Dystopian shows feel WAY to close to real life now 😭😭 it’s scary
@freshlovelily9 ай бұрын
exactly like dystopian was made to be worse than real life like..
@marklouis18909 ай бұрын
Exactly it's not so fun when we're living in one
@kwyatt2619 ай бұрын
So what does that tell you...
@boricua5849 ай бұрын
We are living in a dystopian era so it’s kinda like… where’s the escapism ? lol
@aliasfakename31599 ай бұрын
I was between ages 13 & 16 when we had that surge of Dystopia YA and I read as many as I could. Most ended with the evil gov being overthrown. As an adult, 1984 or Animal Farm is more realistic. You don't defeat the system, it defeats you 😢
@trinaq9 ай бұрын
In the mid 2010's, YA dystopian fiction was definitely a trend, though it was predated by Z for Zacariah, Children of Men, and How I Live Now, all of which follow a similar formula.
@Harri_James8 ай бұрын
Back in the innocent age when we thought Black Mirror predicting the David Cameron pig story was wild and now most early Black Mirror doesn't feel that far fetched or unlikely at all...
@sparrklerains89729 ай бұрын
FunFact: our current real day to day life can never be considered as dystopian
@ih8lizeth9 ай бұрын
Isn’t dystopia just the opposite of utopia? If you think about it in that way, our world has always been a dystopia
@sparrklerains89729 ай бұрын
@@ih8lizeth Our real life can never fit into a utopia or dystopia. Yes dystopian like societies do exist it can never actually be called a dystopia
@NM-wn3ip9 ай бұрын
They just make me feel uncomfortable when i watch them now. Feels a little closer to reality
@angel127_9 ай бұрын
hunger games will always be relevant
@cyrusnix9 ай бұрын
First
@nyah.o.03559 ай бұрын
dystopian literature has become a present mirror of our society nowadays. curremt fashion trends are giving capitol fashion
@sad_dad9 ай бұрын
Sort of.. I wouldn’t say everyday fashion but maybe fashion if the wealthy and of celebrities
@goldhoney7279 ай бұрын
Except that's what fashions aways been. At the top of the elite, they are terribly bored because they lack true strife. So when they invest into the arts the have always promoted avante garde and the most controversial output to wake up the extreme bored and tired rich. I kinda detest this reducing fashions out spokenness to simply just now being crazy, that is as art and fashion has always been. except that most folk( the non rich) can't be frivolous with their wear due to it needing to be practical, not artistic.
@lynn-Ryo8 ай бұрын
fashion has always looked like that.
@sad_dad9 ай бұрын
I agree, dystopian movies are just too close to home now. We as humans don’t want to all think about the doom that our world is continuing to go into so we’d rather escape that reality with a false reality that is enjoying, nostalgic and comforting. For example, with the blow up of the movie ‘Leave the World Behind’ it has really brought scary conversations to the surface that we all wonder if will one day become our realities (most likely lol)
@janajohannaa9 ай бұрын
I think isn’t that one of the reasons why the author of the hunger games doesn’t wanna write any more books
@nmoney66559 ай бұрын
@@janajohannaa I think Suzzane Collins actually just wrote a prequel about the 10th hunger games
@kendiafaulk28709 ай бұрын
The scariest part about it all is this feeling we have about society is as planned, this need to escape is slowly pulling us away from reality.
@KingAsante9 ай бұрын
This made me realize how much Dystopian shows and movies I watched as a kid without realizing. I definitely agree with your take, they are a lil harder to watch given the current political & social environment, but I still enjoy them (not as much as I once used to)
@litneyloxan9 ай бұрын
love seeing you here ❤
@nmoney66559 ай бұрын
@@litneyloxan I watched The Hunger Games as a kid and even though I loved it I realized that I loved it because it was shockingly close to home
@tailorlloyd9 ай бұрын
This is why I could never get into The Handmaid's Tale, people were always trying to convince me to watch it but I couldn’t because it’s way too close to real life.
@aliasfakename31599 ай бұрын
I read it in high school. Basically, we had to choose between Handmaid's Tale, Like Water for Chocolate, & A Thousand Splendid Suns.
@joseayala29409 ай бұрын
You are right
@natashapoley9 ай бұрын
I love the show but also can barely watch it since it’s so close to whats happening in the states
@Egypt229 ай бұрын
Girl, I feel the same exact way handmaid’s tale, terrified the hell out of me. I do not know how people enjoyed it because we see literally what white supremacy wants to do. That show is what they want now it’s terrifying. My favorite movie is V for Vendetta and that showed you how the UK wanted to rule their people and it was scary as well I love it, but handmaid’s tale creeped me out.
