As an example; The Man In The High Castle is not a dystopia. The streets are in okay shape, the lights are still on. It's not a dystopia no matter how much you holler it. It's just that malevolent people are in charge.
Gonna disagree here. The world where the Nazis won WWII is most definitely dystopian, especially when compared with the definition provided by
@Mage
A dystopian society is an imagined, often futuristic world characterized by dehumanization, totalitarian control, environmental disaster, or other systemic oppression. It is the opposite of a utopia, designed to warn against current societal trends, such as mass surveillance, loss of individualism, or technological misuse
High Castle depicts a world characterized by dehumanization (Jews, LGBT, people with infirmities are euthanized) totalitarian control and systematic oppression.
So, is Brave New World a dystopia?
No. I don't see dehumanization or systematic oppression. Could the government be described as totalitarian? Is the classification of people as Alphas, Betas, or Gammas dehumanizing (is a caste system like observed in historical India dehumanizing)? Are the people on the reservation dehumanized or oppressed?
You know, I wish to change my answer. Yes, it is dystopian. I'm fact, Wiki agrees.
Brave New World is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931, and published in 1932
en.wikipedia.org
There's a generation that can still get the creeps from being told "Fish! And Plankton! And Sea Greens! And Protein from the sea!"
Raises hand. 1976. Most likely the first sci-fi movie (definitely one of the first movies) I saw in the theater. I was 4.
I must admit that I didn't know about that.
But right now at least the whole of Europe is screaming about a big war so what's the difference?
If you don't mind, I would like to ask your age. Your criticism strike me as someone who lived through the 60s, yet this comment indicates otherwise.
Fortunately I haven't watched more than that and it was enough for me to quit. Also note that i actually watched the whole first season of PIC because I desperately
wanted it to be good.
But with excellent music and many good movies and series!
Today we have a lot of wars, social unrest amd media whic tries to create hysteria. But no good music, no good series and no good movies to ease our worried minds.
You know, there is most likely someone (many someones) who lived through the 60s that has made the exact same comments about entertainment then that you are in regards modern entertainment. Probably word for word.
Your opinion is your opinion, and that's valid. Just realize that taste varies and that someone hates those forms of 60s entertainment you are laudiing with the same intensity that you do this modern era.
I must admit that I don't feel welcome at all in an era where there are no good music, no good series, no good movies to watch and only a few good books to find.
Then for your own metal health, if nothing else, go watch something else. Stop watching YouTubes about what repulses you. If you can't stand the doom and gloom, then you can what are you doing?
Plus, offering critical commentary on a subject you intentionally avoid investing in (beyond clips) is highly illogical.
And I rather spit in the wind than bow for what I can't accept.
You don't have to do either, though. You don't have to watch any Star Trek created since 2009. If it's not for everyone. There are hundreds of hours of Trek you do enjoy as well as countless novels. There are also other series, other movies, other books from years gone by that may fill the void for you. I'm rewatching TOS BSG and Blake's 7. The Starlost is in my docket. Hate watching (even if it's just clips) isn't healthy. Do something other than spit in the wind.
Perhaps you are in mourning. The Trek you love is over. I can get to. hat. There is a lot i definitely do not enjoy in regards modern Trek, and I have 0 interest in rewatching the latest 3 movies (well, maybe Beyond). Maybe you watching clips then coming here to complain is your grieving process. The stages of grief are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. It's a journey and we all go through it at our own pace.
The times we live in also do not help. People are faint out of fear over world events. Those without hope struggle to make sense of the insanity. Modern media is a reflection of all this.
I wish you well. May you have peace and long life.
Live long and prosper.
