Demolition Man, a movie set in the year 2032, has several characters that have
different beliefs on life. The movie takes place in San Angelos, California. San Angelos
is a city that was built after an earthquake destroyed the city of Los Angeles in 2010. The
city now appears to be governed by strict rules in order for peace, love, and harmony.
There are two different groups in the movie representing powers of uniformity and
freedom of choice. One of the groups is the people living in the Utopian society who
represent uniformity. The other group is people who live in the sewers of the city, known
as the scraps, who believe in freedom of choice. Some of the differences between these
two groups are their particular character actions, language, and appearance.
In the city of San Angelos, the leader, Mr. Cockto exhibits fascist tendencies. He
wants control of everyone in this city. Therefore, he programs people to live their lives
around peace, love, and harmony. It is no longer possible to be hateful to anyone in this
society. He is a very selfish man who wants people to be dependent on him or the
fiborotic system of the city. For example, the police officers are so dependent on this
system, they do not know how to handle a criminal from the past. The officers have to
ask their computers to help them approach an angry citizen. The computer tells the
officer to speak in a loud, firm voice and say, "Lie down with your hands behind your
back!" This does not work, and the officers do not look very intelligent, because they
cannot think for themselves. Mr. Cockto bans many things that could affect the society's
brain chemistry. Some of these things are caffeine, salt, meat, cigarettes, and chocolate.
He also does not want people to have freedom of expression, so he bans c
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