Edited sentence: A few themes present through practically the entire film are those of blind obedience, consumerism, and self-delusion in 20th century Western society.All who point out the contradictions of our lives are not tolerated--if you speak out or challenge the norm we call you insane.It is clear that the ironic and comedic tone throughout the film suggests that it is not James Cole who is delusional, but in fact the rest of us, so blinded by the empty luxuries and complex lies of the surrounding world that we fail to see that they will ultimately destroy us.The film is a critique of the madness of a system in which people worship material goods while becoming ever more detached from control over their own lives--a system in which consumption ends up consuming people.The themes of madness, memory, time, and prophecy play very important and interesting roles within the film, but can only be fully understood as elements in the overall social critique in which it engages