Rollerball Amerika 2015 | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust
Feb. 1, 2015
You must see or revisit Norman Jewison's 1975 film Rollerball, starring James Caan as superstar player Jonathan E.
In it, we see a world no longer made up of countries, but of corporations that control
every bit of life for the people. There are no longer wars, just a complacent populace who "go along to get along."
A very select few are chosen by the corporations to become
executives, giving them elite status. It seems
everyone loves the violent sport Rollerball, which is like our current NFL football on steroids.
Jonathan E. is their
Michael Jordan or
Lebron James superplayer who is revered worldwide, even by the fans of opposing teams. He has everything a man could wish to have: a fine sprawling ranch, with servants and horses, and gorgeous female companions chosen for him by the Energy corporation that rules Houston and the surrounding areas.
Yet, even someone as popular and valued as he must sacrifice, such as when the corporation took away his wife and gave her to an executive. There is a scene in the film, when the highest corporation board decides they want Jonathan E. to retire due to the fear that his popularity has become too great. A man like that becomes too influential, thus too dangerous to control.
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