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Dystopian-themed films, recommendations?
2007-10-07, 9:31 PM #1
I recently realized that I really love films with a dystopian future theme, especially ones dealing with revolution. The Matrix, Equilibrium, V for Vendetta and Children of Men are some of my favorite films. I loved Fahrenheit 451 and I've been meaning to read 1984. Are there any other films with similar themes I should know about?
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2007-10-07, 9:36 PM #2
Mad Max 1
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 3 (TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES)
Escape From New York
Escape From LA
2007-10-07, 9:43 PM #3
I really really enjoy dystopic stuff too.

You could try Gatacca or Logan's Run.
2007-10-07, 9:45 PM #4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_films

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2007-10-07, 9:45 PM #5
Emon, I was just thinking that too while I was playing through HL2:Episode 1 tonight for the first time.

I think it would be cool to actually live in a dystopia.
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2007-10-07, 9:46 PM #6
Oh yeah, Logan's Run! That's one I was meaning to watch. I've seen Gattaca and loved that, too.

Originally posted by Rob:
Mad Max 1
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 3 (TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES)
Escape From New York
Escape From LA

Yeah, I've heard of Escape from LA and New York. I've seen some of the Mad Max stuff but not any of them all the way through, I think.
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2007-10-07, 9:47 PM #7
Don't forget Waterworld! :awesome:

edit: oh, it's in the wiki list..
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2007-10-07, 9:49 PM #8
Originally posted by Rob:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_films

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It is my new goal to see all of these movies.
2007-10-07, 9:49 PM #9
The 80's 1984 has full frontal.

But the girl has brown triangle of bush death.
2007-10-07, 9:51 PM #10
:v:

I saw a film called The Postman on demand at my parent's house, and despite poor reviews, I thought it was really, pretty good.
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2007-10-07, 9:53 PM #11
Johnny Mnemonic
Strange Days
Soylent Green
Dark City
2007-10-07, 10:03 PM #12
hmm
2007-10-07, 10:04 PM #13
Animal farm is a good dystopian-themed book.
Don't know about any films though.
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2007-10-07, 10:05 PM #14
Originally posted by Freelancer:
I think it would be cool to actually live in a dystopia.

It would suck in that it's a dystopia, but be awesome in that fictional dystopias are usually depicted as being on the verge of huge technological discoveries and philosophical realizations leading to a utopia.
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2007-10-07, 10:06 PM #15
Originally posted by Mystic0:
we do...


I mean the kind where social organization has broken down and you can carry machine guns in broad daylight and no one cares—well, except for the people you use them on. ;)

Oh, and what Emon said.
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2007-10-07, 10:15 PM #16
Cherry 2000 was pretty good. :/
2007-10-07, 10:19 PM #17
THX 1138
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2007-10-07, 10:55 PM #18
Play Half Life 2 again.
2007-10-07, 10:58 PM #19
Half Life is not a film.
2007-10-07, 11:03 PM #20
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2007-10-07, 11:49 PM #21
I really enjoyed They Live, watched it in a soc class a couple years ago.
2007-10-08, 12:18 AM #22
Blade Runner

2007-10-08, 12:38 AM #23
The Time Machine (the old one, the new one sucks)
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2007-10-08, 12:50 AM #24
The 1984 book was neat, no idea about the movie.

And dear f***ing God yes, Blade Runner is awesome. They're releasing a new grand-spanking-fantastic DVD set in December, too. A shame there's no word about a new, actually proper soundtrack release... /_\

Dark City was great too. I heard Brazil was also dystopian-themed, but I've never seen it.
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2007-10-08, 1:19 AM #25
Brazil is both dystopian-themed and a very good film.
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2007-10-08, 1:32 AM #26
Ultraviolet :awesome:

But seriously, Brave New World ought to be on your reading list too.
2007-10-08, 1:35 AM #27
Originally posted by Impi:
The Time Machine (the old one, the new one sucks)

The new one is cool, In its own way. I prefer to distance the two.
2007-10-08, 2:14 AM #28
Clockwork orange

2007-10-08, 2:30 AM #29
I was going to mention that, but then I realized it's not dystopian at all, but in fact Britain in reality!

Hah! Aha-ha-aha?
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2007-10-08, 2:58 AM #30
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Serenity, though I suppose that's not as high-blown dystopian as a lot of others considered such.

Modern Times! :ninja: :)
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2007-10-08, 3:04 AM #31
Originally posted by Emon:
Oh yeah, Logan's Run! That's one I was meaning to watch. I've seen Gattaca and loved that, too.

Yeah, I've heard of Escape from LA and New York. I've seen some of the Mad Max stuff but not any of them all the way through, I think.


Heresy! Put Mad Max on your to-watch list.

RoboCop would also be set in a dystopia, but dodge 2 & 3 unless you're prepared to use beer to help you through it.

I'd also reccommend Metropolis (1927), but there are several versions around, I've seen I think two, both were ok, but you might want to look on imdb/wikipedia or somewhere to find out which is considered the better one.
2007-10-08, 7:31 AM #32
I recommend reading the short story "The Machine Stops", by E. M. Forster. It was written about a hundred years ago.
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2007-10-08, 8:42 AM #33
The 90's movie of Brave New World is TERRIBLE. Don't waste your time/money to see it.
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2007-10-08, 8:57 AM #34
If you want a really depressing one, watch The Day After.
2007-10-08, 9:21 AM #35
I second the vote for The Postman. Highly recommend that film.
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2007-10-08, 10:50 AM #36
Perhaps we weren't watching the same movie, happydud?
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2007-10-08, 10:55 AM #37
I've heard some good things about A Scanner Darkly. Never saw it though.
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2007-10-08, 11:33 AM #38
scanner darkly was okay. its just that nothing really happened in it. and the cel shading got kind of annoying like...15 minutes in.
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2007-10-08, 11:50 AM #39
A Scanner Darkly was really quite amazing...and if you paid close attention it was filled with a lot of intrigue, and a lot of sadness.

I need to watch that movie again.
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2007-10-08, 12:11 PM #40
Would Threads count? Probably not but its an old (Read:Banned for a while) post-nuclear movie.
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