That could be the bubblegum dystopia of the future.
What is a bubblegum dystopia?
Writer Stephen Nothum explains bubblegum dystopia as a “zany dystopian satire.” The term came about from the design of the movie The Zero Theorem, which contrasts a dystopian story with a bright, saturated urban environment.
Nothum goes on to say that such a dystopia is ruled by a “totalitarian corporate entity,” where the world is “vibrant and convenient but hollow.” It’s an exaggeration of consumerism. Nothum suggests that Fahrenheit 451, The Lego Movie, and Barbie are all examples of modern media portrayals of a bubblegum dystopia.
I thought of one more example Nothum missed: Wall-E. (If you still haven’t seen this film, spoilers ahead)…