Favorite Dystopian Movies/Stories

POSTED BY: SnakesOnAFirefly
UPDATED: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 20:10
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Speaking of not yet mentioned, anybody remember the first film of a budding young director named George Lucas? THX1138?

When I read Brave New World in Jr High School, I was entranced by the concepts it held. When I re-read it a few years ago, I discovered how God-awfully funny and ironic it was.

My favorite responses to somebody doing an Ahnuld imitation of "I'll be Bach" is "I'll be Haydn" or "I'll be out Chopin".

And of course how could one not love the essence and distillate of all dystopias made into a sadistic...hhhrmrrmmmm...FUN RPG like Paranoia.

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Capn Mark, of the ShinyApple

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Originally posted by GrrrArg:
Well, everyone's hit the biggies -
Bladrunner is my all-time favorite. And I think I've read most of the classics - 1984, Brave New World (you wouldnt want to play with a Gamma....)

There are two forgotten classics of the genre however -

The Running Man - based off of a rather grim novella by Stephen King (writen under an alias), although amusing if you're familiar with the Prudential area of Boston. The movie, of course, was an Ahnold movie - with Ahnold quips. "Look at Sub-Zeroh. Now, just plain Zeroh." but also the only Ahnold movie where anyone had a comeback to The Ahnold Line
Richards - "Ahl be bahk"
Killian - "Only in a rerun"


Paranoia^*&^$%*THE COMPUTER IS NOT YOUR FRIEND MAN THE COMPUTER IS LYY*&*&$%$$()) Transimission resumed. Please disregard last transmission
HAVE YOU DISREGARDED LAST TRANMISSION, CITIZEN?
Yes! Friend Computer!
ARE YOU SURE, CITIZEN!
Absolutly, Friend Computer! I have disregarded that mutant, trator Commie transmission, Friend Computer!
SOUNDS LIKE YOU STILL REMEMBER IT, CITIZEN. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE NEAREST *NEW FROM THE R&D DEPARTMENT ATOMO-REEDUCATOR BOOTH!*

"Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes." -Terry Pratchett "Night Watch"

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All these are good, but I'd tack on Tank Girl. I know it's not as educational in the moral sense, but I thought it was pretty cool.

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Any of the dystopian stuff from William Gibson or Neal Stephenson (Neuromancer series, Snow Crash, etc.)

V for Vendetta

Matrix

Mad Max series

Anything by Phillip K. Dick

Ghost In The Shell

Akira

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