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The Culture
Kulturen
2018 · Film · short · 25 min
Directed by Ernst De Geer
In the concert hall where Arvid works, the room is packed for the big premiere of a concert. His sister will be performing and Arvid hopes to have his own moment in the spotlight, but the evening does not go as expected.
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Woh. Amazon Prime is going to make a TV series out of Ian M Banks Culture novels!
Loved his books - he might be my favourite science fiction writer
I'm a huge fan on The Culture series; probably the most thought-provoking, eye-opening, mind-warping sci-fi ever written. I love the moral shades a gray that the books cover in intense detail. That said, I think the article's author glosses over a lot in order to present a capitalist vs. socialist narrative that feels a bit myopic.
I don't think reality is so black and white. I'm not sure The Culture could really be described as a marxist utopia, given the real power + means of production within The Culture is actually in the hands of so few. Nor does Bezos'/Elons' personal wealth necessarily have to be in conflict with their idealist view of the future.
This does make me want to re-read the Culture series again. I'm actually sad Amazon was unable to pick up the rights to make a TV series; that has potential to be such an incredible ride.
Can we be done with capeshit movies and go on to making movies on The Culture or some cooler scifi already? Must we still be making multi-million dollar live action B movies to be sold just to China?