Which fictional films do you consider as foreshadowing our current society?

[BigmanPigman]

I can think of 3 which seem to have warned us about what our culture could become if we let it, and we have...
1. A Face In The Crowd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Face_in_the_Crowd_(film)
2. The Truman Show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truman_Show
3. Network
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_(1976_film)

[RockRaven]

1. Idiocracy is the cliche/obvious one...

[BigmanPigman]

3. I forgot that one!

[pansypoo53219]

13. my 1st choice.

[RainCaster]

14. Agreed - first one I thought of

[Bayard]

2. Animal Farm

[BigmanPigman]

4. That is on my list now. Thanks.

[Grokenstein]

12. Oh, absolutely. The 1954 animated adaptation, right?

There was a live-action TV movie in 1999 as well. Both adaptations caught flack for altering the ending, but I believe Americans NEED such endings right now. In fact, I'd recommend the 1954 version to one and all.

...Oh dang, I just learned Andy Serkis is releasing a new adaptation this year!!

[rubbersole]

5. "Z" from the early '70s

The final scene is reporting the arrest of the news anchor that has delivered the previous news stories about the corrupt government takeover taking place. It would be like watching Rachel and someone else comes on to report she had been arrested for treason.

I never forgot that movie. Damn sure never dreamed it could happen here.
(Edit: just looked it up. 1969. Turner Classic Movies channel.)

[BigmanPigman]

7. I haven't seen that film...

Not YET anyway but now I will make sure to watch it when it is listed. Good tip.

[rubbersole]

10. Probably on-demand only. Just guessing.

[JoseBalow]

6. Soylent Green (1973)

Movie was set in 2022, but I still think it's a prescient vision.

(3:20)

[BigmanPigman]

8. You're right.

I did make that connection when I saw it on TV. That film has always been very scary to me since I was a pre-teen and first saw it as a TV Movie Of The Week. I still find it difficult to watch. People Crackers...yuk!

[yaesu]

9. Seven Days In May, 1984. nt

[BigmanPigman]

11. I get that film confused with the film Fail Safe (1964)

featuring Henry Fonda for some reason.

[Morbius]

19. I'm pretty sure that came out in 1964.

The government (Johnson administration) made a big deal at the time of claiming it wasn't possible to actually happen in America.

Really good flick, though.

[yaesu]

20. I should have clarified better but I meant the movie 1984. nt

[MadameButterfly]

15. Harry Potter

[Karasu]

16. Some twisted combination of Idiocracy and The Terminator.

Network is a fucking great one, though. That movie has aged exceedingly well. Granted, it was always timely, but no more so than it is now.

[autorank]

17. Dr Calagari

And every German Expressionist film

[BeneteauBum]

18. Ever read a book entitled 'Joe Steele'?

Could be foreshadowing the rise of the idiot….
Peace ☮️