Matt Damon stars in Downsizing (Paramount Pictures) as a working class guy seeking a better life through shrinking himself. Damon and assorted others are taking advantage of a revolutionary technology that can reduce people to five inches tall–not only decreasing their environmental footprint but increasing their buying power, meaning for example that a middle class income family can purchase a miniaturized mansion for a fraction of what it costs in the “grown-up” world. New mini-communities–for that matter, a miniaturized society–have become a growth industry.
Alexander Payne directed and teamed with Jim Taylor to pen the script.