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Do you remember in the 70s there was a wonderful strand of dystopic films, like Zardoz, Soylent Green, The Omega Man and, of course, Logan's Run, which Joel is developing at the moment. I guess it was because there was a big issue about the individual and the state. In the 80s it seemed to be less interesting to people. But suddenly it's something that everyone's talking about again and it's rather wonderful that a popcorn movie like this also has people coming out of screenings really talking about things. Not in a pompous, intellectual way but genuinely talking about the way their country is going, and the way the state is going. The Patriot Act has finally gone into law in America, for instance, and we have our own issues like that. The film doesn't directly address these issues, of course, but it raises the questions, which is one of the best things that film can do, and if it can do it in a form that's wholly entertaining, then so much the better. (it) |
