P-110 Assignment, What is Dystopian literature? Robot 2.0 as Dystopian movie.

 P-110 Assignment

What is Dystopian literature? Robot 2.0 as Dystopian  movie.

Name-Kishan Jadav

Paper-10 : History of English Literature: From 1900 to 2000

Roll no-10

Enrollment no-3069206420200008

Email id- jadavkishan55555@gmail.com

Batch-2020-22 (MA Sem-2)

Submitted to- S. B. Gardi Department of English,   

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

     

Introduction :

Our traditions go back to the past. We see such traditions in the history of the past.  In which the king ruled over the people.  It gradually changed and the rule over the people was removed and the people were given some freedom.  The British then enslaved the Indians.  And many other nations were enslaved.  Many revolutionaries revolted against him in order to gradually get out of slavery.  And tried to give freedom to all.  Freedom was found in all countries and people were given freedom.  But a tradition was maintained.  That one leader will rule the whole country.  Many countries had democratic practices, many countries had dictatorships.  Which has increased the craze for dystopian literature today.  There are a lot of good and bad effects.  The question arises in our minds that what is this dystopia literature then let's discuss it.

Dystopia:

On the contrary, when machines rule over man, the government maintains its position over the people.  The Industrial Revolution should be given more importance.  Dystopia is an idea that makes people suffer more.A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarlan control. Dystoplas, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system.

Dystopian literature is a form of speculative fiction that began as a response to utopian literature. A dystopia is an imagined community or society that is dehumanizing and frightening. Dystopia is the opposite of utopia: a state in which the conditions of human life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror or all three. A dystopian society is characterized by human misery in the form of squalor, oppression, disease, overcrowding, environmental destruction, or war. Now is an example of a real dystopia in present-day all countries suffering corona dieses.

A person who imagines or foresees a state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

‘For some dystopians, new technology is a source of control.’

‘Yet, this technological naivety finally does not matter, for the dystopians' purpose is moral and political.’

Dystopian fiction worlds — 

whether in novels, films, comic books/graphic novels, or video games — tend to contain many of the same narrative features. Common elements of dystopian fiction include societies engaged in forever wars, and characterized by extreme social and economic class divides, mass poverty, environmental devastation, anarchy, and loss of individuality.

It figures prominently in famous dystopian novels such as George Orwell’s 1984, which we investigate further below.

Characteristics of Dystopian Fiction:

The central themes of dystopian novels generally fall under these topics:

1. Government control
2. Environmental destruction
3. Technological control
4. Survival
5. Loss of individualism

Technological control :

The Controlling technology is also a symptom of dystopia.  Because the present is known as the modern age of time.  In which a lot of information and technology has developed.  Since the beginning of technology, most of the technology has been used in developed countries.  In which new machines and equipment are made.  Machines grabbed these tools from the people.  And increased unemployment among the people.  The idea of ​​creating a time machine through technology has also come up.  Many books and movies have been made accordingly.  Which is an impossible thing.  Yet it is thought by imagination that this might happen.  So it is included in the dystopian literature.

 Dystopia examples in Film and TV :

Dystopian speculative fiction continues to be among the most popular types of science fiction not only in literature, but also in film and television. But what does dystopian fiction mean to so many people? Why is it so popular?

One reason is that dystopian fiction is a form of prophecy. We are fascinated and terrified by our possible futures and what might become of us, especially because of a general perception that things are getting worse, that we are edging towards real life dystopia.

