Cinematic thinking

If you are trying to envision control society I think it is to be found in the mundane conflict that escalates to life and death in a film like Michael Clayton. The problem with dystopian films like V for Vendetta or even to some extent Children of Men is that they rely on a very conservative that is outdated totalitarian aesthetic. To limit one's imagination to the grey austere uniforms of 1984 or the George Lucas' fascination with Nazi fashion obscures Deleuze's point. Control can accomplish all of the same exploitation, war, without the disruption or extremity of state fascism. So think less Brazil or futuristic dystopia and think more soldiers having to sit through what sounds like a Jamba Juice 'find your full potential' seminar before they go into Fallujah.