IdiocracyMan this film is not good in any way except one thing: it's a good reference when talking about where the human race is heading to. Sure, it presents the exaggerated part of things, but when you stand and think about our present situation, when you think about how many idiots exist this day( and not everyone is to blame, but mainly parents who neglect the importance of education), that's when I start to worry.
I'm worried that learning is a process that begins to be more and more ignored, and most of the time it's appreciated just for the sake of making money using it. It's not supposed to be like this. Think of the past scientists who helped the human knowledge out of pleasure.
One just has to go on "yahoo answers", a virtual world where common sense is a thing of the past(well not entirely, but it's just an example where you can find lots of illiterate people). It just shows how lazy our brains have become.
And now think about quantum computers: when they will appear( and this is not too far away in the future), AI will practically replace any need of human thinking. Computers will resolve problems and scientists will not be needed anymore. Perhaps artists, but where will artist be heading to without culture?
What goes up must come down eh? Have a look at the history. IF we continue like this, the "end of the world" is really a plausible idea, generated by the human race itself, not by some natural disaster.
TL;DR (a bit of irony here):
I now truly understand the importance of education and I'm sad that so many people laugh in front of it.