Sentences with phrase «in dystopian stories»

Familiar faces return and everyone gets a proper sendoff, which is crucial in dystopian stories.

He writes: «In this dystopian story, teachers are evaluated by standardized test scores and branded with color - coded levels of effectiveness, students are abstracted into inhuman measures of data, and educational value is assessed by how well forecasted «growth» levels are met.

Not exact matches

Spielberg's adaptation of the popular dystopian story from Ernest Cline fell to second with $ 25.1 million, while the new Universal Pictures comedy «Blockers» opened in third place.

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.

It's a story with eerie echoes of science - fiction novels like J.G. Ballard's «The Crystal World» and Stephen King's «Under the Dome,» though I confess that an early shot of a meteor crashing into a lighthouse put me briefly in mind of a dystopian Nicholas Sparks.

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.

The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest (Paul Bettany) from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled - in dystopian cities ruled by the Church.

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.

The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled - in dystopian cities ruled by the Church.

Now — just months after shooting the dystopian action flick «Divergent» and the cancer love story «The Fault in Our Stars» — he's up to more than 117,000.

The logline for her next film reads «A dystopian love story in a Texas wasteland and set in a community of cannibals».

For those unfamiliar with the comic, the overall plot of the story essentially centers on the characters in the past being warned about and — trying to avoid — a very unappealing dystopian future.

Ana Lily Amirpour returns to the director's chair with The Bad Batch, a dystopian love story set in a cannibalistic Texas.

The story takes place on a dystopian Earth and stars Tom Cruise as a drone repairman who holds the future of mankind in his...

The story is set in a dystopian future where society has been separated into twelve districts.

«Dredd,» based on John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra's classic «2000 AD» comic «Judge Dredd,» tells the story of hard - nosed future cop Judge Dredd, who has the ability to act as judge, jury and executioner in the dystopian Mega-City One.

The story centers around a secret, members - only hospital in a dystopian future that caters only to criminals, which sounds like a possibly delightful twist on John Wick's joyfully convoluted assassin hotel idea.

The film is a dystopian love story set in a Texas wasteland, but beyond that, there are no plot details.

Based on a novel by Ernest Cline and co-adapted by him too, the story unfolds in the inevitably dystopian future of 2045

Based on a novel by Ernest Cline and co-adapted by him too, the story unfolds in the inevitably dystopian future of 2045, where rubbish - strewn trailer parks are now arranged vertically and where our young hero, Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan)-- like so many others who live in «the Stacks» — prefers to spend his days immersed in the Oasis rather than confronting the misery of real life.

Ready Player One is based on Ernest Cline's best - selling 2011 novel and tells the story of Wade Owen Watts (Tye Sheridan), a young man living in a dystopian future where the general population spends most of its time in the virtual reality landscape of OASIS rather than the real world.

The film takes place in a dystopian Japanese city called Megasaki «20 years into the future,» where dogs have been scapegoated for carrying toxic diseases and relocated to a grim waste island, by fiat of the despotic, square - shouldered Mayor Kobayashi (voiced by Kunichi Nomura, who helped conceive the story with Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Jason Schwartzman).

The story in Primordia is one of a dystopian future ruled by the metal class.

The log line for her follow - up, The Bad Batch is pretty much all you need to know: «A dystopian love story in a Texas wasteland set in a community of cannibals.»

2018 will usher in the next great dystopian story, courtesy of author Philip K. Dick, Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.

is pretty much all you need to know: «A dystopian love story in a Texas wasteland set in a community of cannibals.»

Starring: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Mamoa and Jm Carrey Directed by: Ann Lily Amirpour Synopsis: A dystopian love story in a Texas wasteland, set in a community of cannibals.

«Batman v Superman's» Jason Momoa is in negotiations to star in Ana Lily Amirpour's dystopian love story «The Bad Batch,» which is a co-production between Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures and Vice, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.

This year the Greek director moves up in the ranks of the festival by competing for the Palme d'Or with his star - studded English - language dystopian love story The Lobster that can also ironically be described as a satire of our relationship and dating - obsessed society where couplehood represents the superior way of life.

This year the Greek director moves up in the ranks of the festival by competing for the Palme d'Or with his star - studded English - language dystopian love story The Lobster that can also ironically be described as a satire of our...

This story is set in a dystopian future world run by Machines, where people are told what to read and what to think.

It inspired writers to write similar stories, some craftily and commercially going after it because it is the hot thing — that's why you got a glut of dystopian fiction in Young Adults.

The classic dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell's story about a futuristic totalitarian state, has been in the midst of a spontaneous sales explosion, catapulting to the top of bestseller lists at Amazon, the New York Times and independent retailers.

The story is darker than the standard Superman continuity: Rather than being a hero, in the world of Injustice he is the supreme ruler of a dystopian world.

Whether you're in the mood for a modern - day coming of age tale packed with humor, or a gritty speculative dystopian future, these bestselling and award - winning authors deliver, with stories that explore the boundaries of immersive gaming.

I provide stories that over step the line, stories that New York Literary Agents and publishers will never publish, as a Writer I have my novels self - published, because we still live in a dystopian world that only shake and bake for the suburban crowd; thank you Mr. J...

In June, Quirk will release Android Karenina, which the publisher promises to be «an enhanced edition of the classic love story set in a dystopian world of robots, cyborgs, and interstellar space travel.&raquIn June, Quirk will release Android Karenina, which the publisher promises to be «an enhanced edition of the classic love story set in a dystopian world of robots, cyborgs, and interstellar space travel.&raquin a dystopian world of robots, cyborgs, and interstellar space travel.»

In a world full of danger, MaddAddam is a dystopian story of community and love.

Lauded director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) is adapting this dystopian, steampunk adventure story of a lower - class boy who lives in the moving city of London.

I like Zarr's work because no matter how many dystopian / post - apocalyptic / paranormal YA books I read — my heart will always be with realistic contemporary stories filled which characters in a world that I recognize.

Dystopian stories about how Earth's environment will be unlivable in the future are plentiful.

In the electrifying first book in the Shatter Me series, Tahereh Mafi presents a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroinIn the electrifying first book in the Shatter Me series, Tahereh Mafi presents a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroinin the Shatter Me series, Tahereh Mafi presents a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroine.

It's a dystopian story set in an alternative version of 21st century Europe.

Her favorite books to read are YA paranormal, dystopian, and romance, and this is reflected in the stories she writes.

He is the author of the dystopian e-book Vitamin F, and «Dreams of Freedom,» a short story featured in the anthology Dreams of Steam II: Brass and Bolts.

It's difficult to manage a blurb for sci - fi dystopian story in five hundred characters or less so that it can be used for Kindle Scout.

Joel Friedlander: This strong series design shows the dystopian landscapes in which the stories take place.

What better next project for them than the Cyberpunk universe, set in the distant dystopian future, the chance to weave an impressive story with hundreds of interesting side characters is completed endless.

The ambience and atmosphere of Hoodwink is furthered by the use of cel - shaded visuals which brighten up the typical dreariness of dystopian settings, particularly in the industrial setting of Hoodwink's main story arc.

Defense Grid 2 is an enjoyable return to Hidden Path's dystopian future, though whilst the sequel features a number of improvements some key features of the original, in particular the engaging story, have been lost along the way.