IDIOCRACY Opening Scene (2006) Mike Judge

IDIOCRACY Opening Scene (2006) Mike Judge
PLOT: In 2005, average in every way private Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) is selected to take part in a secret military experiment to put him in hibernation for a year along with a woman named Rita (Maya Rudolph). The slumbering duo is forgotten when the base they are stored on is closed down and are left in stasis until 2505. When they finally wake up, they discover the average intelligence of humans has decreased so much that Joe is now the smartest man in the world.
CAST: Luke Wilson & Maya Rudolph
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#Idiocracy #MikeJudge

[@huihuiev2329]

'The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.'- Charles Bukowski

[@grouchomarxist5612]

Bukowski cribbed that from W.B. Yeats

[@huihuiev2329]

@@grouchomarxist5612 Its true tho

[@grouchomarxist5612]

@@huihuiev2329 Without a doubt!

[@paulfri1569]

Great point 👉

[@bratprince2007]

Also warning labels.... removing them is a step in right direction.

[@songohan3321]

I am crying inside because of the fact that this comedy has somehow transformed itself into a documentary.

[@ValerioRhys]

That's racist.

[@Arch497]

I wouldn't want to be living in Trumpistan right about now

[@jcvargas0982]

Son Gohan I know, but don’t be sad. I’d like to think we are long ways away from: “ButtFu-ers” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@magiv4205]

@@Noawen Oof

[@KJ-qc3qd]

Yes AOC and the Democratic Party

[@knutthompson7879]

The saddest thing is how they thought it would take 500 years. It hasn’t even been 20

[@samuelcheung4799]

The creator said his prophecy was just 490 years too early

[@somethingtojenga]

The right leader of idiots can raise up every single idiot's reproductive appeal in society...

[@dddux]

Yes! I somehow remembered wrong that it was 50y into the future, but I've watched it recently and was surprised. But the point is it hasn't even been 50, not even 20... 😒

[@AgeismGoesBothWays]

Low intelligence isn't the main problem - dysfunction, irresponsibility and selfishness are. Even someone born with a high IQ can act like an idiot. The good news is we can act better, if we choose to.

[@dddux]

@@AgeismGoesBothWays Yes, society lacks more accountability, common sense, honour, compassion these days. All men traits... that's what matriarchy brings. Chaos.

[@MUISHAGGY572]

2006: its a funny movie 2023: its reality

[@flavoredwallpaper]

*It's

[@SZ-ed2gt]

👍🏼

[@thatpanfairy7176]

Damn

[@ayemane2828]

Hmm...17 years later...it's almost as if the kids that were being born then, are adults now.

[@jimshipp7776]

I don't know whether to laugh...or cry....

[@holmesmoss540]

One of my favorite horror movies of all time.

[@pokr122]

HOLMES MOSS it’s a comedy!! Sheesh.

[@galaticpark]

Me too.

[@kjxnz]

Ughhh scary

[@Cornerstanding]

I think it's called reality

[@martinb.770]

@@Cornerstanding It's not CALLED reality, is IS reality. And truth hurts, but it hurts the wrong people.

[@dibari22]

Combine this movie with Wall-E and we have a shockingly realistic look at the future.

[@jessecunningham4283]

Add the terminator franchise since people are so focused on Artificial Intelligence and to equip them with weapons

[@StrawmnMcPerson]

*present.

[@bleakambition495]

Hey maybe we’ll get a hint of Oppenheimer! 💀💀 💥 🌍

[@aron8949]

Combine it with the Lorax

[@ZeldaSam1]

God, kill us all now!!!

[@Throwawayblackdildo]

The fact that Crocs were the choice of foot wear for the movie cracks me up and also makes me want to cry. In 2006 Crocs were pretty much unknown. The wardrobe director just thought that they were dumb look and something idiots would wear in the future. Cut to about twenty years later…. And yeaaaaah. Ouch

[@3p1Kf41L]

Man you're really dumb, people wore crocs frequently back then too

[@tikusblue]

That's not exactly true. The story is that crocs were a new startup at the time they filmed the movie in 2004. The director was worried that they might become popular already by the time the movie came out in 2006, but they used them anyways thinking they wouldn't be popular anyways. Crocs launched their first large campaign in 2005. It went well and in 2006 the popularity of Crocs skyrocketed. So the director was right that by the time the movie was out, the shoes were already popular. But it didn't end up being an issue, because people just thought it was funny that he had the now popular shoe in a movie filmed 2 years prior. Of course like anything trends rise and fall, and by 2010 crocs were already losing popularity. Then recently they had a resurgence along with other early 2000s brands.

[@user-kh3nx3mg2f]

They are comfy, wearing heels is much more dumb to me

[@dearlily325]

crocs walked so those bubbly sandals could run

[@sguzaki4545]

Crocs didn't make feet contort into full of foot problems

[@magiv4205]

Well this aged like wine

[@Stupiddumbmanditoryhandle]

Poisoned wine.

[@gstv8453]

@@Stupiddumbmanditoryhandle why?

[@cheapandeasy1715]

You spelt milk wrong.

[@MicroageHD]

Not all wine ages well...

[@magiv4205]

You misunderstand the concept of "aging like wine". It doesn't say anything about the quality of the wine, but about the accuracy. Milk ages poorly, so if everybody in America suddenly was a stable genius, this movie would have aged like milk because it would be very inaccurate. Wine on the other hand ages well, so because Idiocracy is unfortunately reality now, it aged like wine.

[@divefraggle]

This movie needs to go on a gold record and be launched into space.

[@christiancolossus5165]

@@retroactivecontinuity3622 Too bad the immense chasm between your ears isn't.

