In Waterworld (1995), Dennis Hopper’s gang of chain-smoking, jet-ski-riding villains—The Smokers—aren’t just comic book chaos. They’re a metaphor for unchecked consumerism, riding the last fumes of Earth's exhausted resources.
Their oil-fueled fortress, built inside the shell of the Exxon Valdez, is a scathing nod to real-world environmental destruction. Meanwhile, Kevin Costner’s loner Mariner represents nature’s resilience—mutated to survive the world we ruined.
🔥 This Wednesday on The Fandom Portals Podcast, we dive into how Waterworld reflects our obsession with excess and the cost of consumption in a world without land.
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