Idiocracy (2006)

This is easily one of the most underrated moves of the past decade. A total of, like, twelve people have actually seen this movie and I encourage at least twelve more to watch it. I suggest you be one of the twelve.

The reason this movie is so great is because it's 100% true. The movie is about how, due to the failure of evolution to weed out stupid people, in the future, everyone is basically retarded and dumb as shit because stupid people are too stupid to figure out how birth control works and intelligence has been eliminated from the gene pool. This leads to a world dominated by all-encompassing corporations, technology, and advertising that dominates all facets of life. Sound familiar?

Here's the story: Private Joe Bowers, a painfully average man, is chosen to participate in an army experiment to test new hibernation technology. Unfortunately, the experiment goes awry and he wakes up 500 years in the future when everyone is stupid and he's the smartest man alive. Now he must save the country from its own stupidity.

Here are some features of the dumbass society:

- Their most popular television show is a show called "Ow, my balls!" which is a guy just getting hit in the nuts in a variety of situations (basically it's an advanced version of Funniest Home Videos)

- Their chairs are recliners/toilets so they don't have to get up when they're watching television

- The president of the United States is an ex-pro wrestler/porn star

- People win senate seats on reality television shows

- The movie that won best picture was just a giant ass farting for two hours (it won a total of eight Oscars, including best screenplay)

Some of the humor is a little low-brow but it's totally justified by the movie's premise. You also have to keep in mind that the movie was written and directed by Mike Judge, the guy who was responsible for Beavis and Butthead so you should know what you're getting yourself into.

Seriously, though, look around and tell me we're not a society of mental midgets. This movie is only funny if you realize that our entire society is stupid. If you deny this fact, then you are one of the dumb invidiuals that this movie is mocking and, thus, you will not find it humorous at all.

Here's the test: watch the clip below. If you find it funny, then you'll enjoy the movie. If you don't, then fuck you...

Why It's Awesome: Gaze into our future. I can guarentee, with 100% accuracy, that this movie is EXACTLY what we can expect America to look like...only I predict it will happen within the next decade instead of 500 years like this movie predicts.

Best Quote:

Bowers: And there was a time in this country, a long time ago, when reading wasn't just for fags and neither was writing. People wrote books and movies, movies that had stories so you cared whose ass it was and why it was farting, and I believe that time can come again!