Stephen King's Hidden Dues

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Financial debt is a common issue amongst many individuals in our society. While some are willing to work long, hard hours to repay the debt, others are cursed with the inability to commit to these long hauls in order to pay their dues. Hidden Dues focuses on individuals who choose to continue their lavish ways of life, neglecting their debts. In the film, these characters end up being targeted by the government, as officials view them as incompetent to society. Thus, they are forced to work undercover for the government as compensation for their debts.
Hidden Dues focuses on two major political horrors mentioned Stephen King’s novel, Danse Macabre. The first core theme of the film is its economical horror. The prime suspect of the horror are people who are unable to pay off their debts. The second fear stems from politics, as individuals live in fear of …show more content…

However, when people fail to do their part and pull their own weight in society, government officials must step in to intervene with these incompetent individuals. Hidden Dues is a film that focuses on individuals who finds themselves neglecting their responsibilities and fall into trouble as a result of their debts. These individuals are taken to a secret government compound where they are forced to make a decision on what they want to do as reimbursement for their debt. They may choose to give up their life, since they have no real contribution to society, or they may decide to work undercover for the government. Those who opt for the government are forced to do the government’s dirty work. In order to ensure that citizens are unaware of these negotiations, individuals that decide to work undercover for the government are injected with a serum that makes them oblivious of government official's roles in the crime. The serum will have the individuals be compelled to follow through the task, but they are unaware that the government is in control of their

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