Anyone here seen Idiocracy?

[mduffy31]

It is a movie from Mike Judge and it is absolutely fantastic. It is a tale of how shows like Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader and American Idol, are the fact that smart people aren't having kids anymore the collective intelligence is going down. If you are looking for a movie to check out, you could do much worse than this.

[sasquatch]

1. Can't this be a movie that sort of advocates eugenics?

:shrug:

[philosophie_en_rose]

2. I thought it was satire about American culture, rather than a call for eugenics.

The stupid people in the movie come from a long line of stupid people, but are also stupid by choice. They are the result of a society that glorifies shallowness and materialism, while vilifying smart people.

[bikebloke]

3. Now

It's supposed to take place 500 years in the future, though I see much of it now with willfull ignorance and consumerism.

[JanMichael]

4. Yes. Last week in fact. There were some great scenes but...

...man it was depressing. It was like watching the World turn into one giant Jerry Springer show...

My #1 favorite was the conversation over what to use on the crops: Water or Gatorade. Good gawd.

"But it's got electrolytes!" "Do you even know what electrolytes are?"

[mduffy31]

5. I loved that part.

"...plants crave it."

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. It's passable for a rental but get a backup movie, too.

It's not Mike Judge's best work and it suffers from some really bad editing. I'd be curious enough to take a second look if they ever put out a director's cut.