A fascinating movie, far more interesting than most of the slop they send your way.  And it is visually stunning, with an excellent cast to boot.

One is never quite sure how to feel about what is shown on the screen, but one side of forces here are pro-growth, pro-billionaire, pro-YIMBY, and pro-science.  The film itself is strongly anti-crowd and anti-populist.  Contra some other recent trends, there is one trans character and that person is a villain.

It is all set in a future “alternate universe” America, where something like the Roman Senate rules and society is falling apart, both stagnant and decadent.  Exactly who or what was at fault?  In this parallel universe, there is no internet, few immigrants, and very little feminization.  Women are sexually attractive and voracious, yet kept in their place.  Some other technologies are quite advanced — physical technologies — so that a miracle city

Keep reading this article on Marginal Revolution.

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