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THX1138, Logan's Run, Rollerball, Soylent Green, 1984 or Fahrenheit 451? Dystopian themed movies.
Oct 31, 2015 | Vanity

Posted on 10/31/2015 9:13:58 AM PDT by Fhios

Six rather relatively well known dystopian themed movies. Excerpts taken from IMDB.

If you like dystopian themed movies you've probably seen all 6. My favorite is Rollerball.

Which one do you think the world is striving for?

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THX1138 -- Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society. Director George Lucas.

Logan's Run -- An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: life must end at 30. Director Michael Anderson

Roller Ball (1975) -- In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game. Director Norman Jewison.

Soylent Green (1973) -- With the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a CEO with ties to the world's main food supply. Director Richard Fleischer

1984 (1984) -- George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love. Director Michael Radford

Fahrenheit 451 (1966) -- In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task. Director François Truffaut


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KEYWORDS: 1984; cinema; dystopia; fahrenheit451; film; logansrun; movies; nineteeneightyfour; rollerball; sciencefiction; scifi; soylentgreen; thx1138
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To: hoagy62
The Road: Probably only seen by a small number of people compared with this list, but by far the darkest vision of the future I can think of. A superbly made and acted film with no big stars (unless you count a barely recognizable Robert Duvall) or Hollywood glitz like these others. Good catch.
41 posted on 10/31/2015 9:59:22 AM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: dfwgator

That is a perfect description of me.


42 posted on 10/31/2015 10:02:09 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts (If God himself said every 50 years debt should be erased, and land returned, who am I to disagree?)
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To: Fhios

Two things interesting about THX1138 (besides the motorcycles in L.A.’s 2nd Street tunnel): 1) it was a drug offense to NOT take your mood altering drugs, and 2)the prison had no walls or boundaries; the hero just said I am leaving and had the courage to just go ahead without even a vision of where it might lead.
Oldplayer


43 posted on 10/31/2015 10:02:09 AM PDT by oldplayer
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To: DannyTN

2081, based on the Kurt Vonnegut story “Harrison Bergeron”.
The Handicapper General ensures everyone is truly equal, by hiding the faces of the beautiful, interfering with mental function of the intelligent, putting weights on the strong.


44 posted on 10/31/2015 10:02:19 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: dfwgator
You have to include “Demolition Man” in the list.

My first thought as well. Very underrated conservative movie.

45 posted on 10/31/2015 10:04:07 AM PDT by sharkhawk (Here come the Hawks, the mighty Black Hawks)
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To: Fhios

“The Walking Dead” without the zombies of course. The best representation of the future apocalypse/SHTF ever.

“The Time Machine” is a good representation of how it all turns out. The world already has millions of servile, weak, brainless “Eloi” waiting for the call....


46 posted on 10/31/2015 10:05:12 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: katana
The Road was just too dark and depressing.
47 posted on 10/31/2015 10:06:32 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
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To: MarkL

Brazil is one of my all time faves. That movie is pure genius.

I saw THX 1138 recently and was impressed. I’m surprised it doesn’t get talked about more.

Children of Men was another pretty good dystopia flick.


48 posted on 10/31/2015 10:06:33 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: hoagy62
The Road (2009).

That had a lot of potential but unfortunately it had neither an explanation or an ending......

49 posted on 10/31/2015 10:06:59 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Fhios

What people don’t realize is that the “dystopian” futures are optimistic and unlikely.

An all-controlling government would be worse...and much more probable.


50 posted on 10/31/2015 10:12:00 AM PDT by Southack (The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
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To: Fhios

They’re striving for Logan’s Run, but will go thru Solent Green and will end up at 1984.


51 posted on 10/31/2015 10:14:32 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (Trump/Cruz - Because you gotta win, first.)
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To: Fhios

Add The Omega Man, The Warriors, and Escape From New York for starters.


52 posted on 10/31/2015 10:16:29 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: katana

The Road movie was extremely depressing. The book was more... palatable.


53 posted on 10/31/2015 10:16:53 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (Trump/Cruz - Because you gotta win, first.)
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To: Fhios

How about Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior?
Great movie!


54 posted on 10/31/2015 10:20:01 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Dr. Sivana

Brazil - bravo choice, excellent dystopian movie. Terry Gilliam


55 posted on 10/31/2015 10:20:02 AM PDT by corkoman
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To: Fhios
All good stories. Let me add one more (sort of recent) movie to the queue....

The Island(2005), PG-13, 136 min, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, 22 July 2005 (USA)

"It is described as a pastiche of "escape-from-dystopia" science fiction films of the 1960s and 1970s such as Fahrenheit 451, THX 1138, Parts: The Clonus Horror, and Logan's Run. The film's plot revolves around the struggle of Ewan McGregor's character to fit into the highly structured world he lives in, isolated in a compound, and the series of events that unfold when he questions how truthful that world really is. After he learns that the compound inhabitants are clones who are used for organ harvesting and surrogate motherhood for wealthy people in the outside world, he escapes."


56 posted on 10/31/2015 10:20:13 AM PDT by moovova
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To: MarkL

***(BRAZIL) It’s 1984 as done by Monty Python (quite literally!)**

You noticed that also! I am not alone.


57 posted on 10/31/2015 10:20:51 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: UCANSEE2

“Fun Bags”

Oh well ,
keep growing this list and Ill make a Hard copy.

BLADERUNNER

My choice;

Rachel.


58 posted on 10/31/2015 10:25:07 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Fhios


59 posted on 10/31/2015 10:25:44 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar; Yardstick; Dr. Sivana; corkoman

Brazil.


60 posted on 10/31/2015 10:26:22 AM PDT by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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