Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Is Dystopia All We Can Foresee? (part 2)


Can we even take sci-fi seriously if it doesn't involve dystopic themes? The entertainment industry doesn't seem to think so, considering the conspicuously non-existent utopian stories in novels, TV series, and movies. Perhaps Agent Smith from the Matrix was right—do we “define our reality through misery and suffering?” The next time you turn on the “news” and listen to the various stories, take note of how most of them are negative. When you get together with your friends or family, do you find yourself updating your complaint list? It's difficult for us to deviate from these patterns because this is the society we live in and these are the habits we have grown accustomed to. Maybe it is unfair to blame sci-fi for being so dystopic. Doesn't it reflect real life?

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