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--- influences [2023-03-16 03:52] – Scribe of Kier
+++ influences [2023-03-16 05:54] (current) – Scribe of Kier
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 === A Matter of Life and Death (1946; retitled Stairway to Heaven) ===
-Lead characters are named Peter and June. A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
+A British wartime aviator who cheats death, [[Peter Kilmer|Peter]], must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an Allied radio operator, [[June Kilmer|June]], with whom he shared what he believed to be his final moments on Earth.
 Unconfirmed.
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 Confirmed by Dan Erickson [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/severance-apple-tv-plus-interview-dan-erickson-ben-stiller-adam-scott|Inverse]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/comment/i5nmxf7/|April 21 Reddit AMA with Dan Erickson]]
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 Confirmed by Dan Erickson [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/comment/i5nmxf7/|April 21 Reddit AMA with Dan Erickson]]
-=== 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) ===
-Confirmed by Ben Stiller.
-TODO: Source needed. (Variety interview)
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   * Confirmed by Ben Stiller.[[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/severance-puts-mind-bending-twist-elusive-idea-work-life-balance-rcna13363|NBC News]]
-  * Confirmed by Jeremy Hindle. [[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/severance-puts-mind-bending-twist-elusive-idea-work-life-balance-rcna13363|NBC News]] [[https://www.goldderby.com/video/jeremy-hindle-interview-severance-production-designer/|Gold Derby]]
+  * Confirmed by Jeremy Hindle. [[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/severance-puts-mind-bending-twist-elusive-idea-work-life-balance-rcna13363|NBC News]] [[https://www.goldderby.com/video/jeremy-hindle-interview-severance-production-designer/|Gold Derby]] [[https://www.indiewire.com/craft-considerations/craft-considerations-severance-behind-the-scenes-1234752479/|IndieWire]]
 === The Matrix (1999) ===
+A world-class hacker is contacted by a mysterious figure who offers him two choices: A red pill, which will allow him to break out of his perceived reality and discover the truth of his world, or a blue pill, which will make him fall back into the illusion of the Matrix none the wiser.
 Confirmed by Dan Erickson [[https://www.slashfilm.com/1106369/the-world-of-severance-was-inspired-by-a-very-relatable-real-life-pain/|Slashfilm]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/comment/i5nmxf7/|April 21 Reddit AMA with Dan Erickson]]
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 === The Truman Show (1998) ===
-Stated by Dan Erickson
+He doesn't know it, but everything in Truman Burbank's life is part of a massive TV set. Reality is "The Truman Show," a live broadcast of Truman's every move captured by hidden cameras. Producer Cristof tries to control Truman's mind, even removing his true love from the show and replacing her with a vetted actor. As Truman gradually discovers the truth, however, he must decide whether to act on it.
+Confirmed by Dan Erickson
 [[https://www.slashfilm.com/1106369/the-world-of-severance-was-inspired-by-a-very-relatable-real-life-pain/|Slashfilm]].
 [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/severance-apple-tv-plus-interview-dan-erickson-ben-stiller-adam-scott|Inverse]]
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 === Joe vs The Volcano (1990) ===
+Joe Banks is dying, but his life wasn't much worth living anyway. A strange millionaire offers Joe a way to die with meaning and dignity: by hurling himself into a volcano. Joe embarks on an absurdist journey to his demise, guided by two very disparate sisters, and trying to puzzle out the meaning of existence.
 Confirmed by Dan Erickson [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/comment/i5nmxf7/|April 21 Reddit AMA with Dan Erickson]]
 === Office Space (1999) ===
+Peter, thanks to a hypnotic suggestion, decides not to participate in work any longer. He and two of his fellow software engineers have had enough of the daily grind working their dull, mundane jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
 Confirmed by Dan Erickson [[https://www.slashfilm.com/1106369/the-world-of-severance-was-inspired-by-a-very-relatable-real-life-pain/|Slashfilm]][[https://gamerant.com/severance-influence-internet-creepypasta-backrooms/|Game Rant]] [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/severance-apple-tv-plus-interview-dan-erickson-ben-stiller-adam-scott|Inverse]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/comment/i5nmxf7/|April 21 Reddit AMA with Dan Erickson]]
 === Naked Lunch (1991) ===
+A 1959 novel by William S. Burroughs. Lee, eluding arrest, discovers the fictional state of Freeland, where all life is well-ordered and hygienic. Following a riot in a Freeland psychological reconditioning center, Lee flees to Interzone, where he encounters bizarre orgies, medical experiments involving giant centipedes, and pornographic performances.
