IPS BOOK AND MOVIE LIST

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Here's a formatted list of movies and books that display the closed system concept:

Movies: These works explore themes of closed systems, manipulation, and control, often featuring protagonists who must confront and overcome deceptive realities.

The Village (2004)
- Depicts a seemingly benign commune
- Elders dress up as monsters to terrorize the population, preventing them from leaving1
- The Villiage
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Room (2015)
- Tragic story of a kidnapped woman and her newborn
- Child spends first five years in a shed, believing it's the entire world
- Expresses disbelief when set free, unable to comprehend the outside world
The Truman Show (1998)
- Protagonist trapped in a TV show, surrounded by actors
- His disbelief in the lies prevents him from escaping the show7
Newsbenders (1968 TV play)
- About a secret agency that manipulates news
- Writes news five years in advance
- The News Benders
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Dark City (1998)
- Contains elements of predictive programming
- Fused with The Matrix in later films
The Matrix (1999)
- Also contains elements of predictive programming
- Influenced subsequent films in the genre

Virus of the Mind by Richard Brodie
Books on chaos magic and sigil magic
Propaganda by Edward Bernays
1984 by George Orwell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
In the Country of the Blind by Michael Flynn
- About a secret cabal controlling news with a supercomputer