3 posts tagged “dystopia”
Two interesting articles...
http://io9.com/5015137/william-gibson-talks-to-io9-about-canada-draft-dodging-and-godzilla
and
http://io9.com/5016913/dystopian-science-fiction-can-save-the-world-according-to-you
While this post is not about Burma ((please see my previous posts and PS * )), it unfortunately shares some similarities.
First, the film choices I don't agree with: I think PleasantVille and Wings of Desire should not be on the list. ((I haven't seen A Boy and His Dog, One Point 0 and Sleeper)). That leaves 45 movies I can recommend...
http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50-dystopian-movies-of-all-time/
((IMHO, I, Robot and A Scanner Darkly are quite mediocre movies overall, but they fit into the topic))
To replace the 5 movies mentioned above, here are 5 alternative suggestions:
Renaissance, 12 Monkeys, Stalker, Terminator ((especially T2, the best one in the trilogy)) and Cube.
Stalker is a Russian movie from 1979 (( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/ )). The other four movies should be easy to get your hands on...
* PS: If you want a good overview/summary about the situation in Burma, read on in German here
http://www.spreeblick.com/2007/09/28/myanmar-ist-burma-ist-birma/
