'Why wouldn't they just leave?'

Because I'm living in a place where the lights work and my neighbors aren't trying to kill me.


When there's no more room on the internet, the dumb will walk the earth.

Because it's a metap *yawn* a metaphor for *yawn* society.

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DEEP

because that is how it is when you live on a giant island

The Architect in the movie quotes "They've fitted themselves so tightly into their slots that they no longer have the room to escape themselves".

Can't remember where they parked.

I would say that discussion on this movie often takes quite a literal direction arguing about power shortages etc. Yes, as mentioned above, this is a metahphor for society - but to be more precise, to acting of an individual within the society, on various levels of society. In this context Laing works perfectly - he is a decent guy, he has the face of a likeable actor, he does not do anything evil... And yet, he does nothing to stop the breakdown. He just goes around his daily routine, disregarding everything going to *beep* Yes, he could leave. But why should he, as long as his life can go on? Easier than to make an effort to change it.

This is what I found so powerful about the movie. The accute sense of us doing nothing to help. Take it as an allegory to famine, global warming etc., it does not matter, but such a message about human nature is enough to make otherwise weird movie work for me...