Dystopian Fiction 101

Dystopian Fiction 101

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Witten, performed and edited by Moid Moidelhoff
Filmed by Charlie Lapworth
Art Consultant - Sy

#sciencefiction #scifi #sf

[pnptcn]

MDC is part of a handful of fiction oriented channels that are voicing valuable criticism. And MDC is being entertaining as hell while doing it. Thanks for the effort Moid.

[brianlehman]

I would consider Kafka's "The Trial" and "The Castle" to be important progenitors of dystopian fiction.
Nice work on this video. Very artsy - i good ways.

[cwest]

I didn't know I needed a cult until I found yours. Thanks for another great video.

[KurtLorenz]

Fantastic video… incredible production… perfect soundtrack… but, I’m even more depressed than I was 16 minutes ago. ❤❤❤

[TunaFreeDolphinMeat]

Loved it all - narration, content, production, backdrops. Topic and themes are important

[antistition]

Love the comparisons between the "big 3" of 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and Brave New World. I agree that Brave New World was the one with the most disturbing layers showing both the utopia and dystopia, and how those two things could be the same.

But Bradbury's skill/talent as a writer is just too good. 451 is still my favorite.

[positronicfeed]

That conclusion. Bloody hell. Cheer up Moid.

[Tuaregoxffff]

Next level content quality for the channel. 🎉

[chrisdunlap]

What a perfect place to put a Pink Floyd lyric....

[mtritt]

Your productions of late have been top notch, and your narrative analysis is super impressive! Thanks Moid!

[roryscarlett]

Moid your production and content is first class as always. This is an excellent discussion on a genre I really love. Thanks to you and Charlie!

[fouxsiefouxs]

Brilliant! ...I Love the PF lyrics reference! Fits really well!

[barryvercueil]

Excellent video. Brave words on YA. Cheers.

[michelmeijer]

What an incredible fantastic production value, combined with the tale of the books and stories we love. Add some Moid character and perfection was made. Thanks so much!

[rickkearn]

What drives our nightmare visions of the 2020's you ask? My answer: politicians. This episode of MDC was in my daily YT feed. After watching, I was so impressed I subscribed. Cheers.

[BooksForever]

Yes! This is the one I’ve been waiting for! The dreaded dystopian story is in my assessment the very height of novel-writing achievement — as a valuable public service announcement by signaling a preemptive warning.

[Amadeus]

I forget who said it, but there's a quote that goes something like, "what's fashionable reflects what society feels it is missing collectively." So for example, post-WW2 trends are toward conservatism and security aesthetics since the entire world just got jumbled up by a madman, but in the decades after that the aesthetics get more and more flighty and outlandish because security is taken for granted.

Sci-fi is like the what's-round-the-bend version of that. We're trying to peer further along the line so we're not caught off-guard for what might start filling in the cracks of culture and society when the churn begins again, to lift a concept from The Expanse.

[coryjhoover]

Cool cinematography and color correction. Looks very slick and sets the tone. I still sort of miss the old videos in the chair where you'd futz with the mic and color changing light every 15 seconds. I miss the humor and human quality. It felt like you were having a real conversation with the viewer. Now it feels like you're a TV host.

[ryanodoherty]

That's the John Murray building! Swindon is a suitable backdrop for this video! Haha

[ericbriggs]

14:36 Is that Silent Hill I hear?
Great production value Moid!
I'm loving the extra effort you're putting into your content. Hopefully more and more people discover what you're doing here.