Two giant sci-fi films dealing with earth-bound overloads in terrifying futures. The Matrix. Making code cool. The look and feel of 90s films. Things you’ve never noticed before. The supporting characters. Leaving reality. Philosophy, destiny, free will, and other heavy lifting. A great fisheye lens! Getting to the bottom of The Wachowskis. The music in Rollerball. The rules of Rollerball. Government requests. What the future looks like. Future fashion! Jonathan E. A dystopian sports film. TRIPLE ZOOM. The psychology behind the capitalistic masters of Rollerball.
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Also referenced: Murderball, Metropolis, The Shining, Closer, The Social Network, The Net, Seven, Dark City, The House of the Devil, The Lawnmower Man, Jurassic Park, Avatar, Hero, Memento, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Penn and Teller Get Killed, Apocalypse Now, Fido, The Aristocrats, Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers), Primer, David Lynch (Lost Highway), M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense), Bound, Death Race 2000, The Trial, Misery, Brazil, Equilibrium, Tron, Revenge of the Nerds, Hoosiers, Remember the Titans, Little Giants, The Mighty Ducks, Mad Max, 300, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Glengarry Glen Ross, Shaun of the Dead
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The Matrix
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Director: The Wachowskis
Writer: The Wachowskis
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
Rollerball
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Director: Norman Jewison
Writer: William Harrison
Starring: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck
In a corporate controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of it's powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
