The Future is Now

The Future Is Now

If you are in the mood for a philosophy lecture you may be intrigued. The quasi documentary introduces us to a gentleman who is pessimistic abut he world today. He is called The Man of Today. A beautiful female journalist calls herself The Woman Of Tomorrow. She leads the gentleman on a journey to discuss and witness the topic.

Faces appear on the screen and they each present their view of the future of the world.

The Man of Today visits a poetry reading. With each event he begins to alter his beliefs.

Everyone will relate to the discussion on taxes. One may asks why he should pay taxes for schools when he has no children. Why should he support hospitals if he doesn’t have the need? We are told that as a member of society we have an obligation to share.

Consumerism is a major topic discussed.

Poets, anarchists and an architect give their point of view and discuss the issues. The film mainly uses actors to discuss the topics.

A picture of my favorite philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre, is shown on the screen. With computer imaging he appears to talk to our Man Of Today.

We can all relate to the topic of a throw away society. Someone asks why we can’t repair items and reuse more.

At one point our Man Of Today states that he feels as if he is a Kafka novel. I felt as if I was viewing a Kafka like film.

Many of the topics are worth discussing. It was better than a lecture because there were more visuals and points of view. It is a clever concept.

I thought this Canadian production was noteworthy. I’m not sure that during the lazy days of summer you will be entertained by such lofty discussion. All two of us in the audience would wonder that also.