Which dystopian movie is most likely to become a reality?
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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Her
Soylent Green. They just got the dates wrong.
Elysium
The Road
Blade runner, Wall-E or Idiocracy
Children of men
Gattaca
Idiocracy. Already mostly there.
V For Vendetta
Don’t look up …
I’d say Black Mirror is probably the most likely to become a reality. It’s all about tech spiraling out of control and messing with our lives, which honestly isn’t too far off from where we are now. privacy is basically non-existent, and online presence is almost a necessity. It’s easy to see how that could get worse over time.
Children of Men is another one that feels kinda plausible. The world’s falling apart because no one can have babies anymore, and society’s in chaos. We’re not quite there, but with all the political instability, climate change, and global displacement happening, it’s not hard to imagine things heading in that direction. It’s like a perfect storm of everything breaking down at once
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Demolition Man
WALL-E
I’d love my own sexbot tbh.
Ready Player One.
We already have the tech being developed for it, the greedy corporations are already in place to create extreme poverty around the world, and there are already a ton of people who would rather escape real life in video games.
I don’t think it will happen for a while now and having the suit that makes you feel everything as though it’s really happening is gonna take some time, but I can see it
1984
Mad Max
The matrix. Advancement in AI if there are no systems of checks in place will proliferate into an uncontrollable wrestling match with the very technology we created.
Children of Men, at least in terms of its immigration narrative. Seems like a number of major countries want to experiment with draconian immigration policies that would collapse the peaceful global order we have enjoyed since WW2.
Ready Player One or Bladerunner.
I love how everyone thinks this late stage capitalism is at end game currently. I’d, think that if there was anyone around the world rising up against it. 8 billion people, all content to their plight.
We’ve got a *long* way to slide from here.
Give people their weed, porn, video games, alcohol, sugar, streaming services and whatever other dopamine rushes to placate them, and they’ll stay perfectly docile.
Elysium. The ultimate tax haven for multi-billionaires is space.
Robocop
This Is the End 🔥🌇🔥
Handmaid’s Tale
*1984* with a smattering of *Brave New World* and *Fahrenheit 451*.
Asks someone who’s actually living through “An inconvenient truth.” Remember the bit about the long hot summers and the increase in natural disasters?
1984
Idiocracy