Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Is industrialization just a phase of human progress, or is it a spiritual war disguised as modern life?

In this video essay, we explore how modern industry, capitalism, and technology are not just economic forces but spiritual ones. Drawing from Scripture and storytelling, including The Lord of the Rings, WALL-E, Avatar, There Will Be Blood, Princess Mononoke, Snowpiercer, First Reformed, and more, we ask: Are we witnessing a quiet apocalypse? Have we replaced God with the Machine?

Films discussed:

The Lord of The Rings (Jackson, 2001-2003)
Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997)
Avatar (Cameron, 2009)
The Machinist (Anderson, 2004)
First Reformed (Schrader, 2017)
There Will Be Blood (Anderson, 2007)
The Hunger Games (Ross & Lawrence, 2012-2015)
WALL-E (Stanton, 2008)
Snowpiercer (Joon Ho, 2013)

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:24 Historical and Biblical Background
8:12 "Natural Conflict"
13:47 "Industrial Disease"
22:01 "Scars of Industry"
31:55 Cultural and Theological Analysis
38:50 Conclusion