Honestly, it's probably one of the best dystopian movies I've ever seen. It's not just the government that sucks, but the people suck too, which is the reason why they vote against their own interests, don't follow science, and don't stop to wonder how certain things aren't working for them and try to change. Sound familiar?
I like that it showed that we the public are part of the problem when we allow ourselves to be easily manipulated and refuse to think critically. When I watched this movie, while I was laughing nonstop at the jokes, there was a depressing feeling and a sense of hopelessness I felt for the people in this movie, as well as this sadness of knowing that this movie is an exaggerated take on the US government and how many of us Americans act (the same probably goes for most of the world, actually), but I guess that's the point anyway.
The movie is a commentary on capitalism, anti-intellectualism, anti-science, and consumerism. The movie is just as relevant now in 2023 as it was in 2006, when the movie first came out. It's a reflection of how adults were screwing themselves and their children over by voting and fighting against their own interests at the time, and it's still a problem now. People act like this only became an issue in 2020 or when Trump got elected in 2016, but honestly, though I agree that the movie is still very much relevant, the movie isn't as ahead of its time as many seem to think, because the things that the movie criticizes have been around long before the movie even came out, and they were all DEFINITELY an issue in the 2000s. That's why the movie was made in the first place. It's an exaggerated portrayal of the modern state of the US.
Also, as I said before, social commentary aside, the movie is also very funny. I've watched twice (once in, I think, 2018, and the other time in 2022), and I've laughed both times.
I think a ton of people, even the people with a self proclaimed "high IQs", are kind of guilty of contributing to the mass consumerism and toxic capitalism without thinking about their actions, some more than others, and a lot of people unfortunately dig themselves a deeper grave by supporting the very things that are slowing killing them or refusing the things that are meant to help them. Some people are trying to do better, but not enough.
I like that it showed that we the public are part of the problem when we allow ourselves to be easily manipulated and refuse to think critically. When I watched this movie, while I was laughing nonstop at the jokes, there was a depressing feeling and a sense of hopelessness I felt for the people in this movie, as well as this sadness of knowing that this movie is an exaggerated take on the US government and how many of us Americans act (the same probably goes for most of the world, actually), but I guess that's the point anyway.
The movie is a commentary on capitalism, anti-intellectualism, anti-science, and consumerism. The movie is just as relevant now in 2023 as it was in 2006, when the movie first came out. It's a reflection of how adults were screwing themselves and their children over by voting and fighting against their own interests at the time, and it's still a problem now. People act like this only became an issue in 2020 or when Trump got elected in 2016, but honestly, though I agree that the movie is still very much relevant, the movie isn't as ahead of its time as many seem to think, because the things that the movie criticizes have been around long before the movie even came out, and they were all DEFINITELY an issue in the 2000s. That's why the movie was made in the first place. It's an exaggerated portrayal of the modern state of the US.
Also, as I said before, social commentary aside, the movie is also very funny. I've watched twice (once in, I think, 2018, and the other time in 2022), and I've laughed both times.
I think a ton of people, even the people with a self proclaimed "high IQs", are kind of guilty of contributing to the mass consumerism and toxic capitalism without thinking about their actions, some more than others, and a lot of people unfortunately dig themselves a deeper grave by supporting the very things that are slowing killing them or refusing the things that are meant to help them. Some people are trying to do better, but not enough.
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