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High-Rise is a 1975 novel by British writer J. G. Ballard. [1] The story describes the disintegration of a luxury high-rise building as its affluent residents gradually descend into violent chaos.
High-Rise is a 2015 British dystopian thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Amy Jump, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by J. G. Ballard. [4] The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Elisabeth Moss. [5] [6] [7] The film is set in a luxury tower block in 1975. Featuring a wealth of ...
This is a list of dystopian films. Dystopian societies appear in many speculative fiction works and are often found within the science fiction and fantasy genres. [ 1 ] Dystopias are often characterized by dehumanization , [ 2 ] authoritarian governments, ruthless megacorporations , environmental disasters , [ 3 ] or other characteristics ...
With multi-level highways, trains that casually slice through residential buildings, and a skyline studded with brightly lit skyscrapers, the city has an otherworldly kind of futuristic charm.
Saudi Arabia Plans A 100-Mile-Long Mirrored Skyscraper City. At first glance, it looks like the start of a futuristic dystopian movie, set on a far-off planet. But these are the plans for a state ...
This is a list of notable works of dystopian literature. A dystopia is an unpleasant (typically repressive) society, often propagandized as being utopian. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction states that dystopian works depict a negative view of "the way the world is supposedly going in order to provide urgent propaganda for a change in direction."
Here are 10 of the tallest skyscrapers around the world that now sit empty or uncompleted — and how they ended up that way. Beirut Trade Center, Beirut (459 feet) The Burj al-Murr or Beirut ...
Skyscrapers are frequently featured in films for their impressive appearance and potent symbolism.They convey an impression of power – an old movie and TV cliché starts with the outside view of a skyscraper with a voice-over conversation, continuing inside the luxurious office of a tycoon or crime boss.