"Idiocracy" had a fittingly idiotic ending, don't you think?
This is a stupid, stupid movie. But it's worth watching once.
Scientists are working to create capsules that will preserve people for years to come, extending their lives, et cetera, et cetera. As a trial, they decide to encapsulate a woman and a man for one year. Well, the scientists didn't want to try their work out on the smartest people in society just yet ... in case something goes wrong. So a militaryman who has a way-too-easy job gets assigned to the duty, and a prostitute volunteers for the project.
The project goes awry, and they end up sticking around for 500 years. By that time, they are the two smartest people on Earth.
This movie makes you think about how stupid we are becoming as a society. Could this really happen? Have we made all possible technological advances? Are we downsliding so much as this movie portrays?
It's a skeptic's movie, for sure.
I love when they eventually find the Time Masheen. It's worth watching just for that scene.