I saw The Road and It Comes At Night pretty quickly after each other. Both incredibly disturbing in how possible and real it all is. Any other films that portray the incoming environmental collapse and/or societal decay?
I think Brazil is one of the best dystopian movies I’ve ever seen.
I really like the amibiguity around the “terrorists”, where it’s never clear if there’s actual terrorism or if everything is so decayed and run down that the infrastructure just keeps exploding and they blame fictive terrorists to avoid doing anything about it.
Damn, I saw it for the first time about a month ago, I was really disappointed. I was very frustrated that it indulged in the aesthetics of fascism without really commenting on how it happened or how it currently functions. So many missed opportunities.
Word, it’s been over a decade since I last watched it, but I remember it having a big impact on me at that time. I appreciate your take and might try to rewatch soon with that in mind.
I’ll plug my Letterboxd review , which details why I didn’t really vibe with it.
Essentially, it dislikes fascism as a concept (wow controversial take) focusing mainly on red tape and bureaucracy. Especially irrelevant now, thanks to bumbling autocrats who dgaf if their i’s are dotted.
