Idiocracy *
Mike Judge, 2006
US
@ home on DVD
I kept thinking of Southland Tales while watching this, though that movie is on a much grander scale. Why is that a better film? It could be the dark, apocalyptic tone; it could be that the near-future scenario is much less cartoonish, though many of the same types of issues are addressed. Perhaps it's that while it's hard to figure out exactly why Mike Judge's version of humanity is even worth saving, Richard Kelly's characters are both demented and, in some weird way, lovable. Judge's bitterness and condescension vs. Kelly's melancholic sense of humanity lost. Culture wars vs. politics.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic
Mike Judge, 2006
US
@ home on DVD
I kept thinking of Southland Tales while watching this, though that movie is on a much grander scale. Why is that a better film? It could be the dark, apocalyptic tone; it could be that the near-future scenario is much less cartoonish, though many of the same types of issues are addressed. Perhaps it's that while it's hard to figure out exactly why Mike Judge's version of humanity is even worth saving, Richard Kelly's characters are both demented and, in some weird way, lovable. Judge's bitterness and condescension vs. Kelly's melancholic sense of humanity lost. Culture wars vs. politics.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic
Labels: 1 Star, 2000s, Mike Judge, US
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