Science & spaceSci-Fi Guy ExplainsDumbest Rules in Sci-Fi Dystopia Movies That People Just Accepted Explained
Dumbest Rules in Sci-Fi Dystopia Movies That People Just Accepted Explained
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Published Sep 25, 2026, 2:15 PM · 2w ago
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Description
Fifteen dystopian movies where the population went along with the rule instead of fighting it. We work out what actually bought their consent in each one, and why the ceremony, the contract or the price tag did the job that force never had to. #scifi #scifimovies #dystopia #dystopianmovies
– Timestamps –
00:00 The Crowd Cheered Carousel — Logan's Run
01:26 Children Bought Their Own Odds — The Hunger Games
02:38 The Widow Got A Refund — Brazil
03:25 Zero Murders Won The Vote — Minority Report
04:31 Sobriety Counted As A Crime — THX 1138
05:14 Voting Cost A Limb — Starship Troopers
06:25 Cohaagen Sold Them Air — Total Recall
07:15 Britain Advertised Its Exit Kit — Children of Men
08:25 Job Interviews Took Blood — Gattaca
09:19 Norsefire Manufactured Its Own Plague — V for Vendetta
10:46 Prices Rose To Kill People — In Time
11:38 Dying Became A Public Service — Soylent Green
12:46 Readers Quit Before Firemen Came — Fahrenheit 451
13:58 He Signed Away Every Death — Mickey 17
15:13 The Rebellion Was Scheduled — Snowpiercer
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