Monday, May 9, 2016

All Time 10 Best Dystopian Movies



 All Time 10 Best Dystopian Movies

  


 1.         V for Vendetta






This famous movie is a Dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowski Brothers. The film is set in an alternate future where a neo-fascist regime has subjugated the United Kingdom. Hugo Weaving portrays V, an anarchist freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts and Natalie Portman plays Evey, a young, working-class woman caught up in V's mission, while Stephen Rea portrays the detective leading a desperate quest to stop V.





          2.         A Clockwork Orange



Dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange. It employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian near-future Britain.



        

 3.         InTime



In Time is a 2011 American dystopian science fiction action thriller film written, directed, and produced by Andrew Niccol. The movie takes place in a society where people stop aging at 25 and each has a clock on their arm that counts down how long they have to live.







          4.         Idiocracy

Idiocracy is a 2006 American dystopian satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge. The film tells the story of two people who take part in a top-secret military hibernation experiment, only to awaken 500 years later in a dystopian society where advertising, commercialism, and cultural anti-intellectualism have run rampant and that is devoid of intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, and coherent notions of justice and human rights.







           


5.         Gattaca

Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. The film presents a biopunk vision of a future society driven by eugenics where potential children are conceived through genetic manipulation to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents.[3] The film centers on Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, who was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of traveling into space.






         
         6.        
The Matrix

is a 1999 American-Australian dystopian neo-noir science fiction martial arts film written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers, It depicts a dystopian future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality called "the Matrix", created by sentient machines to subdue the human population, while their bodies' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Computer programmer "Neo" learns this truth and is drawn into a rebellion against the machines, which involves other people who have been freed from the "dream world".






7.         1984

is a 1984 British dystopian drama film written for the screen and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell's novel of the same name. the film follows the life of Winston Smith in Oceania, a country run by a totalitarian government.





         
          8.        
The Island

Is a 2005 American dystopian science fiction action thriller drama film directed by Michael Bay, It is described as a pastiche of "escape-from-dystopia" science fiction films of the 1960s and 1970s such as Fahrenheit 451, THX 1138, Parts: The Clonus Horror, and Logan's Run. The film's plot revolves around the struggle of McGregor's character to fit into the highly structured world he lives in, isolated in a compound, and the series of events that unfold when he questions how truthful that world is. After he learns the compound inhabitants are clones used for organ harvesting and surrogate motherhood for wealthy people in the outside world, he escapes.



         9.         I, Robot


is a 2004 American neo-noir dystopian science fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. Humans are protected from the robots by the Three Laws of Robotics. Del Spooner (Smith), a Chicago police detective, hates and distrusts robots because one of them rescued him from a car crash, leaving a young girl to die because her survival was statistically less likely than his. Spooner's critical injuries were repaired via a cybernetic left arm, lung, and ribs, personally implanted by the co-founder of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men (USR), Dr. Alfred Lanning (Cromwell).




         



          10.  
The Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes is an American dystopian science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series and other media about a world where humans and intelligent apes clash for control. Planet of the Apes has had a wide influence on subsequent films, media, and art, as well as popular culture and political discourse.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Spanish Phrases/Words You Need to Know Before Traveling

Before traveling to Spain or any Latin American country, you need to at least know the Spanish basic words in order to make your trip much more pleasurable.

How to greet:


  • Hello – Hola (Informal)
  • Good morning – Buenos días (Formal)
  • Good afternoon – Buenas tardes (Formal)
  • Good evening – Buenas noches (Formal)
  • Nice to meet you – Mucho gusto
  • Bye – Adios
  • See you later – Hasta luego


How to refer to people: 

  • Sir, Mister, Gentleman – Señor, Caballero
  • Mrs., Ma’am, Mistress- Señora
  • Miss – Señorita
  • Boy – Niño
  • Girl – Niña

Basic phrases and words for different situations:

  • Please – Por favor
  • Thank you – Gracias
  • Thank you very much – Muchas gracias
  • Do you speak English? - ¿Habla Inglés?
  • Can you help me? - ¿Me puede ayudar?
  • How much does it cost? - ¿Cuánto cuesta?
  • Where is it? - ¿Dónde queda?
  • Can you give me that? - ¿Me podría dar eso?
  • What time is it? – ¿Qué hora es?
  • Take me to de airport, please – Lleveme al aeropuerto, por favor
  • Where can I find a good restaurant? - ¿Dónde puedo encontrar un buen restaurante?
  • Where is a subway station? - ¿Dónde hay una estación de metro?
  • I need to make a phone call – Necesito hacer una llamada telefonica.
  • I want- Yo quiero
  • I have- Yo tengo
  • I am- Yo soy


This is just a basic list, but it could be very helpful for your trip, enjoy!