#dystopian-film

#dystopian-film

Both movies follow King's eerily prescient books closely, pulling from the past several decades of real-life class warfare and our current burgeoning dystopia for added resonance. But while Francis Lawrence's The Long Walk swaps out King's downbeat conclusion for an even bleaker ending, director Edgar Wright's new take on The Running Man opts for a hopeful finale that feels downright naive.

It’s an unbearably awkward moment for Sam, who believes—actually believes—he's doing the right thing by presenting the check to the widow in person.