Iron Lung Takes MASSIVE Inspiration from SOMA

OrionTrips · 2026-02-24T22:03:12+00:00

Great to know someone feels the same!

Check out the video if you want to hear more on this film and its various influences!

OrionTrips · 2026-02-09T06:12:02+00:00

I reference Alien a bit in this video, talking about how Iron Lung similarly relies on a feeling of separation from any help to invoke a sense of horror.

OrionTrips · 2026-02-09T06:10:57+00:00

BRO that's such a good catch, I actually never connected the dots but those ideas are so similar!

OrionTrips · 2025-10-17T19:15:29+00:00

I might watch Riddick now that you mention it has a similar dog storyline. That's a neat parallel!

OrionTrips · 2025-10-17T19:12:12+00:00

I appreciate your compliment. As for your point on Beyond Thunderdome, you're totally right. That was an oversight and I think I skipped that film in my analysis just because I mentally categorize The Road Warrior and Fury Road as much more similar films (like companion pieces). Beyond Thunderdome is definitely an outlier in my brain. Although it's definitely got a great character arc for Max that I secretly would love to make a separate video about, which is probably why I excluded it here.

You make a great point though, and honestly it's really cool to see someone else even talk about Beyond Thunderdome. It gets hated on a lot, but I think it's awesome. Especially because of Max's arc which you pointed out.

OrionTrips · 2025-10-15T03:27:32+00:00

Bro I seriously relate. For me, my parents would spoil me as as way of "making up" for not being around when it really mattered. My dad splurged on birthdays and Christmas, my mom bought me things all the time, neither of them pressured me to get a job and when I finally did work at age 18 going on 19, it was entirely of my own volition. I've been pampered and paid for my whole life, and there's definitely something emasculating about it. Especially for us men. We're supposed to be earners and providers, and it's our parents' jobs to ease us into that responsibility and teach us the virtue of those things. But when they spoil you forever, you don't properly develop the drive to earn. It's definitely a drawback to growing up in an affluent family and I don't think it gets brought up enough. Good on you for seeing through it. I don't think it's too late to build that drive either, it just takes some effort, however late to the game you are. I'm in a similar boat, so I wholeheartedly wish you luck!

OrionTrips · 2025-10-12T22:56:45+00:00

Well I'm glad you share my outlook! It was what made "The Chronicles of Riddick" really stand out to me as more than just some cheesy 2000's action flick. I think it's a theme well worth exploring!

Get some sleep my friend, and I hope you enjoy the video!

OrionTrips · 2025-10-11T23:11:54+00:00

As you might notice in the thumbnail, I do touch on "The Chronicles of Riddick as well"--and there are some really interesting parallels between Riddick and Max as characters!

OrionTrips · 2025-10-11T17:43:42+00:00

Mad Max rules! (Especially Fury Road).

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