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Gilles Deleuze explains societies of control. He says that we are in environments of enclosure such as the prison, hospital, factory, school, and family. Ideally we remain in these environments our entire life. This is how we are taught to live. I understand that we move on from one environment to the next throughout our lives, but I see a different idea. It appears in our society that many are free to choose what they want to do with their lives, and are not placed within the molds of a society of control.

This theory has been floating around for a while and has been brought into the media in the form of books, movies, and etc. It is too extreme to describe it as everyday life, yet it is frightful enough to scare. Using ideas such as “Keeping people employed until the installation of the new forces knocking at the door”. This invokes fear due to the fact that the individual is not in control of his own life.

Deleuze states that the factory was a place where its workers were treated equally and production was high but wages were low. He says that the corporation has replaced the factory in the society of control. Is this transferable to any aspect of life? I don’t understand why these ideas are limited to just the workforce. It really makes the idea much more difficult to comprehend and apply to our society.

Our society’s institutions have transformed from a mold to a modulation which forces us to adapt and adjust to the world around us. In the past the institutions (enclosures) such as schools and workplaces have forced us to act in such a way that can be described as a mold.

The film by farocki was very interesting because it allowed the viewer to not only see the soccer game in different perspectives, but allowed for viewing of cameras all around the arena. Seeing the coaches with a layer of what looks like play drawings on top changed the perception of the game for the viewer. This creates a new way to view the game which is not only appealing but is new and invigorating for the sports viewer.