A Clockwork Orange (1971) - Stanley Kubrick

The Mad Max series - (1979 - present) - George Miller

Escape from New York - (1981) - John Carpenter

The Terminator (1984) - James Cameron

Brazil (1985) - Terry Gilliam

Robocop (1987) - Paul Verhoeven

12 Monkeys (1995) - Terry Gilliam.

In India made the film

-Enthiran (Robot-2010)

-Krrish 3 (2013)

-The Time Machine (2017)

-Robot 2.0 fi-ci (2018

So  Rajnikant Robot and Robot 2.0 movie also made by Shankar. He  is Indian director. Robots are a medium of technology.  Even the robot has come to rule over man.  Which we find in the literature.  Also seen on television serials.  An important example of this is the famous movie Robot from the South.  In which a robot rules over the entire human community and poses a big question for human laughter.  The robot is a man-made invention.  But this becomes a medium of technology that rules over man.  Everyone has a mobile. Mobile also attracts people to itself and keeps them in it.

Can you imagine a life without a cell phone in today’s times? The answer obviously would be a ‘No’ as it’s like a boon in today’s times and almost like a digital extension of one’s arm. Ironically, even the ones fighting over the health hazards of mobile phone towers can’t help but use a mobile for their day-to-day activities. It is a necessary evil and would continue to be unless a solution is found to its harmful radiation. Director Shankar, one of the most imaginative and successful directors of India, has now taken this idea and neatly linked it to his earlier sci-fi flick, ROBOT [2010]. 2.0, the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster, promises to be India's best film in terms of VFX and technology.

 ROBOT [2010]. 2.0,Movie as Dystopian movie :

Pakshirajan is featured in this movie.  It is depicted as a symbol of a bird made up of negative energy.  Which becomes a bird through the medium of mobile.  The mobile that we use in our daily life. How did the birds die from the radiation emitted from the towers of the mobile?  Due to which Pakshiraj himself had to be converted into negative energy.  The limitations occur in this movie when there is a movement against it.  But no politicians or high-ranking officials are willing to support it.  Which caused the death of birds due to the cellphone tower.  He keeps the cellphone in his possession.  Which suggests that what happens if nature also takes revenge?  This movie discusses the changes taking place in the environment.  Which caused the birds to die.  The birds died due to the radiation from the towers of those phones.  To which the whole human community is responsible.  But what happens to man when these same birds go against nature and take revenge on man?  That has been imagined in the movie.  A world has been created in which this earth is seized from man by robots.  Which causes man to suffer the whole community.  Let us imagine that like the birds, if the water took revenge, if the fire took revenge, if the wind took revenge, if the land took revenge, if this fish took revenge, if these animals took revenge, if these trees took revenge, then a great calamity would befall man.  Which makes man very sad.  Robots created by man through technology have also caused a lot of problems to the human community and this may happen in the future.  Man-made Robert can only rule over man.  Just as birds take revenge on man, so what will happen to man if all the means of nature take revenge?  Even imagining that makes you shiver.  Everything is seen in the movie.  Which represents Dystopian thought.  So Robot 2.0 is a Dystopian movie.

Visualizing dystopia in film : 

Dystopian science fiction films rely heavily on elaborate special effects and mise-en-scene to create their futuristic worlds.

Mise-en-scene elements:

Set design

Lighting

Costumes

Make-up

Props

Cast

Shot composition

2.0 features many typical characteristics of dystopian fiction such as environmental devastation, authoritarianism, and corporate control. This type of movie costs a lot of money and at the same time it has a lot of elements that need to be created.  This kind of movie has a new kind of ideas and themes, so that kind of things have to be created.  That type of actor has to provide costumes and modeling accordingly, which we can see inside the 2.0 movie.  When Akshay Kumar becomes Pakshirajan, a lot of his costumes and makeup are done.  Even when Rajinikumar comes in the form of a robot, his costumes are different and he is decorated as good.  When there is any fight or any scene, it is created and modeled accordingly.  Different lighting is created according to the situation.  The cast is set accordingly.

Conclusion :

A different thing has been said in the 2.0 movie.  In which a person can be ruled by a mobile.  It means what a disaster it will be when technology rules over people.  That idea is shown in this movie.  It makes people suffer a lot.  Man's system is disrupted.  Man-made robots will rule over humans.  Such a concept appears in the dystopian literature.  So it can be said that this movie is also a dystopian movie.

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