Review of Aniara (2019) by Deanomite — 06 Jan 2020

I am fascinated by the end of civilization. Anthropologists say we are now in the throes of the 6th mass extinction event of the planet. in the last 10k years genetic diversity is down 70%, on par with the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, and we are just hitting our stride.

90% of the big fish are gone from the oceans. In all likelihood in 100 years there will be no people or animals left on this planet. 95% of genetic diversity is projected to be gone at that time. Any movie exploring these concepts can only do so in a synecdoche fashion.

The realization that extinction is happening gives the passengers unmanageable stress, which computer games become overwhelmed as coping mechanisms. This question is relevant, how do we cope with such an event.

I just love how the holodeck gets depressed from absorbing their pain, maybe this is what psychiatrists suffer.