- published: 07 Apr 2016
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Conspiracy Theory is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner.
The original screenplay by Brian Helgeland centers on an eccentric taxi driver (Mel Gibson) who believes many world events are triggered by government conspiracies, and the U.S. Justice Department attorney (Julia Roberts) who becomes involved in his life.
The movie was a financial success, but critical reviews were mixed.
Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson), an obsessive–compulsive New York City taxi driver who lectures his passengers on various conspiracy theories, visits his friend Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts), who works for the U.S. Attorney, at the Justice Department. She is trying to solve her father's murder. Jerry tells her that NASA is trying to kill the President using a secret weapon on the Space Shuttle that can trigger earthquakes.
Jerry identifies some men on the street as CIA, follows them into a building, and is captured by them. He wakes up in a mental hospital bound to a wheelchair. A doctor (Patrick Stewart) tapes his eyes open, injects him with a drug (LSD), and interrogates him using torture. As the LSD kicks in Jerry remembers many previous sessions, which he sees as terrifying cartoons. Jerry escapes, still bound to the wheelchair. He shuts himself in a laundry truck, escaping the premises. Jerry goes to Alice's office again and grabs a guard's gun, collapsing in Alice's arms.
and what did i tell you about the opportunistic few
don't confuse the ruse that the leaders have used just to sponsor the world's abuse
go dig a little deeper and you'll find some truth
under false pretense they sent out the swarm protecting our rights to over consume
(we've found the truth
government lies)
(let 'em know all the terrible things we know)
that's right we've uncovered the truth
and discovered what you and i should already know.
every policy is set in the best interest of those in power,
every action is an act to serve the elite.
this war is not a war on our enemies this war is a diversion
to distract us from the real agenda:
taking everything the world has to offer but hasn't offered yet.
but if you dig deeper the plot grows so much more disturbing.
the media wants us to believe that the terrorists are in our backyard
when the reality is that the true terrorists are the ones who own our backyards.
our leaders have proven time and time again with their wars
and their blatant disregard for human suffering,
that they don't value human life.
well why would they value lives on our soil
when don't care for those who die everywhere else.
the value of human life is measured only by what he or she can produce
or by what profit he or she can bring dead or alive.
so well you stand by pondering asking why thousands are dying,