[@christiancolossus5165]

@@retroactivecontinuity3622 Baaa

[@ancylostomiasis]

We must hurry then, before anything could no longer be lauched.

[@marcusbrasilite]

Dunno if it's a good idea, have you seen that movie Pixel?

[@elvonsarza]

and that is one of the reasons why predictions of alien invasion will happen, because they will take advantage over our race! XD

[@eagleowl833]

I gotta be honest, the president was pretty smart (for a politician at least) Instead of blaming his political rivals for the crop shortage only to act like its not happening, he Instead got the smartest man in the world to solve the problem.

[@shinjiuchiua7820]

True most politicians wouldn’t rely on it let an expert give his opinion they’d rather do whatever makes them more popular in the moment

[@Sentralkontrol]

Too dumb to be deceptive but the second smartest man

[@daflammingtoaster4212]

​@Sentralkontrol you act like deception and manipulation are positive traits to have.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

@@daflammingtoaster4212not at all. They suggest that you have to have a working brain in order to actually tell a lie. That is all.

[@JoePedo]

I remember watching it when it came out and thinking "Mike Judge is too charitable to humanity. That's more like 50 years in the future". 15 years later I realize I was too charitable.

[@user-ss4qt8wr6v]

Haha brilliant comment!

[@JoseJimenez-vc7we]

Charitable is like "thats too complex to think abou"

[@Jean-Denis_R_R_Loret]

It's not the future, it's happening right now.

[@e.w.3989]

Hello random commenter, it’s me, a random commenter. Listen, I know the world can look grim at times. I know the world feels like the circus, but you have to remain optimistic. All the stupidity in the world is just noise. If you want the world to feel better, then find a quiet spot and read a book. You’ll realize how many quiet geniuses there are. Always remember that idiots are loud and geniuses are quiet; so if you hear about another gorilla glue girl story, just remember that it’s only noise and not a fair representation of the world. Have a nice day!

[@GreatNorthWeb]

eh. 15 or 50, what's the difference? "yeen"

[@celieboo]

I remember seeing this movie in 2006 when I was 25/26 and going, "yup. We're waiting until the right time, too." Fast forward to 2015. We had our first and obly child when i was 36. We weren't able to have anymore due to secondary infertility. Through tears, I told my, husband "we turned into the smart couple from Idiocracy!" 😢

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

And he nodded while sipping his bottle of Brawndo, which has electrolytes!

[@froglover4203]

Even since I was a 4 year old in preschool I've wondered why people wait so long to have kids. What is "the right time" anyway? Shouldn't starting a family be more important than money? And, aren't you aware that having children later in life increases the likelihood of conditions such as ASD, Down Syndrome and Fragile X? Also, yea, I'm completely aware I'm being a pretentious аsshοlе.

[@MusicalMemeology]

Fertility drops massively in females the difference between 22 and 32 is something like 80% less.

[@grantcoleman8547]

@@MatthewChristianMurray It's what plants crave.

[@Ibl4m35oC13TY]

ha you know the truth... it actually happened...

[@7napoleon]

2006 - Hahahaha, this movie is funny. 2021 - OH shit, this is happening.

[@timleith3794]

You mean, "2016 - OH shit, this is happening."

[@anonymeese]

You can now, in 2021, buy a thing that makes your firearm look like a lego gun.

[@Roenick272]

Yes, the humans in a few years!

[@DeadSpectre329]

*tearful chuckle* Eeyup.

[@delta250a]

Well since a lot of them aren't getting the vaccine they are thinning their own herd now.

[@andreistirbu2733]

This movie is like nothing else. Even its lack of success to the masses confirms its message.

[@fatpotatoe6039]

BAHAHAHA

[@meestersecure9060]

Hits too close to home for some

[@chinabluewho]

With one out of five people in America (the richest country on Earth) being on food stamps so they don't starve to death, this film is one of those ,"better not to remind folks how we screwed ourselves".

[@sadhu7191]

But whoever screws the most and makes most money is the smartest.

[@JukeboxWithJay]

Don’t look up is pretty similar

[@Nazareeni]

This film was once considered too dumb to be funny. Not even 20 years later and it's now considered a terrifying prophecy.

[@Hadouken9000]

Side note: All of the "AI and social media controlling the world and dividing people!!" stuff in Metal Gear Solid 2 seemed like complete nonsense back in 2002, as well. Now people are like "Holy shit, they actually got it completely right."

[@jasonbrown467]

and difficult to understand

[@davids7550]

The most prophetic movie I have ever seen. The scariest movie I have ever seen. The only thing they overestimated was the 500-year thing. More like last Tuesday.

[@TenOrbital]

Lol. Took 10 years not 5 centuries

[@jimmyjames8573]

Yeah well shut up

[@ubaygaper6349]

Sad but tru

[@jimmyjames8573]

@Soon Forgot u know I was quoting the movie right? Lol

[@hamentaschen]

@Michael Fisher: For a split second I didn't understand. Then it hit me. LOL. So freaking true!!

[@rupertmurdoch4750]

Everyone universally agrees this is the smart people versus Trump and his supporters right?

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

A film ignored by the masses, buried by the studios and made very little money tells you one thing, posterity and relevance traverses any age once the message gets out there.

[@Shikuesi]

Like "a prophet is not without honor save in his own century" or something

[@paulfri1569]

Shut it down 👇 The g.o.y.s know....

[@edwardgill1882]

The studios decided ultimately not to mock their sponsors. The film took off and gained a cult following when it hit DVD.

