Genre Research #2
After some more thought and overview of different genres, a genre that really caught my attention was Sci-Fi, dystopian or post-dystopian type of storyline.
As I enjoy light-hearted films, I also enjoy indulging in worlds that tell human stories through fictional representations. Dystopian films/stories have been around for quite a while now. But strangely, they've been getting more attention by later generations. Why? Maybe it's because some contents of the stories reflect current events, or maybe it's because when movies like the Hunger Games... or even when the Harry Potter movies came out, few were thinking of how Reaping Day is on July Fourth or how Voldemort and the Death Eaters were a group made for discriminating against a certain type of wizard.
Either way, these types of films are progressively getting more recognition by younger audiences like teenagers and young adults.
In addition to that, a lot of dystopian films are adaptations of books, so this also adds an audience that are fans of the original novels.
Some dystopian films follow a protagonist who questions or challenges the all-powerful, totalitarian government/oppressors they live under. In a lot of these pieces, the creator's point is to make a somewhat exaggerated reflection of the world we currently live in. Or even a representation of what a world could come to if it were to stay a certain way.The genre openly critiques certain human practices in a fictional way.
Other conventions may be dim lighting due to the literal or representational darkness of the world they live in, rundown areas where the oppressed may live, contrasted with vast technology, luxury, and vanity that the oppressors or bystanders have. For example, in the first Hunger Games movies, Katniss lives in District 12, the poorest district, but when chosen to fight in the games and be moved to Panem (the capital), her and Peeta find the lavish lifestyle full of feasts, technology, style, that the citizens of the capital live with at the expense of everyone else.
Another example of the contrast is wardrobe. A character's rank, class, or role in a society in dystopian films are often easily classified by what they wear. We see district 12 wearing whatever they can manage to keep together or scrap up, while Panem citizens wear lavish dresses, wigs, and makeup.
Two films I'd like to set as an example would be 1984 and The Maze Runner:
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