Conclusion: Post-Scarcity and Utopia

Santiago Sánchez-Pagés

Chapter Chapter 10 in The Representation of Economics in Cinema, 2021, pp 201-213 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Cinema influences the way we imagine the future. Dystopian and post-apocalyptic films may contribute to spread the belief that there will be no further progress for humans and that the world cannot be a better place. We even feel childish and naïve when we try to imagine a better future. The risk is that the apocalypse may become a self-fulfilling prophecy. But cinema offers us seeds of hope if we look closely enough. Several films have depicted better futures, better economic systems, and fairer societies. The films that we will be discussing in this concluding chapter explore different utopian horizons and discuss the economic and social implications of these alternatives.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80181-6_10

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