what is a dystopian society where
utopian describes a civilization that's
conceived to be perfect a dystopian is
the exact opposite where you have a
futuristic society or state where
everything is bad they're usually
characterized by totalitarian
governments civilizations after
environmental disasters or other events
that have led to a dramatic decline in
society dystopian societies appear in
many sub-genres of science fiction that
are often used to draw attention to
potential as well as real-world trends
and issues within modern civilization so
today i thought i'd make a video
focusing on sci-fi dystopian societies
director alex poirier's mystery thriller
dark city john murdock a man who's
struggling with memories of his past
wakes in a strange hotel within an even
stranger city that has no sun after it
becomes clear that some people with
special powers are after him while on
the run murdock tries to piece together
his past and figure out exactly what's
going on with fantastic cinematography
special effects top-notch performances
and an interesting gothic noir style
dark city has break neck pacing which
keeps you engaged throughout the film
it's a movie that makes you think a lot
but you will most likely watch it over
and over again to figure everything out
while this movie never gets old and i
highly recommend it its bleak dark tones
and fast pace might put some people off
director pete travis's action drama
dread within the post-apocalyptic
metropolis of mega city 1 the police
known as judges have the authority to
act as judge jury and executioner
negotiation's over while assigned to
evaluate a psychic rookie veteran judge
dredd and his cadet get trapped in the
building complex where the only way out
is to take down the marmark land unlike
its 1995 older brother
dread is closely based on the 2000 ad
comic where carl urban is the perfect
dread without the cheesy backstory he's
portrayed more like clint eastwood's man
with no name whose dialogue is limited
to one-liners he has no personal arc
character development or sense of humor
he doesn't take his helmet off he just
kicks ass and josh anderson is cool too
i love this movie i think it's highly
underrated so if you haven't seen it
please go check it out
director francois true 4's drama
fahrenheit 451 in an oppressive future
where books have been outlawed by the
government fearing an independent
thinking population guy montag is a
fireman whose duty is not to put fires
out but to destroy all books by
incinerating them but things begin to
change from montag when he starts to
question his occupation based on the ray
bradbury novel of the same name
fahrenheit 451 is a fairly unusual film
right from the start where its credits
are read out instead of being written
color by technicolor
art director sid kane while the main
character montag feels a little
zombie-like the movie is still
entertaining in its own strange way
while in my opinion it's never going to
be a movie for repeated viewings it's
still worth a watch and ideal for people
who want to watch something a bit
different fukusaku kinji's adventure
drama battle royale in the near future
japan is in the state of near collapse
where violence among the nation's youth
is spiraling out of control with
teenagers physically abusing their
teachers a near-defeated government
decides to introduce a radical new
measure the battle royale act this is
definitely a love hate movie where is
extremely violent and has a pretty
over-the-top plot this movie subtly
comments on several subconscious issues
within modern japan's culture but japan
is obsessed with its youth which helps
explain why anime's protagonists are
most often 15 year old high school
students in the end battle royale is not
a film for just anyone there will be
some of you that really hate it and i
can't blame you for that but then again
some of you will definitely love it
richie felicia's crime mystery soylent
green in a world ravaged by
overpopulation and the greenhouse effect
as natural foods like vegetables and
meat have almost become extinct the only
way humanity can survive is with water
rations and a mysterious food called
soylent the story kicks off when an nypd
detective investigates the murder of a
big company ceo swallowing green is a
classic film that's really solid but not
without its faults like the strong
feeling of it being set in the 1970s
rather than in the future the act in
this film is first rate where the
interplay between heston and robinson is
thoroughly entertaining especially in
the scene where they're eating real food
saul and green's story is really
interesting throughout and carries the
film all the way to a great conclusion
it's a smart sci-fi that is well worth
your time
george lucas's debut feature film
thx-1138
set in their 25th century the human race
has been relocated to an underground
city located beneath the earth's surface
where a robotic police force enforces
the law using drugs to control its
population the story follows thx and luh
who rebel against their rigidly
controlled society thx 1138 is a solid
well-made film produced on a low budget
with a very clear moral story there's
not much here as far as characters but
robert de val gives a good performance
it has an interesting take on an
orwellian future and has a pretty
extreme use of white in its set design
it holds your attention fairly well but
a warning to those of you who don't like
slow paced movies this film story
unfolds at a snail's pace
director kurt wimmer's action drama
equilibrium means
josh whedon's action adventure serenity
set in a universe ruled by the alliance
a regime hell-bent on bringing its
version of their totalitarian utopia to
fruition the story follows the crew of
the smugly starship serenity whose
harboring river a highly sought after
fugitive wanted by the alliance who has
a deadly secret that they don't want
getting out who said all dystopians
couldn't be fun the follow-up to the
council tv show firefly serenity has no
problems as a standalone film it's
filled with josh wilden's witty dialogue
and one-liners as well as having some
pretty cool space battle and fight
scenes combined with a well-paced and
interesting plot the entire cast were
born to play their roles where they have
brilliant chemistry and cheeritale edgy
airforce performance as the bad guy
assassin is hard to forget
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