While you may have written it off as a Rocky Horrorknock-off, a deep dive into the controversial points this musical makes may just convince you to look again. This draws a radical comparison to reality and dares you to see through The Matrix-style illusion buried just beneath the surface, along with piles of bodies, naturally. While slowly exposing the elaborate game within their societal system and how each person operates as a pawn to reinforce it, it simultaneously reflects how an average person in this world may view the events transpiring as entertainment.
The blatant distraction from this point using eccentric characters, flashy costuming, and graphic violence was nothing short of intentional. What appears to be a campy dystopian soap opera is a microscope on the horrors of capitalism - more specifically, when mixed with healthcare. In 2008 a gothic-glam musical titled Repo! The Genetic Operapremiered and through the gore and glitter, its message may have gotten lost among audiences everywhere.
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