Vocab
A widely held but oversimplified and generalized belief or idea about a particular group of people or things. Can be based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or occupation, and they often lead to misconceptions and unfair judgments about individuals within those groups.
What is a Stereotype?
"In _____, anyone can be anything"
What is Zootopia?
In this movie, a robot holding a small green plant offers hope for a new beginning on Earth.
What is Wall-E?
In Wall-E, this small object becomes a symbol of hope and environmental renewal.
What is the Plant?
Political and economic ideology that emphasizes free-market capitalism, deregulation, privatization, and reduced government intervention in the economy.
What is Neoliberalism?
"Faction before blood"
What is Divergent?
In this movie, a young woman jumps off a moving train to prove her bravery.
What is Divergent?
In The Platform, the vertical prison structure symbolizes this element of a capitalist society.
What is Social Stratification?
The cultural tendency to prioritize the acquisition of goods and services, often linked to identity and social status.
What is Consumerism?
"Man is no longer the lord of the earth. The future belongs to the Eloi and the Morlocks"
What is the Time Machine?
A carnivorous predator explains how stereotypes have impacted their ability to find acceptance in society.
What is Zootopia
In Divergent, the serum used for simulations symbolizes this tool used by governments to control behavior.
What is Mind control or Propaganda?
A movement that combines ecological concerns with feminist perspectives, highlighting the connections between the exploitation of nature and the oppression of women.
What is Ecofeminism?
"Out there is our home, and it is in trouble"
What is Wall-E?
A man wakes up on a new floor each day, unsure whether he will have enough to eat or starve.
What is the Platform?
In Zootopia, the night howler flowers symbolize how fear and misinformation are used to achieve this dystopian goal.
What is Division and Control?
Dematerializing bodies and the heteronormative pair.
What is Land Sovereignty?
"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."
What is Dune?
A group of soldiers sets up a sandstorm trap to protect their home from an invader seeking to control their desert planet’s resources.
What is Dune?
In Dune, the sandworms are both a symbol of the desert ecosystem and of the dangers of this economic system.
What is Resource exploitation?