I watched “Idiocracy” again

If you have not seen the movie “Idiocracy”, I would highly recommend it.  It is a wildly funny movie by the same folks that brought us “Office Space”.  Because it was beyond the ability of most movie executives to comprehend the message, it was only marginally released.  In fact I don’t recall it having been released in Austin.  I did see it advertised a couple of times but I don’t remember it being in the theaters.

The basic premise of this movie is that the least intelligent people have children at a much high rate that do the more intelligent folks.  While the lower intellect thinks in terms of sex, and the fun that it is, the high intellect folks have a tendency to plan the consequences of that fun.  They tend to take precautions at the expense of spontaneity.  They also wait for the “right time” to have a child.  The idiots of the world have a tendency to be surprised by the fact that the “fun times” have resulted in a new life.

Eventually our research and development scientists spend more time on erectile dysfunction and hair loss remedies than they do on important issues of life and the illnesses that should be cured.

This move is not a fine example of American cinema.  The acting is less than stellar.  (Some performances were good but how can you show an example of tremendous acting skills when you are playing someone who is not very smart.)  But examine the message of the movie.  Examine the message.  Laugh at the idiots.

This is not a meritocracy culture  it is a culture base on idiocracy.  Funny movie.