Sentences with phrase «in a dystopian future in»

Set it in a dystopian future in which only your hero stands between civilisation and a 1,000 - year reign of terror?

Set in a dystopian future in which the wealthy, decadent elites of the Capitol control the poor and starving districts of postapocalyptic Panem, aka America, Suzanne Collins» trilogy of young adult novels has at its core the resourceful, intelligent, and fierce femininity of Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence).

As a fan of director Ridley Scott's original 1982 neo-noir sci - fi film, set in a dystopian future in which humans and androids live side - by - side, Deakins was excited about the idea of working on the long - discussed sequel.

In the dystopian future in which the «Ready Player One» is set, virtual coins collected in The Oasis have replaced real money, both on and offline.

Not exact matches

«In a dystopian future, I'm not allowed to enter a Pizza Hut because my identity says I'm overweight, and there's some kind of overweight tax.

Science fiction futures generally come in two flavors — utopian and dystopian.

Unlike some skeptics, Yoky Matsuoka believes that today's cutting - edge robots won't lead to a dystopian future in which machines enslave mankind.

On shelf after shelf in the Indigo bookstore downstairs, they're peddling the same story, that of a dystopian future where teens are forced to fight to the death for the amusement of adults.

Bignall stresses that Americans» perceptions of robots is altered by a cultural lens which depicts them as an existential threat — one that costs blue - collar workers their livelihood and down the line could endanger society as a whole (think the dystopian future in «Terminator»).

Back in May 2017, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, issued a warning about the future of artificial intelligence and the potential for a dystopian, 1984 - like future.

Here's the synopsis: In a dystopian future, every American spends most of their time in a VR video game called The OasiIn a dystopian future, every American spends most of their time in a VR video game called The Oasiin a VR video game called The Oasis.

Fahrenheit 451 remains in the public consciousness for its searing critique of censorship (451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which paper burns — in Bradbury's dystopian view of the future, that temperature is used to burn books) and control over learning and intellectual pursuit.

In the futuristic Metropolis, (and almost every dystopian future) wealth and privilege are reserved for an upper crust of society, while an enslaved working class allows for excesses and keeps the city running.

In each of these novels — by Huxley, Orwell, and Bradbury — books become an enemy because they represent a written record of the past to a dystopian future where the past is something to forget.

If it looks like an orange and it tastes like an orange but it's not really an orange, then everything is a lie and I must be living in a dystopian future where everybody wears matching grey jumpsuits.

By Oon Yeoh - November 5, 2017 A common theme in science fiction movies is a dystopian future where food is scarce.

Firstly it is almost futuristic in its sound and pronunciation conjuring up images of dystopian futures.

«In some dystopian future, you might imagine reference patterns for 10,000 mental states, but that would be a woeful application of this technology,» says Greicius.

PLOT In a dystopian future, the victors of a deadly competition become symbols of a populist uprising.

Convinced by ambitious scientist Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) that the solution to the problem is to green - light a line of mutant - targeting drones called Sentinels, Tricky Dick acts with predictably self - serving expediency — and inadvertently triggers a series of events that leads to a dystopian future in which humans and mutants alike teeter on the verge of extinction.

No matter how exhausted cinema is in its dystopian anguish, this film shows us that there are still independent horizons for the genre in the future.

As we learned in the first film, a dystopian future society divides citizens into factions based on their abilities — except for «divergents», who act as wild cards in the system.

In a dystopian future where the year is no longer counted, citizens without jobs are sent to work camps and never heard from again.

The fantastic A New Tomorrow: Visions of the Future in Cinema program currently screening at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art includes two dystopian features that delve beyond the humour to explore the reality of the dichotomy of both unwanted and desperately needed offspring, courtesy of Andrew Niccol's 1997 effort Gattaca and Alfonso 2006 offering Children Of Men.

Judge Dredd (Urban) lives in a dystopian future where catastrophic wars have transformed Earth into a devastated wasteland.

And certainly, as far as stories about a dystopian future go, it can't get much bleaker than director Ridley Scott's imagining of Los Angeles in the (then) far future of 2019.

Is it possible that Magneto and Professor X live in a dystopian future (they got better!)

