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Dystopian Literature
sjbrot:
@ Paper Beats Rock: You aren't alone. The author of A Clockwork Orange didn't enjoy the movie either.
kid_militia:
If you're willing to go into the world of graphic novels, I believe Enki Bilal's work could be classified as dystopic. Of his work I own the Nikopol Trilogy and the first two parts of the Beast Trilogy. The art and stories are top-notch, a mix of miserable future with great characters.
Bunnyman:
--- Quote from: cuchlann ---So it depends on which definition one uses to define "dystopia." Given the core value of writing a dystopia - social commentary - cyberpunk can easily be pointed to as a modern re-evaluation of dystopia. Just like cyberpunk is science-fiction, even though it doesn't involve spaceships and Buck Rogers-style heroes (or, going further back, Verne/Wells-esque inventors).
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A friend of mine once said that the difference between Science Fiction and Fantasy was internal consistency, which would make some sci-fi actually fantasy and (to a much smaller extent) vice versa.
Just an interesting idea.
Paper Beats Rock:
I disagree, I think that every good story should have internal consistency, whether it is science fiction, fantasy or any other genre. I think that the difference between science fiction and fantasy is that SF fans are better with technology so they have jobs and live in flats that they decorate like spaceships, whereas there are very few jobs for fantasy fans so most of them are basement dwellers.
EDIT: Hold on, what did he mean by 'internal consistency'? Did he mean that fantasy involves some sort of 'magic' whereas SF doesn't? That would mean that things like alternate histories which have no futuristic technology in them would class as sci-fi, not fantasy, which I guess is about right.
whitehatblackshoes:
--- Quote ---Other classic examples include Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, and The Giver. Some examples of dystopia in movies include Blade Runner, Minority Report, and Dark City. (None of which I've seen, but they're all on the course list for my class.)
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You should add "Equilibrium" to that movie list as well. It's about society that has rejected all emotions, and has an ongoing "war" against anything that makes a person feel, i.e; books, paintings, music. and the people have to take this drug to stamp out all feelings. The main character (played by Christian Bale) finds himself hesitant after he kills his partner.
Also, Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is a good example of not necessarily a dystopic society, just one that is ran by the biggest morons in the history of moronics.
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