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Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters#Thematic_analysis
TIL “Ghostbusters” is considered by some to be a Libertarian critique of early-1980s NYC: a private entity provides a public service (ghost removal); obstructed by a government agency (EPA).
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That makes sense. The Ghostbusters, much like libertarian policies, only work in fiction.
Simpson’s taught me all I need to know about Eeeeeepppaaaaa
Some people have way too much time on their hands.
More like a cinematic Rorschach test – you see what you want to see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test
think Aykroyd would find that both wrong and funny.
“I’ve worked in the private sector — they expect results.”
– Dr. Ray Stantz
Apparently the EPA angle is explored in depth in a 1997 article: [JSTOR piece](https://www.jstor.org/stable/42842703?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=ghostbusters&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dghostbusters%26acc%3Don%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone%26refreqid%3Dsearch%253Ade657d215bf85c642991b19e52c930a2&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A72d51d95296c85ac803496baa14d6eca&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents)
the same is said about the A Team
Don’t need a movie to demonstrate that
I always considered it a comedy, but OK, let’s make it a political statement. We definitely need more of that in society.