I was thinking back on some of the recent movies i've seen.... Divergent, Lucy, The Giver... and I was thinking. Is it just me, or is there some trend? Best way to check is wiki. Since many movies are derived from novels, here are those tagged as 'dystopian' by decade, knowing that it is inexact since the more recent ones will have a higher probability of mention. But close.
decade number per year commentary
1900s 6 .6
1910s 4 .4
1920s 5 .5
1930s 17 1.7 depression? impending war?
1940s 14 1.4 war
1950s 16 1.6 de-humanizing technology?
1960s 22 2.2 war, environment
1970s 17 1.7
1980s 12 1.2 bit of a lull
1990s 13 1.3 same
2000s 52 5.2 better reporting, or our angst is growing
2010s 36 9.0 over only 4 years. what, me worry?
I can't draw any conclusions, but i'm thinking of moving to a small island in the South Pacific, though i worry about flies, polar bears, and those kids from Shiroiwa.
