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Ichingcarpenter

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50. Come on Folks....THEY LIVE!

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 05:28 PM

Dec 2014

Shape shifting young zombie republican alien lizards... check

He slips on the glasses — and what we see over the next several minutes is something no other movie has attempted as plainly

. Billboards become bold-text messages. A bikini-clad woman is replaced by "MARRY AND REPRODUCE."

Magazine racks exhort us to "CONSUME" and "OBEY."

A wad of bills in a vendor's hand says "THIS IS YOUR GOD."

Tent Cities. with underemployed homeless..... check

They influence our decisions without us knowing it......... check

They numb our senses without us feeling it................check

They control our lives without us realizing it.

Check

They are destroying the planet. for their unknown purpose......... check

I WIN THE THREAD..... now go chew some gum.

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Vote!: Which Dystopian Movie Looks to be closest To Our Future? [View all] Katashi_itto Dec 2014 OP

Deathrace 2000 Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #1

IF Harrison Ford is in it, You know I am picking blade runner! yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #2

Lol! :) Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #4

The FURTHEST would have to be ... JEFF9K Dec 2014 #3

Good point, but Atlas Was really concentrating on it was all peaches and cream Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #5

I voted for Idiocracy but realized we're already in part 1 so I vote for Part 2. BlueJazz Dec 2014 #6

Handmaids Tale. Feral Child Dec 2014 #7

Elysium octoberlib Dec 2014 #8

Nice one! I'd forgotten that! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #11

+1 LAGC Dec 2014 #42

Idiocracy is a documentary. hobbit709 Dec 2014 #9

Good Observation! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #10

No "1984"? bvf Dec 2014 #12

That was my thinking too :) Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #13

Very entertaining thread. Excellent! bvf Dec 2014 #70

:) Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #71

The snowpiercer. Nt gwheezie Dec 2014 #14

I loved that movie! Putting in the last slot! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #15

... SidDithers Dec 2014 #16

I am looking forward to the Sequel in 2016! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #17

Have you considered voting for #9? Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #19

Dr. Strangelove. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #18

THX1147 OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2014 #20

Judge Dredd Bosonic Dec 2014 #21

+100 GREAT ONE! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #22

Some of my kids think Hunger Games me Idiocracy lunasun Dec 2014 #23

Half of Idiocracy is already in place. ileus Dec 2014 #24

1984. We are already 3/4 of the way there. riqster Dec 2014 #25

1984. Agreed! peacebird Dec 2014 #26

Definitely 1984. stage left Dec 2014 #33

The one about people watching FAR too many sci-fi movies. randome Dec 2014 #27

Voluntarily or... pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author bvf Dec 2014 #68

Idiocracy meets A Brave New World meets Soylent Green combined with Elysium TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #28

Easily Idiocracy... sendero Dec 2014 #29

'The Road' meets 'The Boys from Brazil'... Octafish Dec 2014 #30

Rollerball for the corporatocracy CBGLuthier Dec 2014 #31

Elysium SamKnause Dec 2014 #32

Children of Men marmar Dec 2014 #34

Robocop Dirty Socialist Dec 2014 #35

Just have a look at Detroit. n/t Orsino Dec 2014 #63

Idiocracy. Brigid Dec 2014 #36

Just a personal observation about "1984" Nevernose Dec 2014 #37

Truly interesting perspective! bvf Dec 2014 #67

I'm going with A Scanner darkly TransitJohn Dec 2014 #38

The Corporate dominance of Roller Ball edhopper Dec 2014 #39

A horrifying blend of The Handmaid's Tale and Idiocracy. nt Zorra Dec 2014 #40

Titanic bigwillq Dec 2014 #41

Excellent choice. Brigid Dec 2014 #54

Glad someone else "gets" it. bigwillq Dec 2014 #55

I believe we are in another Gilded Age. Brigid Dec 2014 #59

Dystopia is already here Kalidurga Dec 2014 #43

I'm the only one who voted "Metropolis". malokvale77 Dec 2014 #44

. foo_bar Dec 2014 #45

"Idiocracy"... Until "Deep Impact" ThoughtCriminal Dec 2014 #46

Brazil. REP Dec 2014 #47

Not to mention the paranoia thereof. bvf Dec 2014 #69

A combination of Idiocracy and Soylent Green hifiguy Dec 2014 #48

Come on Folks....THEY LIVE! Ichingcarpenter Dec 2014 #50

I love that movie. Great post. craigmatic Dec 2014 #66

Demolition Man. sagat Dec 2014 #51

Somehow I highly doubt that all restaurants are going to suddenly convert to Taco Bell franchises. Initech Dec 2014 #58

That one had its moments. Brigid Dec 2014 #60

The end of 1984. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #52

Idiocracy. also contenders? Brave New World, and Brazil. Scootaloo Dec 2014 #53

Definitely Idiocracy for the unseen government and anti-intellectualism jmowreader Dec 2014 #56

No Elysium? Initech Dec 2014 #57

Combine Robocop and Idiocracy. Sprinkle with Handmaid's Tale to taste. Orsino Dec 2014 #61

I have never actually seen Idiocracy Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #62

I vote for surreal blend d_r Dec 2014 #64

I voted for a combination of Soylent Green, Idiocracy and The Handmaids Tale. LiberalLoner Dec 2014 #65

Gattaca. nilesobek Dec 2014 #72