Now, I doubt many of you have seen Falling Down, but if you have, tell me what you think of this metaphor I believe I've found:
Around the middle of the movie, the main character, Bill, is in a nazi's basement, with the nazi about to cuff his hands together. The nazi shoves Bill against a counter, then puts a cuff around one of bills hand. The nazi asks for Bill's other hand, but that being the only support holding him up, Bill replies:
Bill: "I can't"
Nazi: "Why not?"
Bill: "Gravity."
Nazi: "Gravity? What the -blam!- does that mean!"
Bill: "I'll fall down."
And the Nazi takes Bill's hand and he falls down.
And now I tell you, that hand was the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_hand]Invisible Hand. And if you don't follow the invisible hand, you fall down. And that's just what Bill does. That's why the movie is called "Falling Down"
Bill was previously a rocket designer, and he only sought to help society. He was not concerned about money. And he was fired. Later Bill enters an estate, surrounded by golf courses that he points out should be used for playground and zoos. He asks a caretaker who the house belongs to and he replies "A plastic surgeon." The ones who follow the Invisible Hand and worry only about themselves are the ones who thrive, while Bill, someone who just wanted to help others, falls down.
Now I think that's pretty cool. If you've seen Falling Down, what do you think about my interpretation? Or even about the metaphor?