@clairesaysyes30639 ай бұрын
I think another point is that watching these movies as children is VERY different than watching them as adults. Seeing people older than you fight in revolutions against tyrannical governments is a very different perspective than seeing children younger than you do the same thing. As adolescents we didn’t have the full knowledge of what was happening around us like we do now. So I think our age and growing up during this time has a lot to do with it
@nikkiu.21489 ай бұрын
Agreed
@LanaDelFay9 ай бұрын
A theory I have is that Lucy Gray faked her death, changed her identity, and then grew up as the woman known as Kris Jenner.
@itsmiya069 ай бұрын
What?! 😭
@litneyloxan9 ай бұрын
unhinged babe 😂
@jennah59909 ай бұрын
How do they connect??
@pepperminttree9 ай бұрын
this is the one theory that actually makes sense
@nmoney66559 ай бұрын
@@jennah5990 nah because remember that Katniss’s daddy taught her songs including the meadow song and The hanging tree (which became outlawed after its debut)
@astraynaught93439 ай бұрын
They were ALWAYS a reflection of society irl, but you really don't notice until you're old enough to know what that means 😭
@posmissndee9 ай бұрын
I’m a therapist and since the pandemic, I’ve just listened to too many horrible things that have happened to people I’ve worked with (racism, DV, SA, grief from COVID, political differences with family, impacted by war, poverty) to continue watching dystopian media. I’d rather continue watching my escapism that does NOT talk about anything related to real life hardships. It’s the way I take care of myself.
@nmoney66559 ай бұрын
I was locked in the house and I had to finish my senior year of high school online and it was frustrating because I was in my dad’s house with him and my brothers and then I moved to my mom’s house and was able to FaceTime my best friend who was surprised I’m still alive and I was able to do what I loved making content for my KZbin family
@ryleemontgomery9 ай бұрын
Any good escapism recs?
@nikikhojandi94859 ай бұрын
As an Iranian, when I watch hunger games it hits a bit too hard😅. It's very realistic for me
@azural83479 ай бұрын
Same💀hang in there pal
@idontknowanymore76899 ай бұрын
I think TBOSBAS might give a resurge to the Dystopian era like Hunger games started it. I think Dystopia died when no one was choosing a unique part of social problems to base a story on, they all tried to ride a way and it fizzled out.
@sannitammilehto9 ай бұрын
Kinda freaked out watching a documentary about the situation in Ukraine ’cause it looked so similar to the hunger games mockingjay movies.
@poppylane61249 ай бұрын
love this and love your videos, the hunger games has always been my favourite franchise and it’s been so fascinating growing up and recognising things in modern pop culture that would have been considered almost ‘dystopian’ back in 2010
@IZBUnite9 ай бұрын
i think this is SOOO true! & on top of that i believe that cinematic stylings have a HUGE part to do with it! how can we release ourselves into a world & suspend our disbelief if everything looks too polished? for me, the original hunger games felt much more gritty, natural & filled with stakes due to the cinematography & intentionality placed into it--it's also a certain type of acting--but the new one lacks that gritty-ness & that danger that i felt watching the original.
@caro45879 ай бұрын
YESSS!! I posted this sentiment on the new hunger games movie trailer and I 100% agree with you. If you compare the movie (songbirds and snakes) to its book counterpart, panem simply looks to polished and in the books it is described as something quite rusty and old, the hunger games themselves are not that polished and this is simply missing in the new movie
@abook21419 ай бұрын
free palestine
@Carosbee9 ай бұрын
As a dystopia fan, I'm going to be quite excited over this. I know you're not bashing the trope, so that's good.
@SaltiBebe9 ай бұрын
Yeah it's kinda crazy uncanny atm. Thai ppl have been experiencing this and have been using movie theme protests to get international news coverage/recognition, and also pick something other ppl already kinda understand: Katniss' three-finger salute as a protest gesture against the military coup/ totalitarian gov, and Harry Potter theme to protest against "lese majeste" law. Ppl can be sent to prison up to 15 years if they say bad things about the Royal fam. So in this case, "you-know-who" is the Royal fam.
