Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked by NeepNeepNeep on August 22, 2021
It was a trailer I saw a few times, but I failed to note the name. It’s a similar dystopia to The Matrix in some ways, but one where corporations have taken over the world and people have some kind of device attached to the head. The entire world revolves around consumers consuming.
There seem to be only a few people who don’t have anything attached to their head? The action takes place in an urban setting; I remember a city centre.
So, not The Matrix (1999) or Surrogates (2009). I recall seeing this trailer in ~2013.
Could this be Branded from 2012? I haven't seen it but the trailer features heavy consumerism and some scenes of quasi-organic looking things attached to people's heads. The blu-ray summary says:
BRANDED is a dark and mind-bending journey into a surreal, dystopian society where mega-corporations have unleashed a monstrous global conspiracy to get inside our minds and keep the population deluded, dependent and passive. One man's quest to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy will lead to an epic battle with the hidden forces that really control our world.
Correct answer by Hypnosifl on August 22, 2021
Whilst we have an accepted answer, other people who go looking for an answer to this question may be looking for Harrison Bergeron, which is a loose adaptation of the short story of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut.
In the short story, people who are more than averagely intelligent are forced to wear "handicaps" to limit their ability to think, which include distorting lenses and headphones which produce distracting (and at times painful) noise. The film takes a more direct approach to handicapping intelligent people, fitting them with headbands which impede their brain function.
In both the short story and the film, people are reduced to being simply unquestioning vehicles for consumption of products.
Answered by Graham on August 22, 2021
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