The apocalypse has been visualized so many times in so many different ways that it’s hard for any filmmaker to find something new to bring to the dystopian genre. That’s become particularly true over the past 15 years or so, with films and franchises like The Hunger Games, Mad Max: Fury Road, Snowpiercer, and even Tom Cruise’s Oblivion all offering their own, completely different versions of a post-apocalyptic Earth. The chances of any film introducing viewers to a dystopian world that feels genuinely different and new have become dauntingly slim.
