overpopulated dystopia theme
There is a world that is stereotypically hellish due to too many people using up too much space and other resources.
5 total · 2 choice · 3 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| novel: The Futurological Congress (1971) | choice | the future Tichy experiences ends up being overpopulated but we get the impression that his present is as well |
| tos3x17 | choice | There was a planet where people were living shoulder to shoulder. |
| movie: Ready Player One (2018) | major | It is a little unclear what the abysmal conditions in the future were due to but since we saw enormous slums this seems like a good guess. |
| movie: Soylent Green (1973) | major | The film is set in a dystopian future of dying oceans and year-round humidity due to the greenhouse effect, resulting in overpopulation. |
| movie: ZPG (1972) | major | The film takes place in a not so distant future where the Earth has become severely overpopulated and the government forbid people from having children. |