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he foture isfoll of dystopia, technology e SMELLS LIKE TEEN DYSTOPIA overdependence on technology. waste explosion, famine, droughr, flooding, and alien planets, at least according to FILMS: "," "Blade Runner ice storms - you get the idea; the world is CHARACTERISTICS: In ail unspec- Tthe movies. 2049," "Ghost in me Shell (1995, 2017)," not what it used to be. There is desolation, ified future, the world is controlled by Films often attempt to predict the foture. "Judge Dredd (1995)," "Dredd (2012)," abandoned cities and quarantine zones. some oppressive government mat Sometimes they are fun-filled adven- "Robocop(1987, 2014)," "," Groups of survivors fight or work together . targets teens. A tough girl usually tures in space. More often they are "The Fifth Element," "Ready Player One" to obtain the limited resources left. There leads a rebellion of hardened or bleak, desolate worlds where human- and the "Terminator" and "" series is usually a marauding gang of bad guys. well-trained peers. This dystopian ity hangs on the brink of extinction. People don't typically venture outside with- government often categorizes peo- Here are some potential futures out a gas mask, a gun or both. Survivors ple according to personality, ability filmmakers have imagined so that e HEADING TO THE STARS sometimes come together to save what's left or career. Officials also control the when the foture arrives we'll know of humanity. technology that keeps the people in WITH SPACE EXPLORATION what category we fall into and what FILMS: "Mad Max" series, "Water check, so the rebels often resort to CHARACTERISTICS: Maybe humans we can expect. World," "Snowpiercer," "Doomsday," "The old-fashioned or modified weapons. messed up Earth so bad we needed to find Road" and "The Book of Eli" COMMENTARY .FILMS: Series include "Maze a new home, or maybe we were just curi- e LET'S NOT LIVE THERE Kaylee Runner," "Divergent," "Darkest ous. Whatever cite case, this type of movie ST PIA Minds" and "Hunger Games" centers on people in space, visiting distant C THE (FILL IN THE BLANK) .Brewster planets populated with aliens and helpful CHARACTERISTICS: This robots. These films may feature intergalac- ARE (OMINC" is me most commonly portrayed potential tic tyrants and rebels or quiet unexplored CHARACTERISTICS: Whether it's future. The government or a big corpora- e BRING ON .THE BLEAK galaxies. Of all me sci-fi futures these have aliens, zombies or vampires, something tion takes over our lives. Everyone in society WITH A FUTURE the potential to be the most fun - provid- has taken over Earth. Similar to the is under surveillance by the police and mil- CHARACTERISTICS: Cyberpunk ed our alien friends don't eat us. nuclear/climate apocalypse genre, there is itaey; Often people have no choice in their combines lowlife with high tech; so while FILMS: "Valerian and the City of desolation, abandoned cities and dusters career/love decisions, and art is banned or there may be cities full of crime and pov- a Thousand Planets," "Interstellar," of survivors. However, in this future sur- censored. Hope arrives when someone chal- erty, at least you've got the latest gadget. "Passengers," "WALL-E" and the "Star vivors fight invaders instead of each other lenges authority to free the people. This future has some cool things, like Wars" and "Star Trek" series for limited resources. The battle may be FILMS: "Fahrenheit 451," "The Giver," flying cars. However, it also has genetically to take back the planet or a struggle to "," "Total Recall (I990, altered/physically altered/cyborg humans find a cure, as in the case of a zombie 2012)," "Equilibrium," "V for Vendetta," with brooding personalities, which is not so e PICK YOUR POISON apocalypse. "Metropolis," "Demolition Man," "Brave fun. It's full of dark exterior shots of cities FILMS: "I am Legend," "A Quiet Place," New World," "Logan's Run," "Brazil" and brightly lit by electric signs. The natural WASTELAND APOCALYPSE "Pacific Rim," "Daybreakers' and me "Minority Report" world is largely absent. Often there is an CHARACTERISTICS: Toxic nuclear "Planet of the Apes" series 0

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