Manly Role Model: Snake Plissken
Famous For: Escape from New York, Escape from L.A.
Snake’s Resume
Gents, take a peek into the life of a bloke who didn’t squander their time checking Facebook notifications. World War III renegade Snake Plissken, the youngest man to be decorated by a U.S. President. Two purple hearts in Leningrad and Siberia. It might seem like a crazy notion now, but in the 80s and 90s people used to go outside. And not just to check their smartphones at the mall. Yes, a couple of best bros might actually venture out to the scary alien landscape of Full Definition. Action was taken. Thanks to the internet, today a man is only as hardworking as the timing of their last wank. In other words, everybody’s asleep. Men have been in hibernation for the last decade.
Our film protagonists reflect this drowsy reality. With the lone exception of 24’s Jack Bauer. Gone are the days of a clear good and evil. Actions first, questions later? Quietly retired. In it’s place, a never-ending loop of second guessing that would make a Kardashian blush. Groupthink via status update. Snake Plissken saved the U.S. President in the amount of time most guys analyze if they texted the town bicycle back too quickly.
Let’s go vintage and rewind the tapes. Blockbuster style. Just kidding, we’re actually gonna do it. Let’s reminiscence about the fictional world of one of the last true manly role models. Call me Snake.
Snake in Diplomatic Negotiations
Pictured Above: Snake politely engages the enemy in diplomatic discourse. Vintage sanctions my friends! This is what red lines looked like in the 80s.
Snake Discusses Small Government
What we all secretly wanna say when one of those hassling interns blocks your path on the sidewalk with their clipboard. Can’t you see I’m going to the gym fucker?
A Manly Answer
A manly answer not only sounds good, it feels good. Simply think: ‘What would Snake do?’ In any and all situations.
Role Model. Hero. Whatever.
Snake Plissken
Written by Nir Regev
Learn from Snake:
Escape from New York (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)
John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A. [Blu-ray]
now that’s a real man