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just saw on TV a new game show where they pick idiots and see if they're smarter than a 5th grader, and if they are, they can win up to a million dollars.
I immediately thought of Idiocracy. Man that movie was so right; society is getting stupider, and being 'stupid' these days gets you on TV and heck, you may even win a million dollars.
Although the film took it to the extreme in order to highlight the changes, it's still a blast to see the spin that Mike Judge does about society's dumbing-down. See how every Windows version is dumbed down more and more (case in point: Vista). See how Jackass Number 2 was a box office smash, while brilliant but 'thinking' movies like Children of Men were box office bombs. See how every commercial and TV show are just getting stupider. Heck, saw the Oscars pre-show and the interviewers are asking useless things like 'What type of underwear are you wearing' to stars.
Anyways, about Idiocracy, brilliant and funny movie, with lots of memorable parts. Try not to analyze it for plot holes (there's tons of them) and forgive it for all the 'dumb' jokes throughout, just watch it for what it is; a great satire. I think with a 'proper' release, it may have had time & budget to polish up some of the film's rough spots, but blames falls squarely on FOX for cutting this movie off at the knees; perhaps FOX didn't want to alienate their key target demographics.
9/10