[@psyberdelicxp6042]

The opening scene hits so close to home. All of my dumbest friends have a pile of kids, amd no plan. My wife and I who are educated, generally level headed, planned for our future, waited until we could support a family, and are struggling to have a child later in life.

[@mac_o7]

You don't plan for kids. You accidentally have them and scramble to fix it later.

[@L0rdDarkness]

"....to have a child later in life." And there-in lies your problem, "later ". A man can produce offspring, well into his 80's A woman on the other hand (yes, lefties, that's a XX chromosome - woman ), well she is limited. To successful at 16-25, mediocre at 30-35 *and unable after 38-40.*

[@MrFrankFurter]

Life is what happens when you're busy making plans.

[@SamM-gl9zc]

Sounds like your friends weren't so dumb, after all.

[@YouTubeAreCommunistScum]

Bwa hahHhahhahahhHHHHAahahaha. Never have kids why bring someone into this sht world. Bye bye lineage idgaf

[@highrob7399]

.....and that's how you breed mindless workers who don't question anything, and the best part about it is that we can make them fight each other over the smallest things while we profit off of it.

[@VV-iq6sh]

This movie was too optimistic, it won't take 500 years, it is already happening.

[@kids123123123]

How did this not win an Oscar for Best Documentary ?

[@joedaylight]

it was ahead of its time as we didn't knew any better.

[@themoreyouknowfools4974]

Damn Oscars and their political correctness, am I right?

[@joedaylight]

@@themoreyouknowfools4974 this movie warned us and we didn't listen Also the only movie that will win oscars is the hit movie @$$

[@shefchenko111]

It went to the Matrix. :D

[@Bazzyboss]

@@joedaylight Warned us about what? There have been idiots and intelligent people for decades. If you compare things like maths teaching in many countries material that used to be taught in university has been moved forward to high schools. More people have access to higher education and world literacy rates have improved. By what metric has the world gotten dumber? IQ scores are quack science.

[@georgealex19]

As a parent, seeing smart couples around me doing almost the same as the smart couple in the trailer (only difference is that they finally have 1 child), while the other imbeciles have a dozen, I can only say this movie is so true to reality that it’s both funny and sad a the same time 😂

[@surfdocer103]

You do not understand demographics

[@VVeremoose]

It's a good thing natural selection doesn't work that way

[@Dornenkrone]

@@surfdocer103t. 85 IQ

[@georgealex19]

@@surfdocer103 obviously I don’t understand a lot, so I must have more children

[@JohnV170]

I have hope you'll be a better parent than these on the video, the world needs them desperately!

[@Wriggs74]

The writer owns a real-time machine. How else wouldn't they have known that the film has become a reality.

[@XxInfinityxXTimer]

Teachers are now struggling to teach Gen A and they can't even read/write while being in the 6th grade

[@g_rr_tt]

@@XxInfinityxXTimer why should they? we have autocorrect and AI now. Learning to spell is a waist of time!

[@josecipriano3048]

​@@g_rr_ttthey way you talk and the way you write has an impact on the way you think. Being sloppy with speech and writing is usually a sign of someone who's sloppy with thinking.

[@RaiderDelic]

This great movie 🎬 went from being; -a comedy 😃, -to a horror 😱, -to a documentary 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@dankyjoker]

It's called predictive programming.

[@rabbieburns2501]

not that bothered about the comment .. but, it was on 999 likes, I had to give you the thousand

[@hrothgarnogar]

HAHAHA what an original comment no one has ever said before!!!!

[@dankyjoker]

@@hrothgarnogar whatever you're talking about took 1009x more brain power than you'll ever be capable of producing.

[@hrothgarnogar]

​@@dankyjoker Are you serious? Are you from the Idiocracy or something? You couldn't comprehend what I was saying? How hard is it to comprehend: "IQ averages are rising globally"??? Are you stupid?

[@_therestlessbandit]

This ain't just a movie anymore, it's reality and we are in the middle of it now.

[@DarkAngelEU]

It's not reality if the masses prefer dipshits to be president over actually smart people.

[@WAX1138]

Except in the movie its presented as a natural process when in reality theres a large intentional element to this reality

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@WAX1138 That's a great philosophical question that might not have a single resounding answer.

[@marusdod3685]

@@WAX1138 it might've been intentional at first for political reasons and then trickled up to all elements of society

[@marusdod3685]

@Central Intelligence Agency i hate glowies

[@Idrathernot13]

This clip has so accurately predicted where we are in 2024.

[@alexander_al]

It's both a prophecy and warning wrapped in form of comedy. I've seen this film in different languages countless times, love it.

[@CorvusCorax.]

The family tree-thing is f**king priceless 🤣👍

[@boristhespider4879]

"With no natural predators to thin out the herd..." That's our problem right there. We should all go hunting. It's Trumptard season!

[@ronensuperexplainer]

@@boristhespider4879 You're basically calling for a civil war in The US. Guess which political group has more guns for that situation?

[@lucialu833]

@@ronensuperexplainer :🤣🤣🤣

[@mkultravibes7763]

@@boristhespider4879 let all the trumptarda and lefties kill each other off . Both are stupid for following controlled Zionist puppets

[@boristhespider4879]

@@mkultravibes7763 Wow. Ok, ok. I feel you. Sure.

[@amperro]

While this is a funny (and terrifying) movie, too many people get the wrong idea that an actual Idiocracy will be caused by "smart" people not having enough babies. The real problem is that intelligence is often wasted or even shunned, while morons are given too much publicity.

[@billybobferguson3946]

Yeah, the premise is great but it's setup is suuuuper reliant on the idea of eugenics and the overwhelmingly unfounded belief that intelligence is a genetic trait and not an environmental one (which feeds into a *ton* of racist BS). It's pretty much my only criticism with the film though

[@Ikajo]

@@billybobferguson3946 There is quite a lot of issues in this movie beyond implicit racism. Like assuming that intelligent people are stuck up or the blatant sexism.

