Students will select and watcha filmfrom the provided list of Dystopian Films, and identify characteristics of adult learning, individual motivation for adult learning,attempts to conserve culture and history, attempts to change culture and history, other elements of adult learning (new skills, old skills revisited, transmitting new skills, practicing new skills) etc. Students will submit a 2 page summary of the plot of the film and observations of adult education, adult learning, and adult psychological traits. THE LIST OF FILMS IN THE FILE ATTACHED
List of dystopian films This is a list of dystopian films. A dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- and τόπος, alternatively, cacotopia,[1] kakotopia, cackotopia, or anti-utopia) is an imaginary community or society that is undesirable or frightening.[2][3] It is literally translated from Greek as "not- good place", an antonym of utopia. Such societies appear in many artistic works, particularly in stories set in a future. Dystopias are often characterized by dehumanization,[2] totalitarian governments, ruthless megacorporations, environmental disaster,[3] or other characteristics associated with a dramatic decline in society. Dystopian societies appear in many subgenres of fiction and are often used to draw attention to potential as well as real-world trends and issues in society, which can range from environmental, cultural, political, economical, religious, psychological, ethical, scientific, to technological issues, which if unaddressed could potentially lead to dystopia. List https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setting_(narrative) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehumanization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacorporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology Title Year Comments References The 10th Victim 1965 In the near future, wars are avoided by giving people a chance to kill in the Big Hunt, which is also the most popular form of entertainment. Based on Robert Sheckley's short story, "Seventh Victim" (1953). [4] 12 Monkeys 1995 A convict is sent back in time to gather information about a virus that wiped out most of the human population. Based on Chris Marker's short film La Jetée (1962). [5][6][7]:34 1984 1956 Loosely based on George Orwell's 1949 novel of the same name about a bureaucrat who falls in love in a futuristic totalitarian surveillance state. [8] 2081 2009 Short film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron(1961). "Everyone is finally equal". [9] A.I. 2001 Based on Brian Aldiss' short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" (1969). A robot boy has emotions but is not understood by the rest of society. [10][11] Æon Flux 2005 Loosely based on Peter Chung's 1991 animated television series of the same name. Aeon Flux is a mysterious assassin working for the Monicans, a group of rebels trying to overthrow the government. [12] The Age of Stupid 2009 An unnamed archivist (Pete Postlethwaite) lives alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at “archive” footage from 2007 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance? [13][14][15] Akira 1988 Anime film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo based on his manga of the same name in which a secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath. [6][12] Alphaville 1965 A secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler. [16] The Animatrix 2003 [17] Antiviral 2012 In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. One employee's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery. [18][19] Atlas Shrugged: Part I Atlas Shrugged: Part II Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? 2011 2012 2014 Based on Ayn Rand 1957 novel. An alliance forms to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States. [20] Automata 2014 In a not-so-distant future, primitive humanoid robots, called Pilgrims, are built to operate in the harsh environment. Unable to stop the advance of desertification they are relegated to manual labor. An insurance agent of a robotics corporation who investigates cases of robots violating their primary protocols against altering themselves makes a discovery which will have profound consequences for the future of humanity. [21][22][23] Babylon A.D. 2008 Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah. [24][25] Batman 1989 Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. [26] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_10th_Victim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sheckley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Monkeys_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Marker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jet%C3%A9e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(1956_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2081_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.I._(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Aldiss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-Toys_Last_All_Summer_Long https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86on_Flux_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Chung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeon_Flux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Stupid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Postlethwaite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(1988_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiviral_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged:_Part_I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged:_Part_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged_Part_III:_Who_Is_John_Galt%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automata_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_A.D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Battle Royale 2000 Based on the novel and manga of the same name. [6] Battlefield Earth 2000 film adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard's 1982 novel, starring John Travolta. [10] Blade Runner 1982 Loosely based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream ofElectric Sheep? (1968). [12][27][28][29][30] Blade Runner 2049 2017 Sequel to Blade Runner directed by Denis Villeneuve [31] Blindness 2008 Adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by