What is Dystopia?

Dystopia:

Dystopia is a place, state or landscape that causes citizens of human or other beings to feel misery, anxiety, oppression, terror and corruption within the future. The society involves freedom are restricted, propaganda controlling citizens, citizens placed under constant surveillance and sometimes an illusion of a perfect utopian world. This forces citizens to live in a dehumanized state where they have fear of the outside world and the natural world is banished and distrusted.


Types of Controls Dystopia:
 Most dystopia society works in different ways to present a world in controlling citizens by oppressive social control  and the illusion of a perfect society. Here are types of controls:

• Corporate control - This involves one or more large corporations to control society through products, advertising and media. Examples of films are Running Man, Hunger Games and Minority Report.

• Bureaucratic Control - This involves controlling citizens by a mindless organisation through relentless regulations and incompetent government officials. Example of film is Brazil.

• Technology Control - This is were citizens are controlled by technology within the society through computers, robots and scientific means. Examples of films The Matrix, Terminator and I, Robot.

•  Philosophical/Religious control: This is were citizen society are controlled by philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through dictatorship or theocratic government. Example of film is  V for Vandetta.