Dystopian
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the dystopian genre of fiction, and more recently, nonfiction.
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RoboCop
I don’t believe in perfection in art. The only point in attempting it is to just raise the standards for perfection even higher. But if you forced me to pick some movies I think come close to perfection, RoboCop would be near top of the list. The fact that this movie tries so many things… (read more)
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The Warriors
I recommend the Director’s Cut of The Warriors as it adds a few scenes that make more obvious its playfulness and pulpy influences which offsets the questionable machismo and misogyny. That aside, this is a great mini-classic with surprisingly good acting, sci-fi-esque dystopian costume design, and excellently choreographed fight scenes (though they’re often edited weakly… (read more)
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Mad Max
George Miller must’ve felt like he won the jackpot for making as huge a profit from something like Mad Max. It’s a miracle hit, if you ask me. To be fair, I find the dystopian settings of these late ’70s and early ’80s movies to be very cheap and dry. This is in dire need… (read more)
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Escape from New York
The action scenes are decent but frankly token and lack suspense. The plot is completely straightforward. So, why did Escape from New York inspire video games? Because it’s fun. A very capable director avoids the flubs of typical cult films, and the attention to colorful set design and simple yet strong characters creates a self-contained… (read more)
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Brazil
Terry Gilliam’s dystopian fantasy world of 1985’s ‘Brazil’ imaginatively (and humorously) satirizes the nightmares of bureaucratic capitalism. (read more)