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cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:
You know if you don't watch the movie and just read the synopsis of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, it is deeply philosophical. It's good
> Chochem, an 800-year-old Martian sage, advises them that the children of Mars are growing distracted due to the society's overly rigid structure. From infancy, all their education is fed into their brains through machines and they are not allowed individuality or freedom of thought.
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> Chochem notes that he had seen this coming "for centuries" and says that the only way to help the children is to allow them their freedom and be allowed to have fun. To do this, Mars needs a Santa Claus figure, like on Earth. Leaving Chochem's cave, the Martian leaders decide to abduct Santa Claus from Earth and bring him to Mars.People, this is just Plato
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%5FClaus%5FConquers%5Fthe%5FMartians#Plot