-transparent screen, can be seen draining the lifeforce from a woman.
The scene is a perfect metaphor for politics. Desperate leaders who claim to be in control of a crisis hide behind a curtain of lies or retreat to a backroom where they drain the sexual energy of an intern or drain the pocketbooks of special interest groups.
In one scene, the hero and a companion visit a command center where the prime minister assures them he is in control of the battle against the vampires. However, he seems agitated and excuses himself to interview a new aide. The visitors suspect something is amiss and follow the prime minister, who behind a semi-transparent screen, can be seen draining the lifeforce from a woman.
The scene is a perfect metaphor for politics. Desperate leaders who claim to be in control of a crisis hide behind a curtain of lies or retreat to a backroom where they drain the sexual energy of an intern or drain the pocketbooks of special interest groups.
