Some pretentious, deep allegory used in David Cronenberg’s 1983 film “Videodrome” starring James Woods and Debbie Harry of Blondie.
Nicki: “Just come to me Max, come to Nicki… watch, I’ll show you how. It‘s easy.”
(Television does some gnarly magic trick)
Max: (Raising literal handgun to his head) “Long live the new flesh.”