This is a list of dystopian filmsA dystopia (from the Greek δυσ and τόπος, alternatively, cacotopia, kakotopia, cackotopia, or antiutopia) is an imaginary community or society, that is undesirable or frightening The literal translation, from its Greek origin into the English language, reads as "notgood place";/9/21 The differences between a dystopian story and an apocalyptic one are slight It's common for a dystopia to set in after an apocalypse, and a dystopian world often hides its true nature, only revealing itself after subtle revelations pile up H G Wells was one of the first writers to popularize dystopian fiction, with "The Sleeper Awakes" using what today's scifi fans mayOf a life in balance with nature, The Last of Us scrutinises the ills of our empirical present and lays a negative image on the latter As such, The Last of Us is a magnificent example of the video game dystopia and succeeds in triggering a powerful aesthetic response in the empirical