Comments on: Who knows the names of any dystopian fiction novels, movies, authors? http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors creative writing questions and answers Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: mary g http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15200 mary g Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:14:04 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15200 Phillip K. **** was a master of dystopian ***?tures. He wrote "Do Androids of Electric Sheep" which is what Blade Runner is based on. If you dig that sort of thing, you should really check him out... Phillip K. **** was a master of dystopian ***?tures. He wrote “Do Androids of Electric Sheep” which is what Blade Runner is based on. If you dig that sort of thing, you should really check him out…

]]> By: JOHN B http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15199 JOHN B Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:26:53 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15199 Richard Matheson's SF ****?k "I Am Legend" has just be made again into a film, released a few months ago, starring WiIl Smith . It was filmed ***?veral ***?mes before, the first ***?me being a cheap B-movie "The Last Man On Earth", with Vincent *****?e, and later, ***? "The Omega Man", with Charlton Heston. And we cannot forget the original dystopia foretold by H.G.Wells, The ***?me Machine, and its many ***?ture-time-travel ****?cessor stories leading to a dystopic ***?ture world. From Aldous Huxley's Brave New World to Logan's Run, from a story by William F. Nolan, to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Children of Men, from the novel by mystery writer, P.D.James. How can we forget 1984 by George Orwell. There are dozens of post-apocalyptic movies to mention: Road Warrior, Mad Max, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, all with Mel Gibson. Soylent Green with Charlton Heston, and another Heston classic, Planet of the Apes, from the novel by Pierre Boulle. Zardoz with ***?an Connery. The cold war and nuclear experimentation brought hundreds of bad novels and even worse films of the "giant mutant insects" variety, about the world challenged by some monsters mutated by nuclear energy. Them, It Came From Beneath The ***?a, (based upon a script by Ray Bradbury), to all the Japanese Godzilla films. Even some not bad ones, like The Incredible Shrinking Man , also from a story by Richard Matheson. As ***?r ***? classic novels of dystopic ***?ture worlds, one of the first and best was "Earth Abides" by George R. Stewart. Not only one of the best science fiction ****?ks, ****? one of the best of any genre. Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz.Nevil Shute's On the Beach and Pat Frank's Alas, ****?ylon,Andre Norton wrote the definitive, post apocalyptic novel, Star Man's Son (AKA, Daybreak 2250), Stephen King published The Stand, which follows the odyssey of a small number of survivors of a world-ending influenza pandemic.Lucifer's Hammer by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. Recently, the Pulitzer Prize for literature went to Cormac McCarthy's ****?k,The Road (2006) a work of post-apocalypse fiction. It won the Pulitzer Prize, rare for any post-apocalyptic or science fiction ****?k. Richard Matheson’s SF ****?k “I Am Legend” has just be made again into a film, released a few months ago, starring WiIl Smith . It was filmed ***?veral ***?mes before, the first ***?me being a cheap B-movie “The Last Man On Earth”, with Vincent *****?e, and later, ***? “The Omega Man”, with Charlton Heston. And we cannot forget the original dystopia foretold by H.G.Wells, The ***?me Machine, and its many ***?ture-time-travel ****?cessor stories leading to a dystopic ***?ture world. From Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World to Logan’s Run, from a story by William F. Nolan, to The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Children of Men, from the novel by mystery writer, P.D.James. How can we forget 1984 by George Orwell.

There are dozens of post-apocalyptic movies to mention: Road Warrior, Mad Max, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, all with Mel Gibson. Soylent Green with Charlton Heston, and another Heston classic, Planet of the Apes, from the novel by Pierre Boulle. Zardoz with ***?an Connery.

The cold war and nuclear experimentation brought hundreds of bad novels and even worse films of the “giant mutant insects” variety, about the world challenged by some monsters mutated by nuclear energy. Them, It Came From Beneath The ***?a, (based upon a script by Ray Bradbury), to all the Japanese Godzilla films. Even some not bad ones, like The Incredible Shrinking Man , also from a story by Richard Matheson.

