{"id":34803,"date":"2015-09-30T10:18:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34803"},"modified":"2020-11-29T20:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T03:33:00","slug":"tunnelvision-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34803","title":{"rendered":"Tunnelvision (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Tunnelvision is popular because freedom is popular.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Poster-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Poster-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Poster.jpg 523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a dystopian vision of 1985, a congressional committee holds a hearing to discuss an uncensored television station which Americans are staying at home all day to watch.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Television<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary is generally dismissive of this darkly satirical spoof of public viewing tastes, featuring snippets from shows, previews, and advertisements that futuristic Americans can&#8217;t stop watching. He argues that &#8220;you&#8217;ll never be able to figure out why anyone would stay home to watch this stuff&#8221;, given that &#8220;it&#8217;s hard enough to sit through 67 minutes of it&#8221; &#8212; but I think his quibble misses the point. Thanks to the film&#8217;s strategic framing structure &#8212; attendees at the congressional hearing are shown a &#8220;representative sample&#8221; of clips &#8212; we&#8217;re privy to mercifully truncated snippets of the channel&#8217;s hit-and-miss offerings, just enough to either unhinge or bore us before quickly moving on. Notable highlights include James Bacon in a &#8220;funny bit as a movie reviewer&#8221;, clearly meant to gently spoof Rogert Ebert (RIP); and an eerily prescient public service announcement in which a cheery woman demonstrates how to utilize a &#8220;pollution control box, located at every street corner&#8221; while men collapse in real-time on the sidewalk nearby: &#8220;This may slow down your trip a little&#8221;, she chirps, &#8220;but at least you get to your destination alive. Remember, use your pollution control box: it&#8217;s a matter of life and breath.&#8221; Sadly, this message couldn&#8217;t be more salient today. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some spot-on satirical spoofs of the cultural zeitgeist<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Charlies-Girls.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Charlies-Girls.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Charlies-Girls.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Charlies-Girls-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Charlies-Girls-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Map.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Map-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Map-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-We-Were-There.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-We-Were-There.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-We-Were-There.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-We-Were-There-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-We-Were-There-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Primal-Scream.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Primal-Scream.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Primal-Scream.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Primal-Scream-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Primal-Scream-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Bacon&#8217;s &#8220;impersonation&#8221; of Roger Ebert<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Bacon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Bacon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Bacon.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Bacon-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tunnelvision-Bacon-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended if you enjoy this kind of fare. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0075357\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=737&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Tunnelvision is popular because freedom is popular.&#8221; Synopsis: In a dystopian vision of 1985, a congressional committee holds a hearing to discuss an uncensored television station which Americans are staying at home all day to watch. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Courtroom Drama Satires and Spoofs Television Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary is generally dismissive of this darkly satirical spoof of public viewing tastes, featuring snippets from shows, previews, and advertisements that futuristic Americans can&#8217;t stop watching. 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