Ghostbusters: A Movie About Reaganomics

Is Ghostbusters just a fun movie with nothing to say? Well that’s what YouTuber Patrick (H) Willems concluded in his video “Ghostbusters: A Movie About Nothing”. But what do we find when we really examine all the common threads over all of Ghostbusters’ key moments? — A love letter Regan-era free market capitalism! And since we’re not a political or financial channel, we’re just going to deal with the broadest of strokes — the flavors of Reaganomics, if you will — as they pertain to the themes of the movie.

Here it is! "Ghostbusters: A Movie About Nothing" by Patrick (H) Willems:
   • Ghostbusters: A Movie About Nothing  
The inspiration for this whole thing!

Also, please check out Renegade Cut's video on this same topic:
   • Reagan's Ghostbusters | Renegade Cut  
If I noticed his video sooner, I might not have made this one. But because I was so far into the process when I discovered his, I did what I could to differentiate our videos. Hopefully, both can be enjoyed for different reasons!

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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Academia
5:14 - The Free Market
10:13 - The Startup
12:15 - Supply and Demand
16:01- Government Regulation
19:06 - Greed is Good
21:31 - There is No Alternative
24:55 - The Bottom Line
30:38 - End Screen

Storyograph is a story analysis channel that explores the hidden meaning of popular and obscure media by tracking thematic elements through the use of story structure. And if you just fell asleep half-way through that sentence, there’s also a bunch of dumb sound effects, shoddy animation and cheap jokes to keep you entertained through to the end.

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