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IDIOCRACY

Idiocracy is an American comedy film touching upon science fiction and satirical genres. It was directed by Mike Judge and despite its questionable release in 2006, it has become a cult film. It has been referred to as “Prophecy” instead of “Idiocracy” especially since Donald Trump became the President of USA, as it links today’s world affairs to the dystopian society of the world in a not so distant future.
The movie is a satire on the lack of interest in the collective intellect and social responsibility, as well as the insatiable hunger for consumerism and physical pleasures of today’s human race. As people consume more and more of the earth’s resources, the risk of physical, environmental and social decay is nothing but inevitable.
The premise of the movie is defined in the opening narration:
“As the twenty-first century began, human evolution was at a turning point. Natural selection, the process by which the strongest, the smartest, the fastest reproduced in greater numbers than the rest, a process which had once favoured the noblest traits of man, now began to flavor different traits.
Most science fiction of the day predicted a future that was more civilised and more intelligent. But as time went on, things seemed to be heading in the opposite direction — a dumbing down. How did this happen? Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most and left the intelligent to become an endangered species.”
I have always found this take very relevant in the current Socio/ cultural context, behind all the pun is message which aches of apprehension of what could happen, our trends of consumption and extraction are taking a toll on the planet, with limited few, actually realising and attempting to deter the damage while the bulk of the population is not able to comprehend the extent of the continuing damage.

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