History YMMV / Videodrome

** [[KnightTemplar Harlan]], the [[FalseFriend seeming friend]] to Max, is an ally of Barry Convex and fully devoted to the scheme of [[MoralGuardians "purging" the "degenerates" from society]]. Harlan handles the snuff film business to enhance and create Videodrome, distributing from his video store while manipulating Max into becoming a murderous and brainwashed agent for the scheme. Gleeful after the spread of Videodrome, Harlan details the plot to kill millions while attempting to force Max into subservience, and cavalierly tells him that he and Convex plan to use him until there's nothing left.

** [[KnightTemplar Harlan]], the [[FalseFriend seeming friend]] to Max, is an ally of Barry Convex and fully devoted to the scheme of [[MoralGuardians "purging" the "degenerates" from society]]. Harlan handles the snuff film business to enhance and create Videodrome, distributing from his video store while manipulating Max into becoming a murderous and brainwashed agent for the scheme. Gleeful after the spread of Videodrome, Harlan details the plot to kill millions while attempting to force Max into subservience.

* MagnificentBastard: [[ALighterShadeOfBlack Bianca O'Blivion]] is the daughter of Brian O'Blivion and the one woman standing against [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Barry Convex]]. Seeking to advance her father's dream of a technological matrix where television would replace every aspect of daily life, she runs a homeless shelter where she encourages marathon television viewing and sends out thousands of tapes that Brian created before his death to maintain the illusion of him being alive. When protagonist Max Renn is lead into the direction of O'Blivion by these tapes, Bianca reveals to him that Videodrome's leaders intend to use the signal to kill many people with malignant brain tumors. After Max's curiosity leads to him being {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} to kill her, Bianca uses quick thinking to counter-brainwash him with a videotape of his deceased lover Nicki and [[ManchurianAgent orders him to kill Videodrome's leaders]], which he succeeds in. With Max on the run, Bianca is heavily implied to again use Nicki's image to convince him to kill his physical body to continue her cause.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The creepy, atmospheric, vaguely electronic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6ope0au8aY score]] by Music/HowardShore is a subtle blend of sounds that blurs the line between the synthesized and acoustic elements, echoing Max's descent into hallucinations. Worth mentioning is the unusual production process that went into its making - Shore first had the music played by a small orchestra and then programmed the results into his Synclavier II digital synth[=/=]sampler. The rendered score was then recorded being played in tandem with a small string section, resulting in what we hear in the film.

* MagnificentBitch: [[ALighterShadeOfBlack Bianca O'Blivion]] is the daughter of Brian O'Blivion and the one woman standing against [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Barry Convex]]. Seeking to advance her father's dream of a technological matrix where television would replace every aspect of daily life, she runs a homeless shelter where she encourages marathon television viewing and sends out thousands of tapes that Brian created before his death to maintain the illusion of him being alive. When protagonist Max Renn is lead into the direction of O'Blivion by these tapes, Bianca reveals to him that Videodrome's leaders intend to use the signal to kill many people with malignant brain tumors. After Max's curiosity leads to him being {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} to kill her, Bianca uses quick thinking to counter-brainwash him with a videotape of his deceased lover Nicki and [[ManchurianAgent orders him to kill Videodrome's leaders]], which he succeeds in. With Max on the run, Bianca is heavily implied to again use Nicki's image to convince him to kill his physical body to continue her cause.

** [[KnightTemplar Harlan]], the [[FalseFriend seeming friend]] to Max, is an ally of Barry Convex and fully devoted to the scheme of [[MoralGuardians "purging" the "degenerates" from society.]] Harlan handles the snuff film business to enhance and create Videodrome, distributing from his video store while manipulating Max into becoming a murderous and brainwashed agent for the scheme. Gleeful after the spread of Videodrome, Harlan details the plot to kill millions while attempting to force Max into subservience.

** [[KnightTemplar Harlan]], the [[FalseFriend seeming friend]] to Max, is an ally of Barry Convex and fully devoted to the scheme of [[MoralGuardians "purging" the "degenerates" from society. Harlan handles the snuff film business to enhance and create Videodrome, distributing from his video store while manipulating Max into becoming a murderous and brainwashed agent for the scheme. Gleeful after the spread of Videodrome, Harlan details the plot to kill millions while attempting to force Max into subservience.

* CompleteMonster: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Barry Convex]] is the CEO of Spectacular Optical and the man behind Videodrome. Stealing the [[BrownNote Videodrome]] technology from Professor Brian O'Blivion and killing him with it, Convex runs a SnuffFilm operation in Pittsburgh and uses the brain-damaging signals on the footage, planning on exposing all of North America to Videodrome and [[CulturePolice wiping out those who watch violence]] with brain tumors. Testing the signals on a number of people and sending them to "intensive psychiatric care", Convex studies Max Renn as his latest subject and analyzes his hallucinations as a way to convert him into his first ManchurianAgent, revealing his intention to use his small channel to release the first authentic transmissions of Videodrome, ordering Max to assassinate his two executives and then O'Blivion's daughter Bianca to eliminate what is left of him.