[@billybobferguson3946]

@Unabashed Hedonist IQ isn't the only way of measuring intelligence, it's just the most commonly-known one. Even then, those supposedly hereditary IQ correlations aren't proof of genetic intelligence as much as they are proof that parents raise their kids in similar environments to the ones they themselves grow up in. It's an extremely complicated topic

[@korykent5645]

they're not wrong about "smart people" thinking they need a billion dollars and a 20,000 sq ft mansion to have one child. like get over yourself.

[@amperro]

Nobody seriously thinks that. Otherwise, "smart" is not an accurate descriptor.

[@laurocoman]

If you are a teacher, PLEASE, show this film in class.

[@paulfri1569]

Should be mandatory.. Teach young woman to stop trucking the idiot meat head jocks.. Islam is still right 👍 they have it all figured out and that's why they will still be around 💪🤲

[@GabrielofAdonai]

They are too busy dressing in drag for their students now.

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

That should be mandatory viewing.

[@kugelweg]

Won't make a difference....

[@billyherrington5112]

My history teacher showed me this in middle school. Bless to her!

[@RockG.o.d]

I have never even heard of this movie until I saw a scene on youtube, then I went and purchased it for 99 cent. watched it, then searched again to tell everyone how great it is.

[@jnkmal9519]

Reality is actually worse now. I watched this same trailer years ago, and it seemed so unreal. Now, it actually doesn't even seem as dumb as reality. Unbelievable.

[@solarwind907]

I watched a movie probably 10 years ago. If you haven’t watched it, it’s pretty good. Scary real but good

[@darren871]

Thankfully, now Conservatives are out-breeding Liberals so society still has a chance.

[@eragerh]

It was just as true years ago.

[@esyphillis101]

Adrian And yet when you look at what is happening in the US it appears the Democrats are getting annihilated. No one trusts them anymore, and you cannot look at comment sections like these or Twitter to gauge the situation due to the fact that he’s these are international platforms. You should start taking a long and hard look at the people on the ground. Actual middle class people voting for trump and their specific reasons for doing so.

[@denise4590]

Adrian half of the people in this thread should have been aborted ❤️

[@jj4483love]

The most important movie of our time, that everyone mistook for a comedy.

[@michaelweston1042]

Just like 1984 or Animal Farm.

[@johncook9392]

Oh its a comedy, regardless of whether or not you WANT to laugh :)

[@RhonnyTufino]

I know.. watching the whole thing today made me cry?

[@robertagren9360]

1984 became true this year.

[@michaelweston1042]

@Amtrakn Metalhead Classics, there was The Net as well.

[@mrsinister6687]

I woke up from sleep with the TV on and thought I was watching this movie, but it ended up being the nightly news.

[@tomtrick7051]

😂😂😂

[@donsolos]

I remember watching this back on TV in the mid 00s and thinking how this future was predicting the future. One of my all time favorite comedys

[@ksy4747]

Same. I didn't think it was nearly as fun as it was scary lol

[@davidemelia6296]

Yeah alright, anime profile pic guy who can't spell, whatever you reckon 🤣

[@coolgamer2135]

​@@davidemelia6296Acoustic man sit down too dumb to understand this master peace.

[@carsheaven]

Smart people think too much and dumb people think too little.

[@jankohrasko2224]

no shit

[@25thturtle48]

I agree because I am smart

[@jimmyjames8573]

And u tren hard eat clen anavar give up

[@serkg4672]

I can't fathom this statement. It's true, but it was said in way that it could be taken as sarcastic or it was really meant to sound super obvious. Man. Maybe I'm thinking too much.

[@georgivanev7466]

And every 60 seconds in Africa a minute passes

[@HallyVee]

I cracked up so hard when their genetic line actually DECREASED.

[@jrmetmoi]

😆😆😆

[@youtubesucks8024]

We successfully turned this into a historical piece.

[@Damen178]

The fact that we can see this movie slowly becoming prophetic in real time depresses me like few other things can.

[@Literallyryangosling777]

I cant believe how everyone is so dumb except me...

[@APEXoftheAVATAR]

2006 Idiocracy: Look how stupid you will be. 2020: Hold my beer!

[@Nhamp2000]

Hold my Brawndo. I need to get some extra big-ass fries.

[@floridaarmyvet3613]

We now have 300 genders 🤣

[@JE-ng4ty]

And it gets even stupider! At least in the film the tried to listen to smart guy instead of firing him lol

[@mgtowmonger2729]

@@JE-ng4ty Only because they couldn't kill him fast enough...

[@rainerwinkler8635]

2030: Hold my Brawndoo

[@JK-yd5ro]

It's happening now as we speak

[@baileypaliolonga5620]

I expected to see this comment.

[@JK-yd5ro]

@@baileypaliolonga5620 makes sense

[@DendelionBlu]

@@baileypaliolonga5620 Well it is literally happening RIGHT NOW... you don't see it?

[@baileypaliolonga5620]

@@DendelionBlu Of course I see it... That is why I said I expected to see this comment.

[@uphorik]

Been saying this movie is a preview of the future since this movie came out. Now more than ever though, Mike Judge is proving himself to be a visionary.

[@Frantzen79]

Mike Judge was waaaay to optimistic. It didn't even take USA 20 years from the release of the movie to reach this point.

[@therealmrfitness]

I refer to this opening scene quite often. Usually after my brain hurts from dealing with someone stupid. Watching this makes me feel like I'm not alone... and I feel better. But it is upsetting how true it is.

