Turbo Kid (2015)
Retro-futurist nostalgia and social critique in a dystopian past-future
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https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2237-9967.2025v14e36677Keywords:
Turbo Kid (2015), Retrofuturism, Camp aesthetics, Neoliberalism, NostalgiaAbstract
Released in 2015, Turbo Kid portrays a post-apocalyptic world where civilizational collapse is the consequence of unregulated capitalism and neoliberalism. This article analyzes how the film, while paying homage to 1980s classics, constructs a political allegory about exploitation and alienation. Through camp aesthetics and stylized violence, the work satirizes structures of power and mass culture, offering a critical reflection on the social and subjective effects of late capitalism and neoliberal ideologies.
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