@gazpod22239 ай бұрын
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@payt00n9 ай бұрын
Dystopian movies arent even "Dystopian" anymore because were quite literally living in these worlds nowadays
@saucedstaxx9 ай бұрын
Video just uploaded how are people commenting it’s not even over yet 😭😭😭
@Patchouliprince9 ай бұрын
Yeah when I was growing up I loved dark TV and horror movies and media like that, I also loved the dystopian novels of the early 2010’s, but nowadays I just can’t handle that kind of stuff. It’s all I see when I look around in real life so when I want to relax and watch something I need it to be fictional, fantastical, bright and bubbly and happy and silly and something that won’t remind me of the horrors happening outside
@erinphelps9 ай бұрын
I distinctly remember my first day of in person school after lockdown and thinking “oh this is like a YA dystopian novel”
@cherstuff209 ай бұрын
We live in a time when multiple president Snows were elected. Looks like we needed/still need movies to help us see the patterns of how these systems start/gained momentum than a "mostly lone hero takes down the tyrant" kind of media.
@shulamitemlobela5889 ай бұрын
I really like how uncomfortable it makes us though. I feel like we're reaching a threshhold as a society where we'll have to make the choice to let the dystopia happen and become what we once feared or to do something about it.
@sueicide45929 ай бұрын
The world has always been terrible, the only difference is now we’re able to see it up close.
@xapokalypse9 ай бұрын
This kinda blew my mind. Dystopian storylines being replaced with comedy, reality, reboots and more funky and pop songs like back in the days because our world currently is way too depressing, so we need something that reminds us of those happy days....
@h_514159 ай бұрын
R.I.P dystopian era (I was probably like 6). You will just live through books bow
@samhaskinmusic9 ай бұрын
Its still out there, its just changed. The naive and far-off view of dystopia that the stuff from the 2010 had is definitely not connecting now, but there is still dystopian content that works, it just brings the hell of the times closer to the current era. The Last of Us took the perspective less of a cautionary tale but more a tone of how to find purpose and light when things are bad -- with the underlying premise that things are already bad. Barbie painted this era as a dystopia, but did it through a glossy, ostensibly fun and frivolous lens.
@dr.blue-animated9 ай бұрын
Dystopian media is close to home with everything happening in the world. I have been consuming more historical and period-piece movies and shows. I recommend The Artful Dodger. That show gives me comfort because it is set in the past.
@Multifandom049 ай бұрын
Please do a video on Enemies to Lovers trope
@lynnhettrick75889 ай бұрын
I used to love dystopian literature growing up. I read The Handmaid's Tale when it first came out (yes, I'm old). My favorite authors are Margaret Atwood and Kurt Vonnegut. These studies of human behavior were so interesting to me. The last few years changed my view of dystopian themes. Between the previous president and the pandemic, things were so dark that I had to stop watching The Handmaid's Tale series. I think I got through two seasons. I've thought about going back to finish it, but I'm not sure if I'm ready. Years & Years (British mini-series on HBO?) hit hard too. So many things seemed way too close to reality.
@wholesomerodent9 ай бұрын
i think this may be a reach. society today is more like idiocracy than something as fantastical/ sophisticated than a dystopia. i feel like we are gonna self implode before it gets to that point OR we are still very far from the dystopian future for it to be an exact mirror. I think films of the Sam Esmail ilk feel even more grim (Mr Robot, Leave the world behind). I think there was more of a fantasy / romance vein that specifically captured the YA and teen audience. Similar to the Twilight craze before it. I just think YA adapted books > films just dont hit. I think the next trend coming is actually Book-tok related content being adapted to film
@jennifervasquez9 ай бұрын
My appreciation for the dystopian genre has only grown over time bc during its peak i was in middle school n early high school so i didnt have the knowledge to fully understand n appreciate what it was trying to say but now that im an adult i can have that understanding n appreciation for dystopian media. Personally im hoping if any other dystopian ya novels get adapted that proxy by alex london is one of them. I read it once a few years ago n for some reason its never left my brain n hey its about time us queers were allowed to lead major studio dystopian movies.
@ramonaflowers28139 ай бұрын
We've seen dystopia after COVID we wants no parts
@carlacarolina42289 ай бұрын
I recommend Silo and For All Mankind both really cool dystopian/ futuristic/sci-fi shows
@brittanywithlove9 ай бұрын
This video was awesome! I found your observations spot on 😊 Especially when you discussed the decline in shock factor with each new season of Black mirror; and how it resembles what is becoming more and more real as Ai advances. This video topic was so entertaining!
@ariahernandez42799 ай бұрын
I def agree with you on our perspective being changed and how that changes how we react to certain genres of media, but also i think that the ballad of song birds and snakes just wasnt as good at the original hunger games trilogy lol. It was a little too corny, silly goofy instead of serious, I think it didnt have as strong or as powerful of a message that it was trying to get across, it seemed to be more just for entertainment which is wild to me. (I have read the book and its a whole other level of insane 😭)
@alittleconfused57839 ай бұрын
Tbosas was definitely not JUST for entertainment lol. It did expand on the trilogy and provide commentary on human nature and government. It's a pretty rich book actually, and I don't understand why you think it's "not as serious" as the trilogy.