[@AgeismGoesBothWays]

People need to quit encouraging others to have children, having no idea what type of parents they'd be. Like it's just something everyone is entitled to do regardless of how bad someone might be at parenting.

[@minnemon110]

This scene is advocating for eugenics

[@Bridge2110]

@@minnemon110 It isn't. It is just showing what will happen without eugenics, but even if it was, so what? Do you support laws against incest? If so, you support eugenics. Eugenics isn't bad. You just have an irrational reaction to it.

[@Yul-Uhlu]

So a couple of weeks ago the news was going on about a ketchup shortage due to the pandemic and all I could think about is President Camacho talking about the condiment shortage and how Not Sure was going to fix everything. It made me laugh at first and then suddenly I got scared at the thought...then I realized it's too late. We are already living this movie.

[@raskult]

Lgbtq don’t even know which bathroom to go in

[@paracosm-cc]

@@raskult What exactly were you trying to achieve with this reply?

[@chimei-tekinaneko8318]

or the mass buying of toilet paper for whatever reason..

[@shrek19yearsago78]

@@paracosm-cc that they don’t know what bathroom to go to

[@paracosm-cc]

@@shrek19yearsago78 i don't know if we've been following the same news, but from what I've experienced they know exactly what bathroom they want to go in

[@DixieBanjo]

Came out as a comedy in 2006, became a documentary in under 15 years.

[@kevin-cx3ro]

We already have people like this.

[@DixieBanjo]

@@kevin-cx3ro They are everywhere.

[@kevin-cx3ro]

@@DixieBanjo only in america, but not here on philippines and dubai ❤️

[@FreedomFTW]

@@kevin-cx3ro It's pretty worldwide dude.

[@throwacnt7603]

​@@kevin-cx3ro Cause you are already there, lol. Philippines has an avg IQ of 81 and Emirates of 82. The main reason Emirates has what it does is due to oil and foreign elite investment. The two main factors that can move a country above others in spite of IQ are oil and tourism. The main factor that can keep a country down in spite of high IQ, even after decades, is communism. Even WW2 had far less of an impact than communism. Japan and Germany are already leaders while every other country with a history of communism is lagging far behind. I know this is horrible to hear because it's.... quite catastrophic, but reality is what it is.

[@davidnobular9220]

My favourite prescient documentary of all time....

[@witchintraining494]

I'm 36 and single and want to be a mom and this hits so different now it's make me laugh until I cry myself into a panic attack. Hurts worse when you're a teacher and you have to make CPS calls on bad, dumb parents who should've never procreated. Help.

[@ace8656]

Are you indoctrinating your students to woke culture like a little good puppet?

[@accidentalmadness1708]

It’s painful how real this opening in. The few smart well off relatives I have only have a kid or 2 while all the trashy relatives have at least 4 each (6+ with multiple women in a few situations). If you think this movie is a joke it’s not it’s a warning. Edit: I’d like to point out I’m also an idiot

[@Tempusverum]

There’s a 17 year old kid in my dad’s trailer park who already has 5 kids and counting. I spent my entire 20’s studying in college and am just getting started with my career at 30. It’s not funny

[@Huia87]

I am from New Zealand originally (culturally and economically very similar to the USA) and it is similar there. My cousin who has the most children of mine used to use and deal crystal meth. His parents were alcoholics who my old money left wing grandfather gave control of a 5000 acre farm with 950 cattle and 7500 sheep to because he felt sorry for them. My cousin's mum once ran up a $100K tab on alcohol at a pub in a nearby town and she billed the farm account... no wonder they always struggled financially... anyway, their son has SIX children to three different women and abandoned his now ex wife with whom he had three of them. Dude is a sociopathic trainwreck and he's had more kids than most of my other, more sane, stable cousins put together. So it's not just the US 😳

[@aredub1847]

@@Huia87 hey can i have that farm though?

[@twiff3rino28]

@@Tempusverum 17 is an adult.

[@Tempusverum]

@@twiff3rino28 Not in his case

[@WhoDat1976]

Bruh this movie is a hidden gem. Totally underrated

[@mostlyharmless88]

Not really, it's well known to anyone older than 35 and younger than 70

[@username7735]

@@mostlyharmless88 It was an utter failure at release but later people started realizing how good it actually was so it became a cult classic.

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

@@mostlyharmless88 I'm 38 and had never heard of it until someone mentioned it on reddit...

[@Wellshem]

@@Dreadpirateflappy I knew it since I'm 10 year old lol

[@wilburpost7977]

Bruh!! I think I saw you in the movie, yo!!

[@joedonbaker1673]

Social media has dumbed down our kids and this movie is now a reality.

[@adamw9021]

Very true sadly 😢 just like at gen alpha and gen z (not all of them)

[@Feex92]

This movie is unrealistic. They elected the smartest man in the country for their president.

[@hr-g4640]

they elected a n

[@kickbuttmcgrew3245]

We've blown past the days of Idiocracy so hard that it feels like a loving ode to the past now

[@scottsummersreloaded4618]

facts

[@jdr4674]

Ikr. Once hilariously stupid scenes seem to be nothing anymore, compared to the news.

[@orppranator5230]

Idiocracy takes place 500 years from now. We haven’t gotten there yet.

[@fatallyfatcat5274]

​@@orppranator5230 But we are heading in that direction.

[@Saeronor]

Well, the movie did not anticipate existence of social media. Kinda explains the additional acceleration.

[@mrbeans2425]

NEVER in a million years did I EVER think this movie would actually come to be in reality! Holy fuck they predicted the future!

