Add some more ominous gloom and end-of-the-world thrill to your pandemic experience with this list of dystopian movies and series to binge-watch on Netflix and Disney+
Not that anyone needs any more frightening foretelling of the end of the world in this climate of pandemics and medical scares, but sometimes we need to fight fire with fire in order to cope with this #pandemicstress.
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There is something uncanny about watching a dystopian film or series these days because we now realise that the tumultuous realities we see in movies could happen in real life and we can see certain parallels in how zombies in an apocalyptic world can be akin to the coronavirus taking over the world.
Even though this doesn’t mean that we should fuel our anxieties about the pandemic and the possibility of the virus proliferating, we can still enjoy these dystopian movies in a note of levity and jest and add some apocalyptic thrill to our daily entertainment.
Be it sci-fi, horror or a case of alien invasion, get some popcorn and candy ready and enjoy the show.
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1. Netflix: Ad Astra
A sudden mysterious power surge disrupts the stability of the universe we live in and all human beings. Major Roy McBride—played by Brad Pitt—attempts to find and uncover the truth about his father, Clifford McBride, after he went on a space expedition and went missing for thirty years to pursue intelligent alien life. This riveting science-fiction film checks all the boxes of a classic dystopian and you can expect to be thrilled and amazed by the realistic depiction of space travel and action. Directed by James Gray, this critically-acclaimed film was also nominated for Best Sound Mixing at the Academy Awards.
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