@ariahernandez42799 ай бұрын
@alittleconfused5783 the book def felt more "serious" but the way the movie was written or how the acting ended up was too corny for me personally. Like some parts were funny to me that I dont think were supposed to be funny, just because of the acting or writing or visuals made it feel like parody if that makes sense. Just my opinion tho :)
@alittleconfused57839 ай бұрын
@@ariahernandez4279 honestly, if you didn't like the movie, fair enough (even tho I don't entirely agree with you. I actually thought the movie was an overall pretty good adaptation). I just don't really like the idea that tbosas as a whole has nothing to say, which is untrue for both mediums.
@L_R..9 ай бұрын
Things that happen in dystopian movies happens in real life and that’s the scary part!
@picthis8709 ай бұрын
It seems that dystopian media has undergone a metamorphosis of sorts. As per what majority of the comments have mentioned, is that dystopian is now too close to our current finite understanding of the future that it now mimics the present. Someone said that it is *scary*. Perhaps now, instead of it being a precautionary tale, it has become a tale of unsettling facts. With that being said, I think dystopian could find new meaning if told through horror stories instead.
@justcallmeandy51809 ай бұрын
Great analysis!!
@cosmicsongbird30479 ай бұрын
Freepalestine freepalestine. We need more voices than ever. ps ps ps ps ps. From the river. to the sea. Palestine. will be free. (I'm typing like this to avoid my comment being automatically deleted by the algorithm.🤫 )
@tamsmartin19 ай бұрын
Yep the UKs recent law that targets protests and has seen the arrests, charges, and even imprisonment of even peaceful protestors.
@tamsmartin19 ай бұрын
The anti protest laws have extremely broad definitions based on categorising someone as a public nuisance, disruptive etc which means that protestors can be arrested for things such as walking to slowly. There have also been cases where the have been forbidden from outlining the reasons to the jury in court and then charged with contempt of court if they do.
@lilwinborne9 ай бұрын
The Maze Runners movies are in the same realm as Hunger Games and Divergent. I really enjoyed those, I agree that it’s hitting close to home currently. The zombies, plus more apocalyptic is too much for me personally.
@angel127_9 ай бұрын
divergent ??? 💀💀💀
@johnnygoatstar9 ай бұрын
How dare u put an X over Lucy Gray on the thumbnail
@palomavega64949 ай бұрын
Americans believe 2023 is worse than 10 years ago? Or is Gen Z just more aware of the world now that they finally reached their 20's?
@srose10889 ай бұрын
My hunch is that media will be going towards financial injustice related stuff specifically and the economy instead of the more big brother dystopian stuff.
@nv_spartan17719 ай бұрын
In 2024 The dystopian trope will be renamed reality TV.
@chloeemary9 ай бұрын
Your laugh is so contagious!🤣 Wishing you and your family happiness, health, and safety, this holiday season! ❤
@acciobambi9 ай бұрын
The parallels from Dystopian movies / books to reality is scary
@Perfectlyimperfect91869 ай бұрын
What if…… hear me out but what if that’s where a lot of the missing children are going not all of them but some. All this fucked up shit these ppl who run the world do why wouldn’t this be a thing🤔
@sarabakkali46559 ай бұрын
Also they keep producing depressing series, murders everywhere. At some point, we no longer wanna watch stuff to get even more depressed than we already are
@thekimberlyanna9 ай бұрын
Your camera is everything what brand is it?
@L_R..9 ай бұрын
They really made a squid games in real life which is pretty similar to hunger games!
@marcelinegarcia43309 ай бұрын
Literally felt the same way watching the new hunger games movie
@Badgerlust8 ай бұрын
We're already in a cyberpunk dystopia
@natashapoley9 ай бұрын
Also curious, how many people would love to see how many want to see a show of red rising
@kayaluv3ya29 ай бұрын
Someone on book tok said ppl are giving capitol citizen behavior and that is now my go to saying
@jakefields80188 ай бұрын
the forced laugh after every beginning hook in every video is getting tired hun
@narutotrickzxtv3D9 ай бұрын
I think it all just personally comes down to the plain abs Simple answer saturation. What made tropes like dystopia media good or so appealing is because it was sort of niche and unique now everywhere you look it’s end of the world this, or post apocalyptic that. I think once media has a cleanse after a few years if the media of today does continue to over kill the trope then maybe just maybe a resurgence can happen. When it feels more organic rather then forced, i honestly think that was one of the appeals of twilight being such a big hit there wasn’t an interesting take on young love at that time and so ppl caught wind and it just took off to be a hit.
