So, the unthinkable has happened and we’re all shocked. Shocked and kinda terrified. It’s still sinking in, honestly. Just thinking about how the positive changes we made as a country will now be undone, and according to the way our country voted, clearly people like the idea of going backwards instead of forward.
As it’s been discussed in the media – when was America ever really all that great? I’d like to think within the last eight years it’s been only getting better, but now we reached a grinding halt and people are okay with reverting back to the way it was: when women couldn’t vote, slaves were in existence – basically when the white men ruled this country is when it was great. That’s what Americans voted for. People want that back.
Well America, guess what? So much has changed for us to go back to that world. People are not afraid to voice their opinions and no way will the minority sit quiet and take this. We’re going to see a revolution. There’s no way we won’t. The extent of this revolution? I guess we’ll find out, but there’s no way that the next four years will be a quiet period where “miracles” will happen to make this country “great again”.
There’s going to be protests, riots, movements, you name it. It will happen.
The entertainment industry has made plenty of movies featuring the future of the world, alternate realities, parallel universes, etc. Most of the time, the world made it out okay. Let’s hope we do too.
So I put together a list of movies that may possibly predict what the Trump presidency may be like. Because lists can sometimes get the point across. And I’m not gonna hold back.
01. Super Mario Bros. [1993]
The world splitting with a parallel dimension featuring a dictator who refers to himself as King with his people either turning to human/dino morphs or devolving to fungus – could this be foreshadowing? It’s just uncanny how much Trump resembles King Koopa in this film, and his personality is not that far off. Maybe if things get rough, we can turn him to fungus or something.
02. Back To The Future Part II [1989]
Crazy dystopia featuring murders, building of unnecessary casinos feeding addictions, gangs causing mayhem putting a divide between safety and mayhem, women changing their physical selves to fuel the egotistical man’s superficial fantasy. This is what would happen if spoiled rich kids take over the world. Spoiler alert: Trump is a spoiled rich man baby. And I’m not the only one who sees this.
03. Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser [2015]
Okay, so I know y’all probably haven’t seen Joe Dirt 2. But if you did, there’s a scene where an alternate universe shows when the wrong person takes control of a situation, and the future is changed for the worse. Graffiti, crashed cars, fires, people going rampage down the street screaming. People change for the worse, and sometimes come out to be morons in an alternate world (and sometimes in the normal reality too). Bad things happen when the wrong person is in control.
04. Idiocracy [2006]
This movie takes place in 2505 but it feels like it’s happening now. The stupid are coming out of the woodwork and stepping up to project their voice. But the things that come out of their mouths…does anyone have anything smart to say? Our country taking the wrong turn can lead to this, and much faster than 2505 at this rate.
05. The Purge [2013]
This is an extreme case, but anything is possible, clearly! Enter the government thinking they have a solution to end crime by giving everyone an annual 12 hour pass to go wild. I don’t think Trump would have the smarts to come up with a way to decrease violence, as I’m sure his presidency would involve a higher rate of crime than the last eight years, but if he went for the easy way out, we can see this happening. All hell breaking loose one day a year. The scariest day we can all imagine. Let’s hope this only stays a movie and doesn’t become our future.
06. Demolition Man [1993]
Tamed future, corporations such as Taco Bell being a high class delicacy, being fined when profanity is blurted out (a way for the government to get more money out of us), so sheltered that there is a divide. There will always be extremes. While there’s the majority who play into the rules, there will always be a group fighting the rules causing that divide. Mayhem and chaos ensues even though this extremist group thinks they’re doing good for the country. Everyone’s got their side of the story but no matter what, the environment we live in will feel the chaotic effect.
Obviously, let’s hope our life doesn’t lead to any of these cases. Luckily, he’ll only be in office for four years. Unfortunately from recent hate crimes I’ve been reading about, it’ll be a rough four years, but only time will tell what will be of this country. Just like many other Americans, I’m scared, but I won’t let that get me down. I plan on doing my part, as everyone else with a brain should do. Cross your fingers we’ll make it out alive.
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