Once again, the only analogy is with dystopian sci-fi.
Both are examples of what might be called obstetric or gynaecological dystopian sci-fi.
"Electric City" is the kind of postapocalyptic story in which dystopian sci-fi is a vehicle for nostalgia.
Part of the problem here is the clumsy way the film-makers combine teen movie tropes with dystopian sci-fi.
All of Pushwagner's work builds on Soft City's core themes, which are rooted in classic dystopian sci-fi.
Maybe I just never noticed the glaring omissions before, too busy being bowled over by the staggering scope and visual invention of this awe-inspiring, dystopian sci-fi.
George Osborne has already achieved a lot as chancellor – for example, dystopian sci-fi now only has to be set 18 months in the future.
The live-action premise harks back to the stolid dystopian sci-fi of the 1970s, while the cartoon landscapes of Abrahama stir memories of Yellow Submarine-era psychedelia, right down to the pink skies, winged beings and fabulously blooming foliage.
Neill Blomkamp's dystopian sci-fi achieved its commanding lead in no small part due to £974,000 in Thursday previews, without which its weekend gross would be £2.15m, as against £1.51m for Millers.
Cutting between parched mosaics of Mexican soil and California's artificially maintained greenery makes a subtle point; if water is, as so much dystopian sci-fi predicts, one faultline along which society may rupture, then the cracks are already in evidence.
You can see a similar tactic being used, to gloomier effect, in the dystopian sci-fi of the 1970s.
