Sick of the same old depressing distopian setting
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — General Discussion
Capt_Jeffrey_T_Spaulding — 11 years ago(February 04, 2015 10:26 PM)
How many times is Hollywood going to repeat the worn-out Blade-runner future: A world with no color. Everyone living in dreary little boxes, eating scarce and bad food. A world of pale miserable folks with bad haircuts mumbling and scowling all the time. Stay out of the acid rain! Yeah, yeah, yeah
In 1982, when Blade-runner came out, movies set in dark depressing futures were already old-hat (Clockwork Orange, Road Warrior, Soylent Green, Metropolis) But Ridley Scott gave his setting some fresh twists that enhanced both the story and themes.
More than thirty years later, in less creative movies like this one, film-makers are still recycling that same worn-out formula. The depressing setting of Automata just gets in the way. There might have been some interesting ideas, but for me, it just wasn't worth one more miserable trip through that same old dreary future.
Then again, maybe I'm just tired of science fiction writers who seem to take for granted that the future of humanity will look like a steaming bowl of s***. -
grey_outlaw — 11 years ago(February 07, 2015 10:10 AM)
Then again, maybe I'm just tired of science fiction writers who seem to take for granted that the future of humanity will look like a steaming bowl of s***.
Have you watched the news lately? It kinda does already :'D
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calwilson1 — 10 years ago(April 28, 2015 05:49 AM)
Dystopian fiction, in whatever genre is pretty much characteristic of 'depressing' environments, and similar 'world without hope' kind of themes. Not sure what you were expecting ???
Human beings define their lives by their suffering, what adversity we've overcome, what trials & tribulations, I could go with these aphorisms for days, no matter how contrived they might sound. Hence, why would would pen to paper.
If you want more variety, there is a plethora of Science-fiction novels out there with interesting & thought-provoking themes. Maybe expand your knowledge by reading a book or two instead of waiting for the Hollywood machine to pump out a movie for you.
P.S. If you read something with a Utopian setting, you'll probably find it ultimately questioning its very idea and ambiguity. Le Guin's 'Dispossessd' for example. -
PearlyOne — 10 years ago(August 12, 2015 10:29 PM)
I agree and where are the creative writers? It seems the writers are taking the easy way out which is failure as a writer but why would they care if they get a payday? This genre is wide open since all the writers are blind, lazy, and rather stupid.
Perhaps they should let robots write Sci-Fi since they would do no worse. The movie itself is rather silly..ie: when in the desert the two cops come to rescue Antonio and then he shoots one, to save himself and then lets the other get away with the car?? How is that..it's a no brainer, a child would stop the other cop like the first one..shoot him..lol what a silly part.. The whole movie is more of an awkward slow motion of mistakes and impossible situations. It's one thing to let "artistic license prevail" and quite another to let artistic license run amok It just isn't a coherent movie or storysorry I couldn't finish it, the insurance executives are brain dead..the law is non existent, and the audience is sleeping or has left the building. Just another futuristic movie like the last one and the one before it, etc, etc, etc -
Henderson75 — 10 years ago(August 18, 2015 06:36 PM)
"The movie itself is rather silly..ie: when in the desert the two cops come to rescue Antonio and then he shoots one, to save himself and then lets the other get away with the car?? How is that..it's a no brainer, a child would stop the other cop like the first one..shoot him..lol what a silly part.."
It's hard to shoot twice with a flare gun -
tommy_tt — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 01:35 PM)
The most logical solution is to avoid films of this genre. That's what common sense should tell you anyway. Nobody is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to watch these movies. Yet you still come here to whine about them. Why? Is your life really so devoid of meaningful endeavors? If so, then why don't you go out there and write a screenplay to your liking? But perhaps that isn't an option when your talents only extend so far as to criticize accomplishments that you will never be capable of achieving.