Rollerball (1975), featurette

[@jdraven0890]

Got so much more out of this as an adult. Jonathan slowly learns that everything is BS: society, his lifestyle, the one relationship he cared about -- even the game he is so good at has an ulterior motive. But he can only find meaning & purpose in the game, his only way to declare his individualality and will.

[@SamBuddwing]

"James Caan is too wimpy and small to be a tough guy." I'd like to see you tell him that...

[@gregoryhitchcock5258]

SamBuddwing The United states is own buy corporations for real movie was right.

[@NormAppleton]

James Caan is a giant.

[@NormAppleton]

Watch Thief

[@patrik702]

40 Year Anniversary Thank you for the footage I have never seen before... JONATHAN!

[@GoogleAccount-zu8yp]

When the film was in production, the artsy story side was constantly being expounded on in the international media.Several documentaries were made.He was a Canadian film maker, working in Germany and the UK, on an American movie.The story line was about our future world.Today the violence and effects can not compare to modern movie making, but that might be the movies point.Violence, providing distraction of the people, so they can more easily be controlled.

[@gregoryhitchcock5258]

Google Account Yep that is true people around the world today are being controlled buy media violence war sex religion politics science technology.

[@gregoryhitchcock5258]

Google Account Corporations around the world know how to control the masses with television.

[@StoutProper]

@@gregoryhitchcock5258 screens and the media. The matrix is a step further down the line than this. Look at how much people are buried in their phones, on their own, today. That’s the matrix. Look at how huge corporations like blackrock and vanguard own everything, including all media organisations. How the alphabet agencies have people on the board of companies like Facebook and Google, as do blackrock and vanguard. The way sports, wrestling, Hollywood and computer games have become such military industrial complex controlled mediums is frightening

[@RUdigitized]

Rollerball is a warning we didn’t heed

[@janath2348]

Yes, thank you for the post. One of my all-time favourite movies. Let's not talk about the remake :-(

[@jironthunder7519]

the remake.. trash! the only time i ever wanted my money back!!

[@stevesalzano942]

Witchman, I thought I saw another strange team in blue as well. I believe some footage of Houston vs these two teams, Paris and blue, was used at the party in the movie.

[@GoogleAccount-zu8yp]

+steve salzano Madrid

[@GenerationX1967]

I am looking at the purple uniforms and the scoreboard that says "PAR." I wonder if what we are seeing was an unused scene between Houston and Paris? Thanks for the post.

[@Rhubba]

The scenes were used for the Jonathan E documentary that was screened at the party.

[@GenerationX1967]

ah, that makes sense. thanks for the scoop.

[@1978nagare]

Did you remember? This story was set for 2018. That is it this year.

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@nagare ryoma: When does this film ever say what year it is? I'm pretty sure that it never references any year, and always takes place in the "near future" no matter when you watch it. More in-depth, it's a dystopian future that one would be better off to avoid in as much as possible.

[@Mightyflynn77]

Roy keane fave movie

[@r.j.macready5541]

Man will always want to take from his fellow man, and so there will always be a need for warriors, and so there will always be a need for blood sport.

[@small_ed]

I still don't understand what message the producers intended to convey through the peculiar case study of "Jonathan E."

[@tatjana9229]

Soylent Green

[@pdmikk]

Today's bloodsport is war.

[@devilsadvocacy]

Or, American-rules football

[@r.j.macready5541]

Or cancel culture and the political arena

[@davelister1]

This is a classic movie and the remake was a total turd ! WHY ?

[@joewaldner6986]

L L Cool J said it was a re-mix not a re-make and he was right. On it's own as an 'action' movie it was OK, But no where near Rollerball.

[@debrayalain847]

There are two movies you must know to understand where humanity is badly going : This one and " Green Soyent" .And if you find it , there is an other one : LA NUIT DES TEMPS

[@chrismineo1788]

Soylent Green is people

[@imbluz]

James Caan is too wimpy and small to be a tough guy.