... it was written; the near future book burning society is a logical projection of the world of 1950's middle class America. A key theme of dystopia has always been oppression and rebellion. The oppressors are almost always much more powerful than the rebels. Consequently, dystopian tales ... The irony is that in order for anyone to survive at all, they effectively forego their own humanity, which is a constant theme throughout dystopian literature, although it takes many different forms. Ballard has been criticised for his characters lack of human feeling - one ... state suited to a Golden...

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... solely on the use of futuristic electronica sound environments, composed by Clint Mansell. This is territory that has only been crossed by one other film, A Clockwork Orange, also musically inspired by Mansell. The correlation of the music in relevance to a particular scene is vital for setting the mood. All the scores are original pieces envisioned by the director and later perfected by the ... on the edge of their seat as if they were on the verge of a breakthrough of their very own. While Max is in a state of flux or query, however, the music itself appears to ask a question with eac...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... solely on the use of futuristic electronica sound environments, composed by Clint Mansell. This is territory that has only been crossed by one other film, A Clockwork Orange, also musically inspired by Mansell. The correlation of the music in relevance to a particular scene is vital for setting the mood. All the scores are original pieces envisioned by the director and later perfected by the ... on the edge of their seat as if they were on the verge of a breakthrough of their very own. While Max is in a state of flux or query, however, the music itself appears to ask a question with eac...

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate