Yet another festive Fourth of July has come and gone, bringing with it a close to the seasonal celebration surrounding America's 250th anniversary.
As sad as it might be to see another Independence Day fade into the horizon, the ordinary viewer can still take pleasure in revisiting the "definitive film that captures the American experience," as detailed by The New York Times in a new readers' poll.
According to the new poll, a majority of responders pointed to 2006's Idiocracy as the film that best illustrated America today. A cult favorite satire film from the director of Office Space, Idiocracy provided a disturbing look at a dystopian future overseen by an American population with a hilariously low average IQ.
Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews and Dax Shepard, the film proved to be a major critical hit at the time of its release in 2006, with many viewers saying the film has only grown more relevant in time.
"The single film readers chose most often was Idiocracy (2006), Mike Judge’s scathing critique of the United States cloaked in a futuristic tale," The New York Times shared. "Some commenters seemed almost sad to list it, linking it to their feelings about the country today, while more than one described it as a documentary."
Alongside Idiocracy, readers pointed to the landmark 1972 gangster film The Godfatheras the best film related to the American experience, mainly due to its central themes, immigrant-centric narrative and poignant study of power and corruption.
"The Godfather,Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic about the rise of the criminal Corleones, was the second most frequently mentioned film. (If it were combined with “The Godfather Part II,” the saga would have topped the readers’ list.)," the outlet continued. "Readers saw it as the tale of an immigrant family striving for the American dream or as a story of power and corruption mirroring America’s development."
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