The films represent the effect of capitalism through the eyes of its victims. Efficiency is essential to capitalism; well-being is secondary.  Thus, our world becomes overrun by robotic individuals who fade into a hyper-competitive system that belittles their welfare. Although adaptability would be a highly valued quality in other contexts, in this case, it has pressured a large population of the world into a Catch-22 situation. It prompts the question – how controllable is capitalism? What if we refuse to adapt to its ruthless system?