RollerBall (1975) A Metaphor For American Exceptionalism Reversed Engineered Within A Single Isolated Individual – James Caan Battles For the Ineffable In Cyberpunk Dystopia Bloodsport

Post-war, post-strife, corporate control ensures harmony and plenty. An athlete excels at a deadly game, and the idea of excellence and beating the odds in a world of conforming drug-doped nobodies makes him dangerous. Individuality and the excess of self. But what does dangerous freedom look like in the ‘I’ of the storm?

This is a great film. And may never be more relevant than right now.

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