We have now finished watching the movies through "First Contact". There is something I have noticed that bothers me a little. The original Star Trek, and The Next Generation do a pretty good job of displaying the future as a utopia, or at least moving towards a utopia. In the fourth movie, "The Voyage Home", the future is solar powered and clean. They don't use money because their economics are so stable and they don't need money. The farther into the series you get, the less utopian the future gets. Is this in response to society's interest in a dystopian future?
Think about it. Right now people love disaster movies, they love zombie movies, they love outbreak movies, Mad Max type movies. How can a utopian franchise even compete? The fact that Star Trek was so successful makes me think that people still want to look towards the future as a sort of utopia, where things keep getting better. But the darker side of humanity is fascinated by how bad it could really become. Just a thought.
Think about it. Right now people love disaster movies, they love zombie movies, they love outbreak movies, Mad Max type movies. How can a utopian franchise even compete? The fact that Star Trek was so successful makes me think that people still want to look towards the future as a sort of utopia, where things keep getting better. But the darker side of humanity is fascinated by how bad it could really become. Just a thought.
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