Now This Is A Dystopian Movie I'd Watch!

When you consider movies that have been popular in the last 40-50 years, it’s clear that the American public enjoys dystopian fiction. Whether it be the Terminator movies, The Hunger Games series or the Divergent Trilogy, the masses love to cheer for the underdog characters who are fighting to either keep what level of freedom they currently have, or throw off the oppressive chains they’ve been forced to live under. I would venture to guess many watching these movies have asked the question, “How did those people let it get that far?” I’ve been wondering whether an idea I have for a movie would be a perfect lead up to one of these dystopian nightmares.

The movie begins with the media warning citizens of a virus that journalists and politicians are claiming originated in a country that many in the population perceive as their chief enemy. Health experts estimate the virus will kill as much as 5% of the population. The average person descends into a panic and begins purchasing excessive amounts of face masks and hand sanitizer. Health experts give mixed signals as to whether the masks and hand sanitizer are beneficial. The experts initially say masks aren’t useful, only to reverse course just a few weeks later and tell people that wearing the mask and locking themselves down in their homes for 2 weeks will stop the spread. However, even though the overwhelming majority of states mandate lockdowns the number of cases of people testing positive for the virus continue to rise. Some doctors inquire into the method of testing and question its accuracy but they are quickly dismissed as “kooks.” Doctors who question how well the masks work receive the same treatment.

Many states stay on lockdown for almost a year but right from the start the “experts that are to be trusted” convey the message that the only true solution out of this “pandemic” is a “vaccine.” And not a standard “vaccine” but one like we’ve never seen before. A novel “vaccine” for a novel virus. The Republican president calls the plan to get the “vaccine” to market Operation Warp Speed

Meanwhile, doctors all over the world claim they are treating the virus with several, simple prescription drugs. They are immediately dismissed as “kooks” by the “experts.” We later learn that the miracle “vaccines” couldn’t be rushed to market under “Emergency Use Authorization” if there was a valid medical treatment in existence. This knowledge causes members of the general public to begin to question why people need a “vaccine” if there are treatments that work. These people are labeled “conspiracy theorists” by those pushing the “vaccine.”

When the “vaccine” is finally rolled out under “Emergency Use Authorization,” large segments of the population are skeptical and say they aren’t going to take it. They are labeled “vaccine hesitant,” and journalists and commentators begin to write articles suggesting that taking the “vaccine” should be mandatory. This makes those already inclined to not want the “vaccine” to double-down. And this is when things get weird.

Several state governors attempt to entice the “vaccine hesitant” to take the shot by offering cash and gift cards to any person fully vaccinated. Some governors offer the chance to win millions of dollars for up to 10-15 people who have taken the shot. One governor hosts a press conference holding his bulldog pup and tells the residents of his state to “take the vaccine and make my puppy happy.” Many start to question that if this “vaccine” is so important, why do heads of state go to such clownish lengths to induce people to take it.

I don’t know about you, but to me, this could be the prequel to a zombie apocalypse movie. Everything surrounding this rushed to market “vaccine” is bizarre. But more than anything, it seems dystopian.