As ***?r ***? classic novels of dystopic ***?ture worlds, one of the first and best was “Earth Abides” by George R. Stewart. Not only one of the best science fiction ****?ks, ****? one of the best of any genre. Walter M. Miller, Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz.Nevil Shute’s On the Beach and Pat Frank’s Alas, ****?ylon,Andre Norton wrote the definitive, post apocalyptic novel, Star Man’s Son (AKA, Daybreak 2250), Stephen King published The Stand, which follows the odyssey of a small number of survivors of a world-ending influenza pandemic.Lucifer’s Hammer by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven.

Recently, the Pulitzer Prize for literature went to Cormac McCarthy’s ****?k,The Road (2006) a work of post-apocalypse fiction. It won the Pulitzer Prize, rare for any post-apocalyptic or science fiction ****?k.

]]> By: Barclay http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15198 Barclay Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:41:03 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15198 Dystopian fiction is one of my ***?vourite genres, so here are some recommendations off the top of my head: Brave New World - Aldous Huxley 1984 - George Orwell The Giver - Lois Lowry (essentially children's lit, ****? it's worth a read) The Chrysalids - John Wyndham Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury The Road - Cormac McCarthy We - Yevgeny Zamyatin When the Sleeper Wakes - H.G. Wells The ***?me Machine - H.G. Wells The Island of Dr Moreau - H.G. Wells Neuromancer - William Gibson (similar to Blade Runner in that it's ***?t in the 'cyberpunk' type ***?tting) If you've ***?en A Clockwork Orange ****? haven't read the ****?k, I'd recommend checking that one out. Dystopian fiction is one of my ***?vourite genres, so here are some recommendations off the top of my head:

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
1984 - George Orwell
The Giver - Lois Lowry (essentially children’s lit, ****? it’s worth a read)
The Chrysalids - John Wyndham
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
We - Yevgeny Zamyatin
When the Sleeper Wakes - H.G. Wells
The ***?me Machine - H.G. Wells
The Island of Dr Moreau - H.G. Wells
Neuromancer - William Gibson (similar to Blade Runner in that it’s ***?t in the ‘cyberpunk’ type ***?tting)

If you’ve ***?en A Clockwork Orange ****? haven’t read the ****?k, I’d recommend checking that one out.

]]> By: Surrogate E http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15197 Surrogate E Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:34:28 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15197 I always thought "Brave New World" was a ****?d one, by Aldous Huxley. It's an example of a dystopia with ****?d intentions, in that it is attempting to be eutopian by catering to pleasure, this only leads to misery and emptiness, though. I always thought “Brave New World” was a ****?d one, by Aldous Huxley. It’s an example of a dystopia with ****?d intentions, in that it is attempting to be eutopian by catering to pleasure, this only leads to misery and emptiness, though.

]]> By: jean_pecheuse http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15196 jean_pecheuse Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:58:53 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/who-knows-the-names-of-any-dystopian-fiction-novels-movies-authors#comment-15196 frm what I've read I would suggest Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Brave new world by Aldous Huxley Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and also there is Orxy and Crake also by Margaret Atwood and it's an interesting ****?k ****? in my opinion not ***? ****?d ***? her other work like Blind ***.ssain and others ne way off topic I have heard ****?d reviews of a novel called The Road ****? I forget the author as for movies . I'm sure there are alot more than I can ***?rsonally think of ****? ***? you've already mentioned Brazil is a ****?d movie for the genre . . If you're into older movies you could try Metropolis (Fritz Lang frm the 1920's) and there's also Dr. Strangelove which is one of my ***?vourite movies. I hope that helped frm what I’ve read I would suggest
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Brave new world by Aldous Huxley
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
and also there is Orxy and Crake also by Margaret Atwood and it’s an interesting ****?k ****? in my opinion not ***? ****?d ***? her other work like Blind ***.ssain and others ne way off topic
I have heard ****?d reviews of a novel called The Road ****? I forget the author

as for movies . I’m sure there are alot more than I can ***?rsonally think of ****? ***? you’ve already mentioned Brazil is a ****?d movie for the genre . .
If you’re into older movies you could try Metropolis (Fritz Lang frm the 1920’s) and there’s also Dr. Strangelove which is one of my ***?vourite movies. I hope that helped

]]>