Monday, March 19, 2012

Gdr

I just recently watched the new Justin Timberlake movie In Time. I went into it thinking it was just gonna be another action movie to add to my collection. I got the biggest surprise so far this year however, it ended up being modern take on the Marxist theory of the have's verse the have not's. The movie uses the idea that in the future people don't use money anymore they use time. The same time that they use to live. No one ages past 25 and carry their bank account around in a clock beneath their skin on their forearms. When your time runs out you die! I won't go into the movies specifics but what's really fascinating is the idea behind it. It's revealed in the plot that the haves control the time available on the market by raising or lowering the price of living thus controlling the poor population.This movie really takes Marxism and Darwinism and runs through the wall with it. One of the leading villans even uses Charles Darwins' birthday as the combination to his safe. This movie has taken several big movie ideas and put them all together including Robin Hood and Bonnie and Clyde. I would high recommend this movie to anyone who could appreciate a change of film pace that combines intelligent ideas, high action, classic shakespearian romance, and top actors. Enjoy!

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