In the movie “Sleep Dealer” Rudy Ramirez is the Mexican-American drone pilot who lives in the American Dream. Memo who is a young kid living in Mexico dreams of participating in the American Dream by getting nodes and living in the big city but the killing of his father reveals that America and the American dream is a dystopia.
Sleep Dealers represents the “American Dream” as a dream that is really a dystopia by offer such as jobs, money, advanced technologies, living in futuristic societies and getting away from the poor modern day lifestyle Memo and his family lived in the movie. In turn, what they really perceived to be the “American Dream” was a life and society which was repressive and controlled. As E explains, the “American Dream” and Sleep Dealer represent it by showing how Americans act on televisions like it is a reality show. To elaborate a little on this notion, I think he means these TV promotions shows these people working and making money via NODES and advanced technologies.
Moving on, Memo also imagines by going and chasing the “American Dream” he can get away from his current lifestyle and living conditions. He also sees it as an opportunity for a better life and a way to make money for himself and his family. Memo’s brother however sees it an illogical decision to commit too. As J explains, he says Memo’s brother sees it as comical and just likes watching it on TV. Memo’s father does not like “NODES” at all. He is more focused on his priorities which are buying water from the closed dam facility and providing for his family. When Memo gets on board he finds it strange at first but soon becomes accustomed to it. He notices that a worker becomes ill and is taken to the back room one day. He becomes curious at this time because he wants to know what happened.
In conclusion, the “American Dream” in Sleep Dealers was a dream that attracted many people but left behind many as well. It changed lives and created a whole another world for people to venture into.
Nice conclusion. Well put.
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