Idiocracy
{4.5/5} “Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most.”
Idiocracy, released in 2006
Joe is in the army and selected for an experimental project because of his averageness. He’s going to be frozen and awakened in one year. The leader of the experiment was arrested and it got forgotten. Five hundred years later Joe’s tube opens and he finds out that humans have become much more stupid. He’s now the smartest man alive.
One of the fun visual jokes was on a clock tower with a digital display it was flashing “12:00.” The insane size of the Costco is also fun.
There are many funny moments. The movie’s brilliance lies in the way it takes the excesses of today to their logical conclusion.
There are a bunch of crude parts — which make sense to the story but are less interesting to watch.
The best behind-the-scenes fact is that the costume designer put everybody in Crocs, brand new at the time, thinking that there was no way they would become popular in real life.
Stars Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard. Directed by Mike Judge (Office Space). The playful music is by Theodore Shapiro.
This is the 2nd time I’ve watched it.
The premise surprisingly came true, to an extent, in real life much quicker than anticipated.