[@hulahula6182]

Luckily we found a way to prevent this scenario from ever happening though, we managed to convince idiots to get vasectomy to support woman abortion rights LMAO

[@jackmehoff2420]

Well I just found out what I’ll be doing today. Never heard of this movie until five mins ago.

[@mrbeans2425]

@@jackmehoff2420 holy shit you are in for a treat! I am honestly jealous of you! I wish I could see it for the first time again!

[@333jjjjjj]

Very original and insightful comment

[@beelzebootthecanadiandevil9600]

@@mrbeans2425 You'd forget you were watching a movie made 20 years ago. You wouldn't be able to appreciate the predictions they made about internet and flat screen TVs.

[@yourdream8]

This is a documentary and you can't prove otherwise.

[@cgness175]

This should be considered a horror film, now.

[@crapisnice]

It has happened every time, and this is rather a 1920s docudrama when a the time the 90% were illiterate, harsh, dumb, exploited and living in slums and drinking cocacola magic fix all remedy

[@shaunguffey9199]

In 2010 I was sharing my thoughts with a coworker how it seems the under-educated and criminal elements of society are by far out-breeding the more intelligent, higher morals elements of society, and what the future might look like because of it. He said, "idiocracy." I laughed because I thought he just cleverly thought of that. He said, "the movie, Idiocracy." I was like, "Huh?!" He told me about the movie and I watched it just as soon as I could.

[@Moose803]

That sounds racist 😕

[@shaunguffey9199]

@@Moose803 Well there is zero mention of race in my comment, sooooooo I guess you should do some self reflection on whatever stereotyping you're doing in your mind.

[@chimei-tekinaneko8318]

@@Moose803 Uh oh.. did someone default to colored people while reading "under-educated and criminal", or why is it racist?

[@Moose803]

@@chimei-tekinaneko8318 poor kids are just as smart as white kids. Thank you president Biden

[@chimei-tekinaneko8318]

@@Moose803 good joke.. the education system prefers money, especially on the upper end (private universities etc.). .. only the basic shit is for free..

[@mase8444]

That first scene has remained so vivid in my mind ever since I was a child. Haunts me. I now know it to be true.

[@robertagren9360]

The president of united states: Barack Obama with a machine gun. Joe Biden:I'm the smartest guy in the world?

[@husky3g]

As someone who's worked closely with the government/fed, the most accurate part of this entire movie is that the government forgot they had people in cryo for 500 years and just didn't care at all.

[@Marko-ij4vy]

Expectation: flying cars and spaceships Reality:

[@johnharrison6745]

Google 'Archer Aviation flying taxi'. Seriously.

[@johndonwood4305]

I just don't know anymore. I can't tell the difference between this film and reality.

[@peterpetrov5831]

This movie is so much more hopeful than reality. People respect the smart one in the movie. People are willing to better the world. I wish I was in the movie, instead of what we have.

[@terrorbilly2520]

@@peterpetrov5831 they respect him so much that they want to kill him at the end lol 😆

[@rodrigomateodelgadodelacru8154]

The century

[@Electrowave]

Reality show...

[@everythinger1ca]

Agreed! And it’s only getting worse

[@leftymcshotty4784]

This turned from an outrageous comedy, into a warning about our potential future, into a documentary, into a wildly optimistic future where people recognize that intelligent people should be in charge.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

... ... I didn't think about recognizing intelligent people should be in charge as optimistic... I'm more horrified.... wow...

[@jasonbuford496]

@@TragoudistrosMPH Intelligent people should never be given power

[@chisalaneme3797]

If you think intelligence is all that is required to rule, you're not that intelligent.

[@brs4018]

@@jasonbuford496 And because of people like you progress stucks... You are a good point against democracy

[@jamesandrew1750]

@@TragoudistrosMPH Exactly, a totalitarian state is fine because they know what's best for us

[@moibe182]

Totally true! As an educated person I still have no kids but I’m willing to have, meanwhile other kind of uneducated people already has grandsons!

[@dielaufsocke7642]

Who would have thought that the prophecies in the film would even be exceeded just a few years later...

[@huntress1013]

There are comedies and then there are the movies by Mike Judge that really painfully nail it. Office Space was such a movie and so is Idiocracy.

[@oobaka1967]

Has anyone seen my stapler?

[@mturner2584]

Except for the fact that it’s just “stupid Southerners” having kids and acting like idiots. I am from Alabama, was a flight attendant, lived in NYC, (for the most part ) ATL,& BOS. I’m a Christian married to a Jew. I’ve seen it all from every standpoint. What this movie didn’t show is all the other groups of people mass procreating including the millions of illegals with at least 5 kids each.

[@caronstout354]

I could burn the place down...

[@NevilleBamshu23]

2 ov my fave films..

[@nicolasmahone9303]

This isn’t a movie. It’s a live recording of current events with music and sound effects editing.

[@STho205]

So was "Satiricon" about 2000 years ago in the Roman Empire. Every generation thinks their situation is unique.

[@parkla4098]

Also known as a "documentary".

[@Beerbottles123]

It's terrifying to think this movie is already happening to Gen Alpha.

[@crapisnice]

It has happened every time, and this is rather a 1920s docudrama when a the time the 90% were illiterate, harsh, dumb, exploited and living in slums and drinking cocacola magic fix all remedy

[@christophergargaro959]

Finally got to watch this after being told for years by friends I should. I consider it one of the most important documentaries of our time. It's nice to see a docu filmmaker take such careful steps to maintain complete historical accuracy as Mr. Judge did here.

[@BladeAddict8]

This is the 1984 of our generation.

