But within the title lies a specific rule about romantic entanglements, as William learns he’s got an unknown genetic connection to Maria that makes their union impossible. Winterbottom’s film is chilly and a bit scold-y at times: William comes across like an uncaring bureaucrat who simply needed to try some exotic foods and cheat on his wife to see what the world has to offer. As a result, not only does William’s amorous pursuit place others in harm’s way, but it gives him a sudden global consciousness, allowing him to trade in and share the experiences and lifestyles of others. Instead of booking her, William falls for the woman, fudging the facts of his work to get closer to her. It’s soon discovered that Samantha Morton’s Maria, a lower-class employee, has been forging passports (called “papels,” as most languages have become permanently mixed in this future). One needs to acquire a government-sanctioned passport to travel from city to city, and to make sure this process goes off without a hitch, Tim Robbins’ government employee William travels from city to city making inspections. In Michael Winterbottom’s melting pot future, humanity is divided into two castes, one subsisting on indoor city life, the other banished to the desert to roam homeless, identity-less. At the same time, as the hunter Andress is at an impasse, as she’s dealing with corporate pressure to register the kill, to finally escape the world with blood on her hands, but to do it alone.
Like “The Hunger Games,” the game’s participants are enticed with goods and extravagance, treated to parties and referred to as stars. That would be former Bond girl Ursula Andress, who looks great cocking a gun and finding her quarry in the crosshairs. But none of those movies had a duo quite like this: as the victim, Marcello Mastroianni is typically smooth and seductive, as he falls hard for his chaser. It’s the same shock-and-awe techniques employed by films like “ The Running Man” and “The Hunger Games,” where the government pretends to empower the people while also placing them under the gun, continuing to remind them who they serve while granting them a dubious level of power over their circumstance. Contestants in a futuristic, televised game learn that they can become winners in “The Big Hunt,” where they alternate being the victim and the hunter ten times, their survival winning them untold riches. Like “ The Hunger Games” but far more swingin’, this hip Italian thriller takes place in a world that needs a good long break from itself. Here are fifteen under-the-radar dystopian futures you may have not yet seen.
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Given that there are several different elements to this type of future, from corrupt governments to alien intervention to dizzying technology, it can be like mapmaking in an uncharted area. Not only do they need to establish a demented future where we live under draconian rules, but they must do so over multiple films. Ask the producers of “ Divergent,” which opens this week ( read our review). It’s not easy creating a dystopian future on film.
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