* ValuesResonance: Although the movie takes it to [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness acid-trip]] and BodyHorror levels and applied to television, its prediction that people would primarily contact each other through videoscreen machines, adopt "strange new names" (i.e. online avatars), and become increasingly intertwined with a virtual world has become more relevant with the prevalant role of the internet in everyday life. Even the satirical element of having unscrupulous MoralGuardians trying to control it to advance their own ideology has become strangely prophetic in light of the [=2010s=] crackdown on internet free speech.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: All over the place due to the movie featuring frequent hallucinations as the main character's brain becomes more and more affected by the Videodrome signal. Was Nicky ever real to begin with? Is Barry Convex truly leading a sinister conspiracy from an optometrist's office? Is Bianca O'Blivion a valiant resistance fighter against Videodrome, or is she no better than them?

* {{Tearjerker}}: When Nicki reappears to Max on the old television, he almost whispers, "I was wondering when I'd see you again." He knows she's dead, but still is pleased to see her (one last time).

* CompleteMonster: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Barry Convex]] is the CEO of Spectacular Optical and the man behind Videodrome. Stealing the [[BrownNote Videodrome]] technology from Professor Brian O'Blivion and killing him with it, Convex runs a SnuffFilm operation in Pittsburgh and uses the brain-damaging signals on the footage, planning on exposing all of North America to Videodrome and [[KnightTemplar wiping out those who watch violence]] with brain tumors. Testing the signals on a number of people and sending them to "intensive psychiatric care", Convex studies Max Renn as his latest subject and analyzes his hallucinations as a way to convert him into his first ManchurianAgent, revealing his intention to use his small channel to release the first authentic transmissions of Videodrome, ordering Max to assassinate his two executives and then O'Blivion's daughter Bianca to eliminate what is left of him.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: All over the place due to the movie featuring frequent hallucinations as the main character's brain becomes more and more affected by the Videodrome signal. Was Nicky ever real to begin with? Is Barry Convex truly leading a sinister conspiracy from an optometrist's office? Is Bianca O'Blivion leading a valiant resistance against Videodrome, or is she no better than them?

* ValuesResonance: Although the movie takes it to [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness acid-trip]] and BodyHorror levels and applied to television, its prediction that people would primarily contact each other through videoscreen machines, adopt "strange new names" (i.e. online avatars), and become increasingly intertwined with a virtual world has become more relevant with the prevalant role of the internet in everyday life. Even the satirical element of having unscrupulous MoralGuardians trying to control it to advance their own ideology has become strangely prophetic in light of the 2017 crackdown on internet free speech.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The creepy atmospheric, vaguely electronic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6ope0au8aY score]] by Music/HowardShore is a subtle blend of sounds that fittingly blurs the line between the synthesized and acoustic elements. Worth mentioning is the unusual production process that went into its making - first, Shore had the music played by a small orchestra and then programmed the results into his Synclavier II digital synth[=/=]sampler. The rendered score was then recorded being played in tandem with a small string section, resulting in what we hear in the film.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: A creepy atmospheric, vaguely electronic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6ope0au8aY score]] by Music/HowardShore.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: A creepy atmospheric, vaguely electronic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6ope0au8aY score]] by Creator/HowardShore.

* AwesomeMusic: A creepy atmospheric, vaguely electronic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6ope0au8aY score]] by Creator/HowardShore.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: All over the place due to the movie featuring frequent hallucinations as the main character's brain becomes more and more affected by the Videodrome signal. Was Nicky ever real to begin with? Is Brian Convex truly leading a sinister conspiracy from an optometrist's office? Is Bianca O'Blivion leading a valiant resistance against Videodrome, or is she no better than them?

* ValuesResonance: Although the movie takes it to [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness acid-trip]] and BodyHorror levels and applied to television, its prediction that people would primarily contact each other through videoscreen machines, adopt "strange new names" (i.e. online avatars), and become increasingly intertwined with a virtual world has become more relevant with the prevalant role of the internet in everyday life. Even the satirical element of having unscrupulous MoralGuardians trying to control it to advance their own ideology has become strangely prophetic.

* ValuesResonance: Although the movie takes it to [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness acid-trip]] and BodyHorror levels, its prediction that people would primarily contact each other through videoscreen machines, adopt "strange new names" (i.e. online avatars), and become increasingly intertwined with a virtual world has become more relevant with the prevalant role of the internet in everyday life. Even the satirical element of having unscrupulous MoralGuardians trying to control it to advance their own ideology has become strangely prophetic.