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Looking Back on Demolition Man, Ahead to White Bear

This week we explored Demolition Man, a film that hides sharp commentary under explosions and one-liners. It asked us to think about what we lose when we give up freedom for safety and how a utopia can quietly turn into a prison.

Next week we dive into White Bear from Black Mirror. It is a very different story, but it pushes the same uncomfortable questions. What do we call justice? Where is the line between punishment and cruelty? And why do we watch?

New Episode Out Now: Demolition Man

The 1993 cult classic Demolition Man imagines a world where crime is gone, but so is freedom. Junk food is outlawed, swearing is fined, and even human touch is banned.

In this week’s episode of Distopedia we unpack how this film mixes explosive 90s action with surprisingly prophetic ideas about control, censorship and utopia. We also trace its literary influences, including Brave New World, and explore why this version of the future still feels close to home.

Tomorrow on Distopedia: Demolition Man

What does it mean to live in a “perfect” society?

In Demolition Man we explore a future where crime is eradicated but so is freedom. Junk food, swearing and even physical touch are banned for the sake of safety. It echoes Brave New World, where pleasure and control create a utopia that is really a hidden dystopia.

We dig into the 1990s fears that shaped this film, including crime waves, culture wars and political correctness, and ask why this vision of utopia still feels so familiar today.

New Episode Drops Thursday: Demolition Man

This week on Distopedia we are diving into the 1993 cult classic Demolition Man. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock in a future where crime is “solved” but freedom is erased.

We explore:

The clash between utopia and dystopia

Political correctness and the “nanny state”

How 1990s anxieties about crime, technology and culture wars still resonate today

Full episode this Thursday AEST