Movie Idiocracy

Technology has played an influential role in the growing society of today. It has been the technological mother-nature to the brain, as people seek guidance from its false intelligence. In the novel Feed, written by M.T. Anderson, the main focus is on the effect that technology has on a society as a whole. With technology, such as the feed, it can be beneficial when used correctly. It can help a person come up with just the “right” words when they’re stuck on a paper, or even when they are having a conversation with another individual. Technology is a good resource in most cases; however, it is not truly a benefit when overused. It turns into an addiction, and people begin to rely on it too much. Technology that is similar to the feed should be removed, because

This leads to a society where individuality is suppressed. Similarly, “2081” also uses technology in a way to control the society, to create conformity and maintain a specific order. Citizens are subjected to constant surveillance and being watched,

Many societies want to create an equal, hardworking, and collective environment, however, in almost all cases, they fail. In the society of “Anthem”, created by Ayn Rand, the world government attempts to make all men equal by removing almost all modern technology and by removing all forms of “I”, “my”, or “me” from their diction. The short film “2081”, based on the book “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, shows a society where they increase the amount of technology to hinder others as a way to make everyone equal. Despite people’s best efforts, a collectivist society will always go wrong. The people in both the society of “Anthem” and of “2081” were not allowed to work or learn to their full potential because of the increase in technology or the lack thereof.

A major similarity between Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and life in 2016 is how we are influenced. In Brave New World, Bernard Marx is heavily influenced by his peers and what society tells him to do. This is similar to 2016 because we are influenced by what our peers say and do to us as well as on social media. Social media was designed for peers to influence each other's ideas but over time has limited our ability to pursue other activities. As we mature we also become heavily influenced by trends set by our peers and it becomes less important to be ourselves and more important to follow our peers.

Our society is drifting closer and closer to the fundamental ideals of 1984. I hope that our

By attempting to dictate all matters of thought, from the brutal surveillance of 1984 to the unwavering dedication to a caste system in Brave New World, as well as choosing to forgo creativity and emotional freedom in order to substitute government propaganda, the people of these dystopian futures lose their humanity despite technology moving

As technology is advancing, it is ruining our reputations and everyday lives because we use it too much. “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury is a story of parents who use too much technology to spoil their two kids which rely on technology and use it to kill their own parents. The Atlantic is an article on how technology has changed the concept of the community and how it affects people’s daily lives in mostly negative ways. In both sources, humans rely on technology too much, having a negative effect.

Technology is everywhere, from your house, to your car, to sometimes even yourself. It is a wonderful thing that makes life a lot easier sometimes, but it also has many downsides. Due to technology, many morals have begun to decline and some disappear. It has slowly begun to take over the society that we live in (Zipes). Ray Bradbury’s

There are countless articles about how the next generations will be so different than the one before them, that they are less intelligent, less independent and most importantly, more violent.

In comparison of the strength of their satirical portrayals, Idiocracy is much more understandable. The reason it’s so effective is because of the visual aid that it offers. A movie creates a shortcut for the viewer, providing a certain point of view of a problem. It’s simple but still gets to the point of the issue; however, it’s comedic characteristic can stray the

The 2006 movie “Idiocracy,” starring Luke Wilson as corporate Joe Bauer presents a different outcome than what humanity expects the future to be. Joe Bauer works for the U.S military as a Liberian and due to the fact he has an average life, he is chosen to be a part of a top secret experiment with another subject. The other subject is a prostitute known as Rita, who agrees to be part of the experiment in exchange that she gets to be a prostitute without any consequences. Rita is played by Maya Rudolph. The experiment is only meant to last one year, but due to various scandals in the military the experiment is shut down and both subjects end up 500 years into the future. I feel like this movie is a satire of the financial crises that the U.S went through in 2007-2008 and the health issues that arose during those years. While watching this movie, I feel one can almost relate to this movie because of the current situation we live in politically. I love “Idiocracy” because of the plot, the key actors in the film and constant use of sarcasm.

Over this past decade or so, people all around the globe have been granted with greater advancements in technology. From cellphones we can talk to, to 3-Dimensional televisions, we are able to pretty much do anything thanks to these high-tech products. But, should we really be grateful for these easy-to-use devices, or are they taking over the lives of millions? In the articles written by Michael Malone and Daniel Burrus, we receive an inside look on whether todays modern, wired, Web world is, or is not, benefitting society. Although both authors held pretty neutral views on the subject itself, Malone’s support towards the negative effect of technology definitely lures readers into

Of course, this isn’t necessarily the fault of just the people. Biases in information sources lead the population to believe things they wouldn’t normally, and that can have an effect on opinions from the time the people were just young children. Just the fact that electronic toys are as popular today as teddy bears and stuffed animals were just a few years ago says something drastic. More thinking is being done for the children, they won’t learn to be as imaginative at a younger age, and will likely have less individuality because of it. Subliminal advertizing could also become a

Certain media theorists such as Sherry Turkle do an incredible job on studying these properties of technology and their bearing on us, but sometimes seem to dwell on the negative side of the analysis. In short some of these media theorists do astonishing work studying the impact socially that using and communicating through modern technology has, but then takes a negative stance due to their archaic understanding of what is capable with these technologies. We have come so far in the past years in advancing humanity and its natural predicaments while being heavily reliant on technology to communicate. Not noting that advancement is pessimistic and

We as people rely on technology too much by expecting the machine to do something by the click of a button and get angry when the machinery isn’t working. At the beginning technology wasn’t thought of too much but at this point technology is getting people addicted from kids to the elderly.