Orwell, The Hunger Games and Dance to the Death Dystopia is a genre that occupies the most relevant position in our difficult time and interest in it in the near future may greatly increase. Anticipating this, the Hulu service gave the viewer in early 2020 a unique dystopian gift, unlike, perhaps, any known example of the genre.
The plot of the picture takes the viewer into the distant future on planet Earth to the last island of mankind called “New Babylon”, preserved after a global catastrophe. The main characters are teenagers preparing for the main event - the annual music competition "Etalon", which can determine their future and change their lives.
What is the uniqueness of the new dystopia from Hulu? Probably in the fact that no other dystopian work does not have the voice of Snoop Dog, leading the heroes and the audience through the pages of the history of hip-hop against the background of a mixture of Orwellian setting and the world of the “Hunger Games”, in which society is divided into certain cells. What about hip-hop and dancing? Apparently, even the authors do not have a sane answer, since the structure of the series resembles rather crazy costume performance under MDMA, capable of surpassing the Russian “Dancing to Death”, confirming the thesis that even at the very bottom you can hear a knock from below. As always, Canada has done the right thing. It is possible to reconsider the legalization of certain substances in this country.