One of the most famous cinema scenes, in fact, is the most famous argument of science fiction in the seventh art. Occurs in the last section Planet of monkeys (1968) Franklin Shaffner. After a tour of the inhospitable and cruel world in which his ship crashed, Colonel George Taylor (Charleton Heston) manages to avoid sinister monkeys with human intelligence, which haunts him. Now his goal is to find out what is happening in the mysterious prohibited area, along with the new (Linda Harrison), The wild woman she saved from her abductors.
But when you reach the shore of the beach that goes on horses, this finally makes a terrible discovery that makes her scream in anger and pain. In the lower part of the landscape, one can distinguish the silhouette of the giant ruin structure, which is nothing more than the remnants of the statue of freedom. So, Taylor understands that the terrifying world And the antistopic, which traveled until then, is nothing more than our world in the future.
With this revelation, the scriptwriters Rod Cerling and Michael Wilson turned the Earth into the world of dystopia of science fiction, full of dangers, threats and hopelessness. Much more, in the symbol of the horror of the consequences of violence and human arrogance. A lesson in the brilliant use of resources that the scientific -fantastic movie assimilated became part of his traditional paths.
Especially, creating various cities and countries, dark territories that represent the worst and darkest points of dystopia. To explore this topic, we will leave you the five most famous dystopic scientific and fiction places of cinema and television. The capital of the territory of cruelty and death, to the vision of a deeply pessimistic future. A tour of the best sex and its features.
Pan (Saga “Hunger Games”)
The script of the science fiction film “Saga”, based on the work of Suzanne Collins, is one of the most terrible anti -utopic territories of the current pop culture. Founded after the collapse of civilization from a series of environmental disasters and a global military conflict, Pan took the place of the ancient United States. Uu., Oh, he inherited his weapons and territory. But instead of the states, the totalitarian government divided the region in the federal district, which called on Capitol and thirteen districts andNCARGADOS to ensure what is necessary for the existence of the country.
Inspired by the parameters of the Roman Empire, Pan can be defined as a totalitarian dictatorship. One, in addition, this exercises power through a police state and hypervision. The areas are not only subordinate to the Capitol in their economic and power relations. In addition, they must pay complete obedience, participating in hungry games, violent competition, which acts as a punishment against residents of the country. That, as a punishment for the civil war, led by the district 13 – a military and armed complex of the territory – And this ended with the destruction of all enemies of the Capitol.
The fall in the resistance of the rebels followed the new era of abuse of power, which included the implementation of hungry games, as a way of imposing obedience and vassalge. In addition, as a memory of a failed civil war and possible consequences to try something like that. More than 75 years, Panema’s regime retained control before the start of the uprising, which endedWith the fall of the government of President Coriolan Snow.
Republic of Galaad
It is also called the Divine Republic, it is a patriarchal scientific and fantastic theocracy, which exercises totalitarian power in the argument of the book The story of the maid Margaret Etwood. For its version of Omonym in the series, the territory also turned into a de facto government that appeared after a military coup against a democratically known government. This, in the hands of Jacob’s children, the radical group of the extreme right, consists of military officials, p. Outstanding olives and citizens are identified with puritanism.
Although Margaret Etwood does not fully describe the Galaad and expansion government system, it is clear in the novel that Galaad is located in most of North America. Nevertheless, the country seems to have lost most of its extension, which includes Texas, which is considered an independent republic. Therefore, Gilead arose after an internal conflict and a long -term civil war. In addition, after the fire, which meant the use of chemical weapons, This influenced the atmosphere and caused a radical son -in -law of birth.
Horror policy
All of the above, forced the government to force women to conceive, de -factor sex -rabbi. In addition, in Bellies detailed by legal obligations. Everything, under the protection of laws based on the Old Testament of the Bible. Something, which made Galaad lose all his rights to traffic, freedom of expression, economic and individual independence. And besides which were considered as products in the middle of the social system of the republic.
In the book Will Margaret Etwood, direct continuation The story of the maid And that it will take fifteen years after the events told in the latter, Galaad falls apart. That when the command of the commanders is completely spoiled and turns the country into the execution field, covered by the abuse of power and the destruction of the historical reserve. The turn of events that fully describes the last piece of the book in detail.
Oceania (1984 George Orwell)
In 1984, director Michael Radford adapted for Cinema, one of the most famous anti -utopias in the literary world and the central point of universal topics of the genre. The romance of George Orwell 1984 is considered not only one of the most influential of all time. Also a cruel and inconvenient portrait on the use and abuse of power, as well as collective manipulations and intellectual violence. To realize the entire previous one, the writer represented mysterious oceania. A fictional country and a terrifying center, This came to his adaptation in all his terrible expansion.
Political mockery
Both in the book and in the film, Oceania is one of the three superpowers in a constant war in the anti -utopian world. Everything, together with Eurasia – which takes the place of Europe – and the territory of East Asia. It is controlled by the party, this is a cruel police state, which is established from collective to intellectual control. The Government Center is busy with an older brother, A mixture of a political and religious leader, ubiquitous and omnipotent.
The party, which is found with the judicial organism, the Senate and Congress, strictly limits free thinking and promotes the doctrines through neo -science. The last, rethinking of the English language corresponding to manipulations with the state over the organs of repression and violence. A curious fact? The political system of oceania is called Ingok (English socialism), The satirical parody of the British Socialist Society of Fabian Society.
City of Los -Angeles in ‘Blade Runner’
One of the most curious capitals of dystopic science fiction is “angels”, rethought by sagas Blade RunnerThe first film, released in 1982, and director Ridley Scott, spoke in detail about the 2019 world as a futuristic retro -metropolis, besieged in pity and overflow. By that time, it also contains the headquarters of the Tirell Corporation, which He gave him a dispute, a prevailing place in robotic development.
But, in fact, the city was a mixture of buildings in a state of deterioration of Franco and skyscrapers, which exceeded 1000 floors. Everything, in the suffocating environment of invasive advertising, which includes giant screens to animated fences that adorned every conceivable urban space. Later and thanks Blade Runner 2049 (2017), the universe of the original tape has expanded. So this entered the data to the mythology of the saga. Including by 2037 the restrictions spread and covered San Francisco and the ruins of San Diego.
Nevertheless, the city was still crowded, in the midst of electrical shutdowns, crime and constant floods caused by the consequences of climate change. The fact of interest? In history, Do Androids dream of electric sheep?Philip K. Dick, on which the film is based, the action takes place in the San Francisco. In the text, this is described as a territory besieged by poverty and violence. Very similar to the angels of the movie.
Metropolis (Fritz Lang Film)
And the classic name to fill out the list. In 1927, the German director Fritz Lang represented the futuristic city, huge skyscrapers and underground temples. In colossal buildings, a violent and cruel elite, which ruled all the inhabitants of the title city in the life of all inhabitants. In addition, he took advantage of the efforts of those who work in the bowels.This, in the middle of all types of inventions that benefited only the richest.
Of course, it was a metaphor for industrialization and abuse of power that Europe suffered at that time. But Lang took this concept and was a society fragmented by the class struggle, which rushed to its own destruction. At the other end, Metropolis was the center of all types of visions of technological beauty, which was perceived as metal streets and floating vehicles. For the annals of the history of dystopia.
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