[@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611]

1984 still immortal lo. This idiocracy is to predict liberals and 1984 is to predict communists

[@user-iz3nt9fd2t]

@@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611 It's the general republic; not fucking liberals. Dumb fak

[@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611]

@@user-iz3nt9fd2t what

[@fluxcapacitorproductions2064]

Was 1984 really that bad

[@theonejackal89]

@@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611 No, 1984 was to predict what would happen if either extreme happened. Idiocracy doesn't show liberals or democrats. It just shows what'll happen .

[@b44rt]

The only comedy that turned into a documentary!

[@JohnDemetriou]

You must not know about Mike Judge at all friend

[@timpyrules]

Wow what an original joke. Comedic genius over here

[@zippyplow]

Boss Cat poor guy doesn’t realize disinfectant Donnie and his failed administration are the butt of this joke

[@TizerakYT]

@@zippyplow typical dumbass lib dem

[@larryhall7998]

@BIG ANTHO 'how many more liberal" English a second language?

[@AnimeProphet666]

Putting the morality and classism of this messaging aside, it kind of begs the question: if so many people see Idiocracy as prophetic of our dangerously close future (or, demoralizingly, our present), why does the media continue to encourage the college-educated and fiscally responsible to delay having children more and more?

[@shirolee]

Gosh. People realized this years ago, but this is becoming more of a documentary everyday as opposed to the comedy/satire it was when it first came out... And that's frightening.

[@jaylopes8489]

Had to pull up this movie - yesterday a lady put Gorilla Glue on her hair - today a guy sealed his lips with that glue

[@jaylopes8489]

@@christhomas1904 My friend, humans are herd animals with enough advertising/propaganda we will buy whatever product or ideas the 1% tells us to follow . . . I know I know that sounds terrible but it's a ugly truth . . . The 1% now wants the herd to buy electric cars what can we do but follow . . . 👋🇵🇹

[@jaylopes8489]

@@christhomas1904 🎯 "Old farts" hahaha !!! As I red your reply I thought of George Soros

[@stevepalpatine2828]

@@jaylopes8489 Humans are not "herd animals." We are pack based predators. We originally lived in small tribes. Most of the problems faced by large cities are caused by the fact people are not evolutionarily suited to live in huge overcrowded groups of strangers. If we were herd animals we would be peaceful and larger groups of us would not see a rise in interpersonal conflict like you see in any large city. The propaganda thing you're spot on though.

[@jaylopes8489]

@@stevepalpatine2828 Our Google master removed my reply . . . 👋🇵🇹

[@stevepalpatine2828]

@@jaylopes8489 Censorship sucks buddy. Fu k gOogle.

[@Turco949]

Majority of the people are not becoming dumber, it has always been that way but now, thanks to social media, they are becoming more exposed.

[@PADARM]

But Smart couples not having babies is a reality

[@a54109]

IQ rates are falling worldwide.

[@luciferboi9059]

Thx for tiktok

[@Retard634]

Nah they are look at the rate at which iq points are dropping overtime

[@stormclouds4291]

Underrated comment

[@Aliwiththehookuporiginals]

I always thought it was weird how people who are trying to have a baby usually fail while everyone who doesn’t try are always pregnant

[@Shikuesi]

Like Fritz said to Joe in the car, "For a smart person you're kind of dumb", which is exactly applicable to all you PhDs out there who are too busy with your nose in your books to put your **** in your @@@@ and have some kids

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Because if you have to TRY then you probably aren’t very fertile. Pre-nut is enough to do the job if both organs are working fully.

[@NevilleBamshu23]

The relevance of this film today is so unbelievable...love this film...in my top 5 for sure..

[@nw7696]

Mike Judge is obviously a time traveler! This "is" our future!

[@davidbolha]

John Titot indeed. 😂

[@PerryWhyte]

Nope, It's our present.

[@ArcheologistLlama]

We all belong to the dumb genepool, brother.

[@adrianortega1431]

2:14 Love the look on the doctor's face when Clevon starts complaining. Like he realizes he's made a horrible mistake.

[@joeswanson733]

unfortunately for the doctors hypocrathic oath such as save people.

[@live4marilyn]

That Doctor looked like Christoph Waltz

[@morathehollow4797]

​@@live4marilynthanks I can't unsee it now

[@PresidentJamesDean]

I'm rather late, but after seeing the rise of TikTok NPC streams, I realized that this movie is one giant step closer to reality

[@josecipriano3048]

Because everything was fine before, right?

[@TheBlueboy7777]

So this is the legendary alabama moves! Amazing! I finally found it!!!!

[@joneslt]

So accurate its frightening. This wasn't a movie, this was a prophecy that I'm watching unfold today.

[@gkprivate433]

Absolutely the best opening to a movie ever and so true it is almost not laughable. I was born in 1957 and remember when people were proud to learn, admin when they did not know things. Now, people are so superficial in knowledge and education it is sad to see

[@yashsinghal1023]

:(

[@stickvortex]

Fake it till you make it is almost the norm these days. Act confident enough and whatever you say will be right, and if it’s not? Well you just make something up or you tell the other person to shut up. I’m only in my 20’s and I’m afraid of what’s to come with the way things are going.

[@ThatFire9oNe6]

Dunning-Kruger Effect

[@duckens2001]

@@ThatFire9oNe6 The first rule to Dunning-Kruger Club is that you don't know you are in Dunning-Kruger Club.

[@ThatFire9oNe6]

@@paulaharrisbaca4851 I hate that guy. He blocked me on Twitter because I called him a wannabe Christian, and a hypocrite. Screw that guy. He's another right wing grifter.

