Mind control is very real and at the heart of it all is media/television. For good or for bad, mostly for bad, television has infiltrated our minds and our lives. It tells us what we don't want to hear, and then it turns around and tells us what to do about it. For example, if you're sick, you can get the symptoms right from the commercial and then acquire the prescribed remedy. That is mind control.
When a movie comes along that everyone has to watch, hairstyles change, language can change, and a whole new way of seeing the world can be realized... and it's all fiction even if it's based on real-life events. That is mind control and there is billions of dollars wrapped up in it.