@badgaltinginnit9 ай бұрын
Oh baby. They still hit if your brain never left that era
@Iamchrisshorts9 ай бұрын
Well said
@youtube_watcher88958 ай бұрын
Hey where did you get that sweater from?
@natashapoley9 ай бұрын
Yeeep sadly close to reality 😢
@darrianandre9 ай бұрын
the visuals of the renaissance tour is so intentionally utopian it’s so interesting
@Badgerlust8 ай бұрын
Wall.e
@angelinawilson759 ай бұрын
I was 9 when the movie 2012 came out. As a kid, I was terrified of the world ending, and the dystopian boom of the 2010s didn't hit me like it did for others. I never got into Hunger Games; I read the first two books of Divergent; the only thing was zombie movies because it seemed so far-fetched it was, to me, something I could just simply think, "What if?" Since the pandemic, I've had continuous apocalyptic dreams, and I feel so little hope for the world that watching dystopian films feels way too close to home. I'm thinking maybe if I indulge in other apocalyptic media, I can get over this looming fear, but it's a hard pill to swallow.
@MilanUniverse9 ай бұрын
Me watching the 100 & wondering why people like this…. Like the struggle & stress love trope must’ve been popular back then because this is A LOTTT
@Natsu.dragneel4489 ай бұрын
The first piecd of dystopian literature that disturbed me was the 3rd season of "the 100" and the second being maze runner. The chills i got still haunt me😭
@venuslove-i1v9 ай бұрын
The new Hunger Games prequel was definitely made more for the people who enjoyed the book series rather than casual movie goers who just watch the movies. In times of peace we seek content to help us think outside of our privileges...in times of chaos we'd rather watch things that take us away from reality. Of course, some of Gen Z is now grown up compared to when they were younger and can only imagine the real world. You all are in the real world now. When we are teenagers we start to seek more adult stuff because it makes us feel more enlightened. When you are in the world as an adult, you start to relate too much to what is on screen.
@devantebaines22039 ай бұрын
Please 🙏🏾 talk about the success of Beyoncé’s Renaissance album Era in a future album 🩶🪩
@sadeoguntuga22729 ай бұрын
when i saw the prequel i remeber thinking it was harder to watch because it was so bleak, like more so then the og trilogy not to mention the focus it had on the the predtor/prey, animlistic nature of humans it all just felt too real, like a horror movie more than a fansty. the escapist elemnent of a big commercial film like that wasnt really there as much cus it felt like watching a huge mirror of our world. trade rainbow snakes for guns and the fiction starts to fade. big big contrast to the wonka movie which id actually agure could have used a little more darkness or bleakness, it was a bit too escapist and unrealistc, took me out of it at moments. (but overall fantasic movie)
@shreyaprasai179 ай бұрын
i think this type of dystopian/scifi alternet universe movies like everything all at once , squid games there are just too many movies/tv with this type of troupe and we are getting fatigued especially since the covid 19 happened and its too much now
@Synnemaxmedia9 ай бұрын
Yes, well said! Looking for happy stories now, please. 😊
@BellainBooks9 ай бұрын
The society & the 100 are some of my favorite shows in a whileeee but i think the science fiction part of those helped a lot
@Kkthegoat8789 ай бұрын
I love your videos hope your doing well ❤🙃
@pepperminttree9 ай бұрын
rumi i will hear you out bc i was ready to tussle when i saw that thumbnail !
@aliarshad69069 ай бұрын
My life with the Walter boys
@readyplayerocto9 ай бұрын
i liked thr movie…
@2377Kilde9 ай бұрын
I don’t know if it is because I don’t use social media much but I felt 13 years old again watching the new Hunger Games. Absolutely loved the movie and is probably the favorite of all the movies. I can’t wait to read the book when I have time in my day to day life
@angel127_9 ай бұрын
book is so much better when it comes to getting snows inner monologue across to the audience
@blaque3019 ай бұрын
🎯
@astraynaught93439 ай бұрын
Me and my sister talk a lot how I watch content aimed at kids, and very rarely watch content aimed at adults - if I do, it's a show/movie purely about silly nonsense. I watch shows to be entertained and uplifted, not to continue living my real experience. But now even kids shows are getting darker 🥲
@charomni9 ай бұрын
All the dystopian stuff is not far fetched enough to be an entertainment experience.