Southland Tales Predicted the War With Iran

The 2006 film Southland Tales surprisingly foreshadowed several things we see today: the influence of comedians and podcasters in politics, the Tesla Cybertruck, and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s continued success as an actor. Director Richard Kelly is amazed by how much the film seems to have predicted. He even points to a character, Baron von Westphalen, as being similar to Elon Musk. Krysta Now believes a storyline from the film even anticipates events in the upcoming season of Euphoria. While Southland Tales features a devastating nuclear attack on America following a conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, Kelly views the film’s apocalyptic ending as ultimately hopeful. He says the film contains both cynicism and anger, but concludes with a ‘metaphysical resurrection’ meant to leave the audience with a sense of emotion. It’s something to hold onto.

