Navigating Netflix episode 02: "Idiocracy" (Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard)

Navigating Netflix episode 02: "Idiocracy" (Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard - Directed by Mike Judge)

Analysis by: James Evan Pilato (of Media Monarchy), Paul Verge (of Remedy Radio), Tony Meyers and Richard Grove (of Tragedy and Hope)

In this episode of Navigating Netflix, the team looks at the brilliant comedic satire, "Idiocracy" and examine its plot of a future humanity that has been dumbed down to the point of near-uselessness.

A sardonic commentary on our Health systems, Military systems, Prison systems, Justice system, Media systems, Corporate Consumer Culture and more, Mike Judge takes his characters through the gauntlet of ridiculous culture gone awry in Idiocracy.

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[seks03]

I'm surprised you haven't done "The Matrix" since you guys say this has everything in it with regards to the web we are lost in.

[huskavarna]

@seks03 - thanks! You might enjoy Episode 008 of our Remedy Radio podcast, which talks a whole lot about the Matrix - (its under the Remedy Radio playlist on my Youtube channel)

[bhardison08]

Why is he wearing that shirt with the HUGE corporate logo? Seems weird for someone with his stance of these issues.  Any explanations?

[huskavarna]

@bhardison08 - Can you specify which HUGE corporate logo you mean and who you are talking about (Rich & Tony are wearing suits, I was wearing a DC shirt that my mom gave me for Christmas, and James is wearing a shirt making fun of the Paramount Logo, which actually reads 'Paranoid' (backwards) if you look closely.) I'm not sure how it's 'weird', but i am interested in understanding your opinion... i like to wear modified corporate shirts for irony sometimes... its fun! =)

[Tactums]

Pff, then i checked the channel, and realised i was redirected from MM's channel.

Still, awesome channel, sorry for mistaking who it was :)

[Tactums]

So ive just finally got around to checking out your channel (from watching so many of your new world next week episodes) and im upset with myself for not doing so earlier :P

But yeh, i'd love to see more of these ^, i mean there are just so many films i'd love to hear my own thoughts being spoken back to me, its a nice form of psychotherapy, and a refreshing change to being pathologized.

Anyhoo subbed and i will make an effort to peruse your website(s).

Peace & love @ you. :)

[uwmbigb]

are ya'll still doing these or no? I noticed netflix kinda fell off since then so itd be understandable.

[Theft1105]

I don't know if it's just me but check out what I picked up. Here's some quick points.

*Not Sure came to the people with "ancient knowledge" and he tried to help/save the people with it.

*He was also going to be executed in front of the masses.

*He married the "prostitute" and had kids with her

There's a few more things I can point out but I think that's enough to ask if anybody notices the resemblance to Jesus?

[WorthlessCurrency]

the first thing i noticed about the DC shirt was that there are seemingly modified swastika shapes in the tessellation. not that i care at all that Paul is wearing the shirt in the first place: Hijacking Humanity changed my life! :D

btw i love this series, Richard integrates so many schools of thought it's beautiful.. i'm even picking up some Stefan Molyneux in his thoughts which is great.

[migg137]

at 43:00 he gets to the true points, glad to know somebody sees the world the way I do

[migg137]

I think this film is the modern day version of Lord of The Flies, pretty much saying people are useless and depend on the ruling elite for basic survival. I agree and disagree at the same time its one of those things.

[migg137]

il watch it, feels like you're analyzing a book hehe but its more fun n movies. Rhetoric being movies is good, but music videos are SUPER packed with symbolism even more than films.