Sentences with phrase «in the dystopian future of»

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 horror!)

Dontnod's third - person action game promises to deliver both a strong storyline, scope for exploration and combat with oversight from Street Fighter's Yoshinori Ono, set in the dystopian future of Neo-Paris.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 Meof 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 Meof 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 Meof the dichotomy of both unwanted and desperately needed offspring, courtesy of Andrew Niccol's 1997 effort Gattaca and Alfonso 2006 offering Children Of Meof both unwanted and desperately needed offspring, courtesy of Andrew Niccol's 1997 effort Gattaca and Alfonso 2006 offering Children Of Meof Andrew Niccol's 1997 effort Gattaca and Alfonso 2006 offering Children Of MeOf Men.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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...

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.

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.

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?

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.

In a dystopian near - future, single people are considered unfit to live as humans; once a relationship ends, the uncoupled get 45 days to find new partners, with those who fail getting turned into the animals of their choice.

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.

HBO is the next network to churn out an adaption of a book about the dystopian futures after the successes of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale and Amazon's The Man in the High Castle.

Saturday at Comic - Con is the closest thing to being in one of the many fictionalized dystopian futures of literature and film that keeps the fans coming out to the convention.

The film will star future X-Man Tye Sheridan as teenager Wade Watts, a virtual treasure hunter in the sort of dystopian world where «knowing a lot about WarGames» is a marketable skill.

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.

The extent of his role in «Days of Future Past» hasn't been revealed, but it's been suggested the three original - trilogy actors will spend limited time onscreen, most likely in scenes depicting a dystopian alternative fFuture Past» hasn't been revealed, but it's been suggested the three original - trilogy actors will spend limited time onscreen, most likely in scenes depicting a dystopian alternative futurefuture.

It offered a dystopian future in which film history was lost, a foreshadow of Hollywood self - destruction.

I'm of the age where I can remember the original being released and, although I was too young to see it in the cinema at the time, VHS meant it was ripe for repeat viewings and fully submerging yourself within its original portrayal of a dystopian future aligned with the majestic Vangelis soundtrack....

Based on the Ernest Cline's 2011 novel of the same name, Ready Player One takes place in the dystopian near future, where we've messed up the planet pretty good.

AMY «s dystopian future is set in a 2034 midwestern America ravaged by some kind of comet - borne infection.

His deliberate pace will ostracise many viewers but it's entirely in keeping with the films meditative themes and allows cinematographer Roger Deakins the luxury of immersing us in this dystopian, retro - future with an abundance of gorgeous imagery.

In a dystopian terminator-esque future, machines have evolved into sentient beings that have the agenda of, you guessed it, wiping out the whole of mankind.

Set in a dystopian near - future where people spend much of their lives in a virtual - reality realm called the Oasis, «Ready Player One» centers on a high - stakes digital treasure hunt in which contestants search for»80s - pop - culture - inspired Easter eggs left behind by the brilliant creator of the Oasis, James Halliday.

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty - five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The WoodIn a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty - five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woodin forty - five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

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

«Ready Player One,» set to hit theaters March 29, takes place in a dystopian future where VR gamers are battling for control of the virtual world.