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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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It showed up out of nowhere, made the most bank in history (for a movie), refused to explain and disappeared for like 15 years, then came back out of nowhere with a sequel movie, a AAA game, and like 3 more movies in the works.

Edit: I think it now has like a Lego line too?

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[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it is unapologetically in favor of preserving nature, anticapitalist, and anti military. the boys from chapo trap house like it and point out that its one of the few movies with a mainstream theatrical release in which the audience is made to cheer on the blue furry hippie throwing a bunch of US marines out of a helicopter to their death.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anticapitalist that made over 2 Billion dollars...

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is a solid point about the irony though. It's one of the biggest consumer capitalism things ever, even if it's anti-capitalism they're selling on the screen.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Why do you think the aliens are blue natives?

Because if they were white folk, the message would resonate too much with the general audience.