a5c7b9f00b The year is 2018. There is no crime and there are no more wars. Corporations are now the leaders of the world,wellthe controllers of the people. A violent futuristic game knownRollerball is now the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas competing for the title of champion. The defending championship team, the Houston team led by the determined ten-year veteran Johnathan E., is looking to repeatchampions. However, Bartholomew, the sinister corporate head, wants Johnathan to retire, even though he is the most respected athlete of his time. Johnathan&#39;s rebellious quest will not come out with complications, both for him and his teammates, after he decides to continue playing despite Bartholomew&#39;s threats. In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality. However, one player, Jonathan E., rises to the top, fights for his personal freedom, and threatens the corporate control. This film delievers where other action films fear to tread. It is truly a fantastic Orwellian nightmare, set in a future where all that is bad, is disguisedall that is good. Rollerball, from beginning to unforgettable climax is beyond compare. The 70s got some of the best sci-fi movies ever done: Soylent Green, Colossus, Silent Running, Solaris, The Omega Man, Logan&#39;s Run, Westworld, Dark Star, Star Wars, The Black Hole, Alien, Mad Max, Stalker and and and.<br/><br/>One of those classics is Rollerball with James Caanthe superplayer of a deadly game, made by the corporations who rule now the world to entertain the masses. Jonathan (James Caan) the hero of the masses got so famous and popular that the bosses get afraid of him.<br/><br/>Many of those mentioned movies may look now a little old-fashioned or vintage compared to the modern sci-fi CGI galore productions but despite the very reduced special effects compared to the contemporary movies they got innovative ideas, good to superb directing and - imo the far better actors. Nowadays Hollywood darlings are imo really shallow to watch if I compare them with such titans like Heston and Cann and the many nameless good sidekick- actors.<br/><br/>This one is the mother of all Gladiator movies in a sci-fi/dystopian context. Watch.
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