Incorporate films, TV episodes, podcasts, and other media that include plots or conversations related to ethics and the activity of philosophical inquiry as an in-class activity. By viewing popular media, students understand that philosophical ideas and ethical issues are part of everyday, contemporary life. The suggested film and questions offer an opportunity for reflection on why the textual material matters, which can be used as the basis for discussion or assessment.

This film is a dystopian science fiction action thriller set in the year 2154. Elysium is a space station for the rich and privileged, who have left earth to escape the poverty, disease, and pollution brought about by overpopulation. Max DeCosta is an inhabitant of earth trying desperately to get to Elysium to avail himself of the advanced medical technology on Elysium. 

The economic disparities in this film are stark and clear. DeCosta is a down on his luck inhabitant of earth who is trying to turn his life around. When he suffers what will ultimately be a fatal accident at work, he becomes desperate to heal himself using the technology on Elysium. Access to advanced biotechnological medical care is severely restricted to the privileged few on Elysium. The film gives students an opportunity to imagine how inequity develops and is maintained. The film's resolution is overly simple but is illustrative of the point that equality is the goal that we should strive for.