Sci-Fi in movies.

Post-Apocalyptic Dreams: Science Fiction in Cinema across the five continents.

 

A Visitor to a Museum (Konstantin Lopushansky, Soviet Union, 1989)

The End of the World or Dystopian future are two common themes addressed in Science Fiction. Of course, Science Fiction covers many other themes and topics, including outer space and alien life, but it is imperative to say that one of the most important issues used and approached by sci-fi is that of the visions of the future.

Total Recall (Paul Verhoeven, USA, 1990)

Sci-Fi cinema offers us a wide variety of masterpieces that not only portrat those visions of the future - which can even seem as though they were dreams or, in most cases, nightmares -, but also show a possible future life. 

Goodbye, 20th Century! (Darko Mitrevski, Aleksandar Popovski, Macedonia, 1989)

Dystopian cinema allows us to think about those matters and reflect on how our society might look like in upcoming days. Moreover, we can think about those elements and, at the same time, enjoy amazing pieces of cinematographic art.

The Bothersome Man (Jens Lien, Norway, 2006)

Such artworks can be colorful, full of light and life...

Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, USA, 1995)

... or can be grey, sad and discouraging.

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (Piotr Szulkin, Poland, 1985)

We created a five-minute video of various movies depicting apocalyptic or dystopian imagery. Most of them are forgotten artworks, given that they are known by few people. Certainly, there are lots of flicks that were not included in the video, and we wanted to do so, but we had logistical problems.

Anyway, enjoy it and take your time to watch some of the movies presented in it (We recommend you to watch it in 480p to admire it better).

 

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