... I don't remember the other two segments at all. I guess that's because "To See the Invisible Man" seemed oddly pro-authoritarian. Maybe nobody would be surprised about that today, but in 1986 it still raised eyebrows, or at least it raised my eyebrows.
Cotter Smith plays a man who is sentenced in some kind of 1984ish (and I don't mean the year) court to a year of invisibility for the crime of coldness - and I don't mean hypothyroidism. He is apparently cold and uncaring to his fellow citizens. The officials put some kind of scarlet letter on his forehead so everybody else in this dystopian world knows not to talk to him or even acknowledge him or else possibly face the same fate. Orbs that float about in the air police the populace.
Now, immediately this opens up...possibilities. First off, if I were him, I'd punch out the cops that were so freely and happily hitting him during sentencing. They can't hit back. Invisible guy does not see that possibility, but he does see some others, like helping himself to all the food you can eat at a cafeteria or the liquor at the liquor store. Funny he doesn't decide to help himself to a luxury car in some car lot or driveway for that matter. But there are drawbacks - like you can't get medical attention if you need it, and that could be fatal. So does he get through the year alive and/or changed ? Watch and find out.
I just found the thing so disturbing - this modern looking world full of good little conformists. Sure it is a society of people who seem to "care" - because they are scared to death to not conform. It is a society of Stepford wives. It's definitely worth watching if you ever get the chance.
Cotter Smith plays a man who is sentenced in some kind of 1984ish (and I don't mean the year) court to a year of invisibility for the crime of coldness - and I don't mean hypothyroidism. He is apparently cold and uncaring to his fellow citizens. The officials put some kind of scarlet letter on his forehead so everybody else in this dystopian world knows not to talk to him or even acknowledge him or else possibly face the same fate. Orbs that float about in the air police the populace.
Now, immediately this opens up...possibilities. First off, if I were him, I'd punch out the cops that were so freely and happily hitting him during sentencing. They can't hit back. Invisible guy does not see that possibility, but he does see some others, like helping himself to all the food you can eat at a cafeteria or the liquor at the liquor store. Funny he doesn't decide to help himself to a luxury car in some car lot or driveway for that matter. But there are drawbacks - like you can't get medical attention if you need it, and that could be fatal. So does he get through the year alive and/or changed ? Watch and find out.
I just found the thing so disturbing - this modern looking world full of good little conformists. Sure it is a society of people who seem to "care" - because they are scared to death to not conform. It is a society of Stepford wives. It's definitely worth watching if you ever get the chance.