[@alectucker9439]

Wow this movie is just straight up eugenics

[@mustafahakansandk7747]

Most teaching documentary I have ever watched in my life.

[@perunplague9794]

To this day, this movie had the most accurate prediction of the future

[@Windermed]

i don’t know man.. i mean Darwin’s theory of natural selection is still working 🤔

[@paulfri1569]

Demolition man also..

[@ChrisBrown-ir6sf]

1984 says hi

[@wilwhimsey]

The opening of this film comes to mind frequently these days. The film itself is pretty silly, but the concept is prophetic, and the film's opening (here) is painfully brilliant.

[@paulmasters8666]

I agree Paul.

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

Genetic changes via evolution take many, many, many generations. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of years. Intelligence is also not strictly genetic. There's nothing prophetic or brilliant about the opening. It's the same nonsense eugenicists used to say to justify their beliefs back in the early 1900s.

[@paulmasters8666]

@@BigMikeMcBastard Don't you have a party somewhere that needs to be destroyed captain Killjoy...

[@joeygirl314]

*SIGH*

[@paulmasters8666]

@@joeygirl314 That's a great point, why don't you expand on that position so people with functioning brains can understand where you are coming from.

[@Chunkieta]

Greatest documentary ever

[@ts_of_defunct]

It's so true, all the dumb people breed like rabbits while smart people know it's a bad idea xD

[@ChrisBrown-ir6sf]

@@SerV689 in the real world ? Ok 🤡

[@amywong6618]

I didn’t realize how frighteningly accurate this movie was the first time I watched it 10 years ago.

[@HeavyMetalBarpiano]

I've watched it yesterday, for the first time...

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

@@HeavyMetalBarpiano are you doing okay? :(

[@optimusprimum]

The intro to this movie isn’t even a joke. It’s scientific fact.

[@rentslave]

It needs to be in living color.

[@minnemon110]

its not

[@NightRidah777]

It's scary just how accurate this movie was on predicting our future trajectory. The dumbing down has already begun

[@MrFLUIZZLE]

We are dealing with this exact thing in the US. Critical thinking and respectful converse has become the last action on public issuses. That said, I love this movie.

[@Maarten8867]

How prophetic this movie has turned out to be. And it only took 16 years!

[@dallaswood4117]

It wasn’t prophetic it was telling how things were even back then for decades very few intelligent people have large families while trailer park folks crank them out without a thought

[@davidlegrice4207]

More like 10 years

[@MrCrystal09]

@@davidlegrice4207 nah. Trump was great

[@AlmostaFlipinSkater]

ITS ALWAYS BEEN RELEVANT you children. Welcome to reality. Not everything is new just because you now exist in this world. 2006 was the height of the IRAQ WAR, AFGHANISTAN WAR, a crumbling RECESSION in the making.

[@TheAed38]

People have been talking about this movie coming true since at least 2014.

[@DeanMasello]

Mike Judge can do no wrong! In Office Space, he perfectly captured the present and Idiocracy predicted the future. When it came out, it seemed preposterously over the top. Watching it now, it’s better than ever. It brings me comfort and joy. Thank you Mike Judge!

[@alejandromorinigo9951]

He's The Same Guy of Office Space?. I remember that one. That was a Great movie.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

@@alejandromorinigo9951, yep! Also Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, and Extract. He voices a lot of his own characters, too. Dude’s a genius - hopefully he also has some kids!

[@alejandromorinigo9951]

@@MatthewChristianMurray Beavis and Butthead hahaha they are Funny 👍

[@WokerThanThou]

Silicon Valley is another one.

[@dddux]

It feels like they somehow saw 16 years into the future. I found this film quite funny when it was released, but when I watch it now it also makes me feel sad. There is no hope.

[@alswearengine4867]

Collins becoming a pimp was my favorite part of the segment. Just that brief look he gives his CO when he won’t let him explain pimp psychology cracks me up.

[@adrtho]

it's clear now, this was a documentary sent back from the future :D

[@peterpetrov5831]

But who sent it??

[@choma90yo]

Not sure

[@davidbolha]

Biff Tannen made a new 1985. 😂

[@r.h.1400]

Im a 39 college educated man. My 1st wife is a doctor we used to sound exactly like the responsible couple in the beginning.. Fast forward 20 years later and we're both childless looking at 40 in the near horizon.. Hmmm.. Can't say im very happy with my "smart" decisions

[@yonnylayna9768]

Well you can be a donnors.

[@sabin97]

that's called "analysis paralysis". dump people fuck up all the time. but when we fuck up the consequences are extreme.....

[@Palownica]

Life is much more fufilying without kids. You are lucky ones.

[@bigrocc3925]

@@Palownica that's bs

[@SrslyJelly]

I'm 34 f, married for 10 years almost and at a certain point in my life I decided it would probably be better not reproduce myself. Husband never wanted kids in first place so he was totally cool with that and got himself steralised at age 30. When I see people with kids around me I never ever regret our choice, I only consider myself very lucky not having them and that feeling gets stronger everyday. I think if you reallllly want kids you just know this by heart, and it's sad to hear you made the 'wrong' decision. I was always like, yeah well we see, maybe when I'm older or something so I think I never wanted them for real in the first place. If you feel bad for not having kids, then visualize all the nights without sleep, all the worries you have for them being oke, all the money you spend on them and them never being satisfied or thankful to you for raising them. And when you are old and alone they will probably be too busy with their own lives to even take care for you.

[@utl7724]

We're screwed as a society.

[@sanakan1337]

not yet. we are screwed as many societies though.

[@professoroak1920]

ah yes. every so often I see this in my recommended stuff and it is by far my favorite documentary.