'Escape From New York' (1981) - John Carpenter.

This immortal Carpenter classic always feels completely fresh and vital everytime I watch it! I cannot help but get giddily swept up in darkly charismatic hero Snake's perilous mission into New York's dismal wastelands.  He remains an enigmatic figure, ex army who wholly rejects the machinations of the industrial military complex. Did the broken, but unbowed  Snake continue his criminal activities afterwards? Can't really see him as a fitness influencer, or a chirpy barista in a Portland artisan cafe? Perhaps, Snake Plissken can only really exist in our imaginations. Snake is so much grander than a hip cultural icon, I feel that he has become infinitely more mythical in stature. While there can only ever be one true 'Escape From New York', just between me and thee, I still dig on the luridly entertaining Italian versions!