In the comics, Gamora's home planet Zen - Whoberi was ravaged when a dystopian religious empire known as the Universal Church of Truth attacked, and Thanos picked up the future Guardian in the wake of most of her people being wiped ouIn the comics, Gamora's home planet Zen - Whoberi was ravaged when a dystopian religious empire known as the Universal Church of Truth attacked, and Thanos picked up the future Guardian in the wake of most of her people being wiped ouin the wake of most of her people being wiped out.

For those unfamiliar with X-Men comic book lore, «Days of Future Past» is an arc where the characters live in the dystopian future of 2013 (the hoFuture Past» is an arc where the characters live in the dystopian future of 2013 (the hofuture of 2013 (the horror!)

And yet the movie, directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos with an incredible eye for detail, is set in a Dystopian future, where people must pick their partners within 45 days or they're turned into an animal of their choice.

The pic follows a scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future who embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.

The sci - fi film about a dystopian future in which Earth is attacked by aliens, which starred Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich, managed to rake in $ 263.9 million at the box office despite lukewarm reviews.

They paint a bitter picture of a future harsh to humanity, but offer little in the way of Hunger Games-esque dystopian thrills and nothing at all in the way of a Katniss Everdeen-esque hero.

The best sci - fi and dystopian fantasies articulate the fears of a grim, future America that's terrifyingly close to the one we live in now, but far... Read more

Based on the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, Ready Player One takes place in the near - future of 2045, a dystopian...

Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw and John C. Reilly star in Yorgos (Dogtooth) Lanthimos's off - kilter love story set in a dystopian future.

Language: English Genre: Action / Sci - Fi MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Bryan Singer Actors: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence Plot: In a dystopian future, Wolverine is sent back in time to the early 1970s in order to change events that have had such a devastating impact on mutant and mankind alikIn a dystopian future, Wolverine is sent back in time to the early 1970s in order to change events that have had such a devastating impact on mutant and mankind alikin time to the early 1970s in order to change events that have had such a devastating impact on mutant and mankind alikin order to change events that have had such a devastating impact on mutant and mankind alike.

I wish I could say this question was neat to ponder in an abstract sci - fi way, but the near future for film looks kind of dystopian, at least as we have traditionally understood the medium.

The fact that it is set in a dystopian future isn't all that odd in the days of rampant YA adaptations, and the fact that this particular future makes it «a matter of life or death» to find a life partner isn't even the unusual bit.

Silver screen representations of artificial intelligence are hardly unfamiliar; in fact they are as frequent in modern filmmaking as portraits of dystopian futures or cliché - ridden teen angst.

In a dystopian future where everyone plays video games and makes references to «80s pop - culture, only one man can be the best at video games and «80s pop - culture references.

WHAT: In a dystopian future where the collapse of modern civilization has given way to a feudal society, seven rival barons — each with their own army of trained assassins — have divided control of an area known as the Badlands.

The first book, memorably adapted last year into a star - making vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence, focuses on the Hunger Games themselves, an event in a dystopian future America in which two children from each of the 12 districts are put into an arena and forced to fight to the death.

In a dystopian near future, single people are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days or are transformed into animals and released into the woodIn a dystopian near future, single people are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days or are transformed into animals and released into the woodin 45 days or are transformed into animals and released into the woods.

Again, does this sequence unfold in the presence, indicating an even darker corner of Deadpool «s world than was previously known, or are we glimpsing a dystopian future — and a future Wade?

Independent, apocalyptic action - romance following two friends who spend their time building weapons preparing for a future dystopian wasteland, in...

Based on British author Anthony Burgess's novel about a dystopian future riddled with youth gangs, it introduces us to thirteen - year - old Alex (Malcolm McDowell in a breakthrough performance he has never been able to repeat) and his «Droogs».

Not so the incongruities of this dystopian, post-apocalyptic future in a Manhattan (and world) destroyed by over-population, but not to the point where the streets don't empty in observance of a curfew.

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The English - language debut of Greece's Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth), this absurdist dystopian comedy offers up a near future in which all single people are required to find a partner within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of their choice, with extensions for those who hunt down and tranquilize rogue «loners» who live in the woods and listen to electronic music.