Why is dystopian so encaptivating?
The dystopian movie genre is often loved among most people. Movies such as Hunger games, Maze runner, and Divergent are worldwide known film series that have made millions.
Typically, the target audience for dystopian movies is young adults and teenagers. The dystopian genre usually consists of a futuristic and apocalyptic plot. The main character is commonly facing the hardships of our future world as pictured in the movies. There is lots of suspense, and a very common trope of the protagonist being very alone. The production usually creates many shots and uses many techniques to enhance the main character seeming like its them against the world.
Love and Monsters, 2020.
Dystopian movies are very frequently marketed by enhancing the effect to 'warn' the viewers about the future of our earth. They portray the earth as a shitty place to live in in the future. They appeal to many younger audience as they are more likely to adhere to the topic of earths future. This is due to them having a big question mark when it comes to thinking about their futures, the world could change so much for them and many love to think about what will happen. Additionally, many people love to see the trope of a protagonist against all odds yet still pushing through and succeeding.
The Matrix movie series is a popular dystopia film which enhances the dystopian genre. For example, it is about a plot where the protagonist, Neo, has stumbled upon a 'loophole'. It indicates that in the future, everyone is hooked up to a system that feeds off their bioelectric power, meanwhile keeping them in a brain simulation of every day life. The protagonist and his crew has to figure out how to save everyone, and cease the matrix. This appeals to many because of many conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories entrance people about the future of our world. The constant "What if?" question is commonly talked about amongst younger generations, and the Matrix is a great example of Dystopian genre.
The Maze Runner is a film series that made millions on the trilogy of a dystopian plot. The plot develops over the progress of the three films. Originally, the book series consists of six books, but when the movies were created they were turned into three. The movie series focuses on a main male character, who is placed into a maze amongst a group of boys. Their goal is to survive and escape. Towards the end of the movie, the plot thickens and it turns out it was just a simulation to find a cure for the virus that has struck the world, leaving it dying and suffering. The boys who are seemingly "immune" to the world wiping disease have to fight to take down the evil system that is making a new "clean" world. The futuristic and apocalyptic themes of this movie adhere to the dystopian genre.
Additional Dystopian film creations
The Hunger Games (2012)
The Last of Us (2023)
Blade Runner 2045 (2017)
The Darkest Minds (2018)
The 100 (2014)
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