Blog 23: Sleep Dealer

In the movie “Sleep Dealer” Memo, that is the main character, says at the end of the movie, “maybe there is a future for me at the edge of everything, a future with a past if I connect and fight” the first impression that his words could cause is, fight against the soldiers to avenge his hometown, because of the desolation, dryness that the new machinery system of the U.S caused to them, but actually the real meaning of this words was fight against the new technological system, that is damaging the population for their convenience. According to the movie, the place that is affected is Santa Ana, with the retention of their water due to the constructions of a big dam is forcing them to buy it; becoming this land dry and in a difficult situation for growing whatever plant in their own lands or territories. One of the ways he will suppose to fight is as simple as growing corn and beans in a city, as given welcome back to the lost natural world.

In the movie technology is trapping people in their own dreams. Bringing them the possibility of live the American dreams at home. Giving them the impression of living a great advance work, where they are the beneficiaries and also are unaware that the victims are themselves. The nodes, that are the duct connection, are like a vacuum machine that extract all their energy for a 12 hours daily, and causes them debility and sickness. That’s why in this fight is at stake the freedom of the humanity. This could be the possibility to open new doors to the real, natural and worth things.

I can realize that this is not just a science fiction movie created to receive an award or to be ranked among the best in its genre. This movie is a warn of a possible near reality that the world will be facing in the future, with the purpose of avoid what American’s don’t need in their country, which is poor people working personally to survive and improve their lives. That’s why this is not just a fight, this is a sad situation that we can see nowadays and must finish once forever; and someone need to start doing something, and in the movie was Memo, who can be that person in the real life? That’s why I say again, this is not just a movie, this is like an invitation to wake up now and begin with the fight for what people need. The Freedom and Respect.