The Thinning Page #4

Synopsis: "The Thinning" takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test. When two students (Logan Paul and Peyton List) discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy, they must fight the system to expose it and take it down.
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Year:
2016
81 min
1,443 Views


Do I look like a British person?

(smacking)

- Out of the way, b*tches.

Wade Freeman, all star

quarterback, represent!

- How the hell is

that guy still here?

- Maybe he's smart.

- Is this your phone?

Here you go.

Oh, dude,

oh here you go, I'm sorry.

Aw man, you're definitely

getting thinned.

Go fetch, b*tch.

- Closeted smart.

(beeping)

- [Voiceover] Commence

lock down sequence,

- [Voiceover] Yes sir.

(beeping)

- [Voiceover] Warning, lock

down is now in progress.

30 seconds until lock down.

Testing to begin in 15 minutes.

Warning, lock down

is now in progress.

- [Voiceover] Excuse

me, Governor Redding?

- [Announcer] Increased security

demonstrations in Moscow.

- Sir, I think you're gonna

want to take a look at this.

It's your son.

- [Voiceover] Good

morning, class.

- [Students] Good

morning, Miss Cole.

Now, before we begin,

I'm going to show you

a really special video

before you take your

first test, okay?

(twinkling music)

- [Voiceover] This is

planet Earth, our home.

See how happy she is?

Well, she wasn't

always so happy.

You see, not so long ago,

the Earth wasn't

feeling so well.

First, she got too hot.

(giggling)

then, the oceans

started to rise,

leaving less room on the

land for Earth's friends,

and with less land and

more and more people,

there was just not enough

room for everybody.

Luckily, boys and girls

from all over the world

got together and came up

with some very cool ways

to eliminate five percent of

their population annually.

(heavy breathing and sniffling)

- You okay, Miss Cole?

Everything all right?

Because if you

are not up for it,

we can have someone

else come down here.

- No, I'm fine.

Just need a minute.

- [Voiceover] Some places

say goodbye to their oldest.

Others only let mommies

and daddies have one baby.

In America, what if only

the smartest boys and girls

got to live here?

That way, there's

enough to go around.

And America could be

the best country again.

Isn't that neat?

Now, all kids from 1st

grade til 12th grade

get to take the 10-241 test to

help planet Earth feel great.

(clapping)

- 'Kay, now, it's

time for everyone

to pick up your tablets, okay?

You have a very exciting test

today, just like we practiced.

- These questions are hard,

but if you take your time,

and focus,

remember there's

always a chance.

Okay, pick up your

tablets and begin.

Good luck.

- If you're watching this video,

then I am no longer alive.

Today, I will be filling

in enough incorrect answers

to definitely fail

my 10-241 examine.

My dad wants to

stand by this system.

He's gonna have to

stand by a system

that put his own son to death.

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