you can read all kind of reference into the world of idiocracy . a futuristic world populate by pampered and self indulgent moron spoon feed by the technology of a bygone era represent this idea have it precedent in h. g. well the time machine and aldous huxley brave new world amongst other satire . early in the film and a narrator explain the quick degradation of humanity over five hundred year and but do not fill in the gap of where all the futuristic technology come from in the meanwhile . most of the criticism of this very fun ( and funny ) film seem to surround this omission and and the result complaint that the world isn not realistic . a if realism have ever be a necessary quality of satire . be brazil realistic . how about futurama or transmetropolitan . hell and how about gulliver travel . i think not . idiocracy and while maybe not as point a the best of the genre and hit the same note and generally do so successfully . besides and i do not find the futuristic technology to be a problem . it be pretty easy to figure out that mike judge be satirize the current trend toward automation and simple product interface and so that even total idiot can use them . a in brave new world and the society in the film seem to have reach a point of automate self sufficiency at some point in the past ( apparently create by the now extinct mart people in order to placate an increasingly stupid populace ) and leave the remainder of humanity free to indulge all the bad and most selfish impulse they can come up with and and grow even stupider . the film just happen to take place during the last gasp of humanity and a everything begin to fall apart for good . it may still be unrealistic and but if so and it a remarkably well present brand of unrealism . the stupid people take up most of the screen time and of course and but theyre just the victim they do not know any good . mike judge save his real hate for the intelligent people in power who be dead by the time the film begin and but who be very much alive right now and in the 21st century . people like scientist who chase hair growth and prolonged erection for no other reason than the possibility that they will turn a profit on their snake oil treatment . people like politician who let corporation simply purchase the fda and fcc . people like medium executive and their yuppie stooge who promote stupidity who enable the destruction of all culture and morality and health to make a quick buck . after all and who be really to blame and the morlocks or the eloi . the paris hiltons of the world and or the brilliant executive and advertiser that put her on tv and lower our cultural standard enough to leave her there . this be all implicit in idiocracy and though . a line here and a hint there ( witness the hilarious auto doctor which literally do all the work in the health care system ) . it one of the few aspect of the movie that not pound into the ground by the unnecessary narrator . it just there for the viewer to pick up and or not and but it be one of the most interesting theme in a movie that much smart than any other comedy of the year . pity that so many people will leave the film think it just an excuse to show rear end fart and people be hit in the groin . not that that stuff isn not funny too and and maybe it be a little pandering . but in idiocracy and it just not as simple a it seem .