2. The Old Hypnosis/Brainwashing Plot-Device
Thanks to movies like The Manchurian Candidate, A Clockwork Orange, The Parallax View, The Ipcress File and even Zoolander, the idea that someone can be programmed under hypnosis to act out of character and commit violent or criminal acts has become a convenient Hollywood plot device. And its rare for the brainwasher to dig around in the brainwashees brain for purely altruistic reasons. But at least when the great and powerful THEY programme their victims, THEY get properly MKULTRA on their asses. THEY make an effort. THEY fill them full of LSD, make them watch special training films, exploit their Oedipal desires to turn them into the perfect weapon. Rosario Dawson clips her kitty. Which says a lot about Danny Boyles worldview. Ladies, you want men eating out of your hand? Best get down Boots and Immac your lady garden