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Now that V for Vendetta and Idiocracy have essentially become documentaries, what other movies do you place in that camp? (beehaw.org)

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Buildings aren't big enough for Blade Runner yet, and there's still a veneer of government control.

(ETA: No one's said it yet, but 1984 is so obvious that it wasn't worth mentioning.)

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago

I wouldn't focus too much on the anachronistic technology, that's more to keep with the vibe of the original trilogy.

The farming audits, IMO, are pretty directly an analog to what ICE is doing in the US.

There's definitely some WW2 influence and stylistic choices, if anything that's to keep the execs willing to fund the thing, but later on you'll see some more blatant comparisons to our modern situation.