A year ago American culture seemed to enjoy dystopian stories when they watched TV or went to the movies or read a book. The movie The Dark Knight was a darker take on the Batman hero, which went on to be the 2nd highest grossing movie of all time. The book The Road, about a father and son that travel a post nuclear holocaust America to the ocean was a big hit last year and the year before. Even on TV, dystopian shows were a hit, especially in the sci-fi genre with the new take on the show Battlestar Galactica.
That seems to have changed this year, at least when it comes to movies. The new installment in the Terminator movies was a box office dud according to many in
More cheerful movies have done much better this year. Pixar’s Up did quite well at the box office and expected to win many awards when award season comes around. The new Star Trek movie is very energetic and adventurous which many believe why it did a lot better than expected in theaters. The comedies The Hangover and The Proposal have both hit #1 on the charts this year which is another example of cheerful movies doing well.
For some reason, American popular culture has simply changed its mind this year and turned down the dystopian or dark films. This could be because of people’s attitudes because of the recent economic downturn or because of the political atmosphere caused by our new president. It seems that
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