Last night we watched a truly terrible movie called Idiocracy, about two average-intelligence people who volunteer for an Army experiment that involves them being frozen for a year. The plot is they're accidentally frozen for 500 years and wake up the smartest people in the world. Everyone on earth is so goddamned stupid that they haven't figure out what to do with garbage so it piles up, and "Brawndo", a Gaterade like drink, has taken over as water so the crops are all dead. Seriously, it's a totally dumb movie but the plot is pretty much already happening. I really believe we are heading in that direction. If you think I'm overreacting, just pay attention to the news these days.
Another person left their dog in their running vehicle while going into the store just for a moment and is now pleading with everyone because the car and the dog have been stolen. And guess what? The vehicle has been found but the dog has not. I really hope this has the same happy ending as the last time this happened, but for the love of god people, stop dragging your pets around if you have errands to run! Leaving them in the car, no matter what the temperature or how quickly you think it's going to be, is and has always been a really bad idea.
In other animal-related news, a tiger escapes her cage at a zoo and takes out whoever is standing in her path. Everyone is scared and to avoid any more fatalities, the tiger is killed. The news keeps reporting this "rampaging tiger" and how she "killed" which implies uncontrolled behavior that she should be punished for, but she was only doing what she knew had to be done. You can't cage a strong, powerful wild predator and be surprised when she wants to eat your face because she doesn't want to spend another minute in an unnatural environment that goes against her most basic instincts. Duh.
From the department of Did I Hear That Right?:
"I've been to the real thing. That was pretty cool. This is the next best thing." - Pat Evans on the A Day in Pompeii exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
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Ang, we differed a bunch on Idiocracy. I thought it was outstanding work.
I did share your (bittersweet) sentiment that it wasn't so much a cautionary tale as a documentary...
This confirms what I've been saying for years:
People are stupid.
Bo, I'll admit that I did laugh occasionally throughout the movie, but it didn't live up to the expectations that I had going in. The basic plot was great and I love Owen Wilson and Maya Rudolph but overall I wasn't impressed.
Also, they didn't take into account what would happen if water was replaced with Brawndo and plants stopped growing. No plants, no oxygen! But that's just a minor detail.
But Brawndo has electrolytes. They're what plants crave.
I was wondering if Pat Evans had the power to travel through time, but I'm pretty sure he just had been to Mt. Vesuvius.
Say it aint' so. I bought "Idiocracy" with an Amazon gift certificate so it better be really good. I spent alot of money to earn all those credit card points.
What are electrolytes? Do you even know why plants crave them?
I was mostly concerned with how cool he thought it was and that the exhibit was the "next best thing." Dead people forever cast in the wake of that volcano is, omigod, like so cool! Six Flags is pretty badass but if you can't make it over there, ValleyFair is the next best thing.
Sornie, no worries. Bo thought it was outstanding enough to write up an entire review. I don't even not-like it as much as he loves it.
Luke Wilson. I thought it was a documentary...
Ahhhh you're right, Jen. Goddamnit! I am not a fan of the Owen half of the Wilson brothers. I can't believe I did that! I believe I've revoked my right to a vagina for awhile.
But not mine -- right, Ang? I think I earned my right to vagina.
Dead people forever cast in the wake of that volcano is, omigod, like so cool!
Actually, dead people flayed open and covered in plastic is way more cooler.
Jeremy, whatever helps you sleep at night.
DiscordianStooge, to me, it's more along the lines of fascinating, educational and humbling. I think it was more the way he said it, the excited tone of his voice. It struck me odd. Having said that, flayed bodies is way cool!
DiscordianStooge, are you talking about the Body Worlds exhibit that was at the Science Museum last year? That thing was pretty cool. I'm waiting for the Star Wars exhibit next year though. Hee hee heeeeeeee! *geeky fart*
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