 Confirmed by Dan Erickson [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/comment/i5nmxf7/|April 21 Reddit AMA with Dan Erickson]]
+===Red Desert===
+Amid modern wastelands and toxic factories, Giuliana desperately tries to conceal her tenuous grip on reality from those around her, and before long her mental state rapidly deteriorates. Director Antonioni said of his first film, "The neurosis I sought to describe in Red Desert is above all a matter of adjusting. There are people who do adapt, and others who can't manage, perhaps because they are too tied to ways of life that are by now out-of-date."
+Confirmed by Jessica Lee Gagné [[https://mashable.com/article/severance-cinematographer-jessica-lee-gagne-interview|Mashable]]
+=== 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) ===
+A lengthy space epic wherein space travelers' days are highly structured to ensure the continued success of the mission and to make sure that nothing goes wrong. The ship's artificial intelligence, HAL, sabotages the mission and brings about its own existential crisis as well as endangering the humans aboard.
+Themes in 2001 include dreams, hopes, and plans, isolation, mortality, technological innovation's possibilities and perils, and time.
+Confirmed by Ben Stiller. TODO: Source needed. (Variety interview)
+Confirmed by Jeremy Hindle [[https://www.indiewire.com/craft-considerations/craft-considerations-severance-behind-the-scenes-1234752479/|IndieWire]]
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 Confirmed by Jessica Lee Gagné [[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/severance-puts-mind-bending-twist-elusive-idea-work-life-balance-rcna13363|NBC News]]
+Confirmed by Ben Stiller [[https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/ben-stiller-severance-interview-75192/|Backstage Magazine]]
+===Director Wong Kar-wai===
+Confirmed by Jessica Lee Gagné [[https://mashable.com/article/severance-cinematographer-jessica-lee-gagne-interview|Mashable]]
 ===Designers===
   * Frank Lloyd Wright & [[http://blog.dojoklo.com/tag/bier-house/|Usonian architecture]]
-  * [[https://www.deere.co.th/th/connect-with-john-deere/visit-john-deere/world-headquarters/|Kevin Roche's John Deere offices]]
+  * [[https://architectuul.com/architecture/john-deere-headquarters|Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche's John Deere offices]]
   * [[https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/architect-eero-saarinen-landmark-buildings|Eero Saarinen]]'s Bell Labs Holmdel office
-  * [[https://www.architecture.com/explore-architecture/brutalism|Brutalism]]
-Confirmed Jeremy Hindle [[https://www.goldderby.com/video/jeremy-hindle-interview-severance-production-designer/|Gold Derby]] [[https://signalhorizon.com/severance-production-designer-jeremy-hindle-hints-at-severance-season-2-secrets-and-the-world-of-kier/|Signal Horizon]]
+Confirmed Jeremy Hindle [[https://www.goldderby.com/video/jeremy-hindle-interview-severance-production-designer/|Gold Derby]] [[https://signalhorizon.com/severance-production-designer-jeremy-hindle-hints-at-severance-season-2-secrets-and-the-world-of-kier/|Signal Horizon]] [[https://www.indiewire.com/craft-considerations/craft-considerations-severance-behind-the-scenes-1234752479/|IndieWire]]
+===Design Style===
+[[https://www.architecture.com/explore-architecture/brutalism|Brutalism]]
+Confirmed by Ben Stiller [[https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/ben-stiller-severance-interview-75192/|Backstage Magazine]]
+Confirmed by Jeremy Hindle [[https://www.goldderby.com/video/jeremy-hindle-interview-severance-production-designer/|Gold Derby]]
+===Dilbert comic strips===
+Comic strip first published in 1989, known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title character.
-===Dilbert comic strips]===
 Confirmed by Dan Erickson [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/severance-apple-tv-plus-interview-dan-erickson-ben-stiller-adam-scott|Inverse]]

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