Portuguese author José Saramago about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. [32] The Blood of Heroes 1989 "In a post apocalyptic world there is a violent game similar to football, that has become a way of life. [33][34] Book of Eli 2010 A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. [35] The Bothersome Man 2006 In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions. [36][37] A Boy and His Dog 1974 Focus on the survival of a boy and an intelligent dog on post- apocalyptical wasteland in 2024. Based on the 1969 cycle of narratives by fantasy author Harlan Ellison titled "A Boy and His Dog". [10] Brave New World 1980 In a futuristic totalitarian society, people have no control of their roles in society or lives/destiny. [10] Brazil 1985 A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct anadministrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state. [4][7]:39[12][27][38][39] Cargo 2009 It is the year 2267. After the earth has become uninhabitable due to an ecological collapse, the remaining people live on overcrowded space stations in Earth's orbit. The story takes place on the derelict spaceship on its 8 year journey to a remote freight-station in deep space. [40] Casshern 2004 Film adaptation of the 1973 anime series of the same name. [41] CHAPPiE 2015 The film was directed by Neill Blomkamp (who also directed District 9) and based on his short film Tetra Vaal (2004).[42] In it the South African government purchases a squadron of high- tech, autonomous robots (AI) in response to a record high crime rate in Johannesburg and uses them as a mechanized police force. One of these police droids, "Chappie", is stolen and given new programming which causes him to be the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. [23][43][44] Cherry 2000 1987 When successful businessman finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires a sexy renegade tracker to help him find her exact duplicate. [45] Children of Men 2006 Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, based on P.D. James' 1992 novel of the same name. In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea. [12][27][28][46] City of Ember 2008 After a war on earth the remaining future generations are sent to an underground world to live until the earth surface can support life, an unfortunate set of circumstances keeps them underground for longer than planned but they eventually find the way out after 2 brave children discover the way. [47] City of Lost Children 1995 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. [6] A Clockwork 1971 Adapted from Anthony Burgess' 1962 novella of the same name. [10][27][48] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(manga) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Travolta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_2049 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Villeneuve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness_(2008_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_of_Heroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Eli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bothersome_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1975_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World_(1980_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_(2009_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casshern_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappie_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neill_Blomkamp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_robot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Cuar%C3%B3n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.D._James https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Children_of_Men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Ember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Lost_Children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Jeunet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Burgess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(novel) Orange In a future England ruled by gangs, the government brainwashes one particular hoodlum into subservience. Cloud Atlas 2012 Adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name by DavidMitchell, the film has multiple plots set across six different eras. [23][49][50] Code 46 2003 A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance isdoomed by genetic incompatibility. [4] Colossus: The Forbin Project 1970 The film which is based upon Dennis Feltham Jones' science fiction novel Colossus (1966), is about a massive American defense computer, named Colossus, after becoming sentient logically follows its original directives to the dismay of its programmers by assuming control of the world and all human affairs for the good of mankind[51] during the Cold War threat of nuclear war.[52] [52][53][54][55] The Congress 2013 The Congress is a late-capitalist dystopia in which a corporate media behemoth "Miramount" has effectively usurped control of all human consciousness.[56] In it an aging actress decides to scan her body to sign over to Miramount Studios which allows the company to digitize every trait that she possesses and use it in any movie they choose. The hallucinogenic live- action/animation film represents corporate interests taking advantage of the individual and was partly inspired by Stanisław Lem's novel The Futurological Congress. [56][57][58][59] Dark City 1998 A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans. [6][10] Dark Metropolis 2010 Mankind has lost a 300-year war against a genetically enhanced race that man created, abused and finally tortured. Now the descendants of that race - known as the 'Ghen' control the planet Earth from advanced underground cities. [60][61][62] Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 Ten years after the pandemic of the deadly ALZ-113 virus, or Simian Flu, the worldwide human population has been drastically reduced, with only about one in five hundred genetically immune to the virus. Apes, with genetically enhanced intelligence caused by the same virus, have started to build a civilization of their own. Caesar is the chimpanzee leader of an ape colony in the Muir Woods near San Francisco. Caesar's son Blue Eyes and his friend Ash encounter a man named Carver