Great plot with really good acting.
The original draft had the catalyst of issues being the education system. Specifically, the opening scene in the first draft was a teacher asking her class a simple arithmetic question. A student raises his hand and states the incorrect answer. But, his teacher says the answer is correct because she doesn't want to hurt his feelings.Idiocracy.
It functions perfectly on 2 levels.
At the baseline it is mindless indulgent humor and fart and dick jokes.
And simultaneously it is a deep criticism of the effects of unchecked corporate influence, media saturation, dumbing down of society, government corruption.
I feel this way about 1997's Gattaca. It was a two-level watch: One was a middle-road drama/thriller, and two was foresightful social commentary on where we're headed. Now here we are in 2024 with bio-payment chips, designer genetic sequencing (foetuses), and whatnot being trialled.Idiocracy.
It functions perfectly on 2 levels.
At the baseline it is mindless indulgent humor and fart and dick jokes.
And simultaneously it is a deep criticism of the effects of unchecked corporate influence, media saturation, dumbing down of society, government corruption.