Rollerball (1975 film)

Rollerball is a 1975 science fiction film directed by Norman Jewison from the short story Roller Ball Murders by William Harrison.

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1975 - Science fiction - Film - Norman Jewison - William Harrison

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In the film, the world of 2018 is a global corporate state, containing entities such as the Energy Corporation, a global energy monopoly based in Houston which dealt with nominally-peer corporations controlling access to all Transport, Luxury, Housing and Food on a global basis.

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Corporate state - Monopoly - Houston

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In the central theme of the film, Energy also sponsored a "Rollerball" team which was effectively a violent version of roller derby in which major injuries and death were common. The game was a substitute for all current team sports, and for war. While its ostensible purpose was entertainment, it also served to demonstrate a valuable lesson: the individual athletes paled in importance to the team itself, just as the individual was meaningless compared to society, which was paramount.

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Roller derby - Team sport - War

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