Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland Movie Research After 2000

As a major type of post-apocalyptic film,wasteland movies are closely related to the religious culture,crisis of the times,and survival movement in the United States at the time.At first,wasteland movies expressed a strong sense of social reality in the form of science fiction.Irony,especially the accusation of information technology and highly developed capitalist exploitation at the time.With the gradual maturity of the genre development,the theme performance is more diversified.Today 's wasteland theme movies are more about the true care of human nature and the discussion of the future society under the background of doomsday conjecture and anti-war thoughts,which reveals the times The cultural imprint under the crisis and the recollection of the golden age of the United States.Since the beginning of the new millennium,waste-themed movies have shown a spurt of development,especially in 2010-2020,which can be described as the golden decade of the development of waste-themed movies,and even the peak work of this type,"Crazy Max: Rage "Road" won the six Oscars in one fell swoop and once again made a name for the cultural and aesthetic value of the wasteland film.This article selects the post-apocalyptic wasteland movies in Hollywood since the new millennium,and systematically studies them using genre research methods.Adopt the literature method,historical research method and comparative research method,combined with the specific historical environment to try to introduce the origin and transformation of the development of the post-apocalyptic waste-themed film,and explore the image characteristics of this type of film,in order to use this as a mirror,to The improvement and development of China's science fiction movies and wasteland-themed movies are beneficial.The article is divided into the following four chapters: The first chapter defines the concept of post-apocalyptic wasteland-themed movies,mainly discusses the social and cultural background of the developmentprocess of wasteland-themed movies,and focuses on wasteland-themed movies and post-apocalyptic movies The distinction of other types of movies.The second chapter studies the genre narrative of wasteland-themed movies,and analyzes the genre characteristics of such movies from three aspects: narrative structure,space presentation,and image construction.The third chapter studies the image style of wasteland movies,studies the aesthetic style from the perspective of ruin aesthetics,and focuses on the various punk shapes.Chapter 4 discusses the cultural value and enlightenment of post-apocalyptic films on waste soil,focusing on analyzing the humanistic care and social reflection.Post-apocalyptic movies have flourished in the United States since World War II,and gradually developed into a unique Hollywood genre movie.Compared with post-apocalyptic movies,wasteland movies are actually more understood by domestic people,but many scholars confuse post-apocalyptic movies with wasteland movies,which is unscientific and rigorous.Apocalyptic movies have their typical characteristics.The concept of wasteland originated from the public's anxiety that nuclear war may cause global destruction after World War II,but the term "wasteland" did not appear at that time.It was not until the end of the last century that the rise of this theme game caused the "wasteland" in the field of movies and games.The word "wasteland" came along with it.Although they all tell the post-apocalyptic story,in addition to the common features of post-apocalyptic movies,wasteland movies are more people-centered in the selection of disaster events,the scene settings are more open,and the tone of the story is more pessimistic.Change.In addition,wasteland films pay more attention to the ruined scenes of the world after destruction and the survivors' thoughts and behaviors,to discuss the alienated human nature and ethics,and the reconstruction of new civilizations.