2000 Years of Evolution

A shirtless man studies a can of Red Bull, rapidly drinks it, and then appears to undergo a bizarre medical or electrical procedure while a computer screen flashes by. The grand narration about 2000 years of evolution and barely tapping human potential turns the ridiculous energy-drink-and-experiment montage into an absurd parody of scientific progress. Danny Elfman’s ominous cinematic track “Transformations” makes the scene feel monumental and serious, heightening the joke. It works as a reaction to exaggerated self-improvement, pseudo-science, or humanity’s supposedly limitless potential. EN: A shirtless man studies a can of Red Bull, rapidly drinks it, and then appears to undergo a bizarre medical or electrical procedure while a computer screen flashes by. The grand narration about 2000 years of evolution and barely tapping human potential turns the ridiculous energy-drink-and-experiment montage into an absurd parody of scientific progress. Danny Elfman’s ominous cinematic track “Transformations” makes the scene feel monumental and serious, heightening the joke. It works as a reaction to exaggerated self-improvement, pseudo-science, or humanity’s supposedly limitless potential.

2000 years of evolution and we barely even tapped the vastness of human potential.

♪ Дэнни Элфман — Transformations

• @itvbia / 13951 2021-06-15