The entire movie embodies Cassette Futurism, but IMO the self-destruct sequence is particularly great. The entire process looks so satisfying that I probably wouldn't be able to stop myself from running it if I were one of the crew.

More of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9CqREun_Bg

  • a_little_red_rat [he/him, comrade/them]
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    7 hours ago

    I used to call this aesthetic "industrial sci fi" and Alien was the best example I knew of. The 70s and 80s were great for sci-fi in general.