FILM HIGH RISE DIRECTOR BEN WHEATLEY: societal collapse is imminent. S peaking after the premiere of his “[Ballard] was incredibly prescient about our developed the film. Hiddleston’s co-star, Luke adaptation of JG Ballard’s novel, obsession with technology...
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FILM HIGH RISE DIRECTOR BEN WHEATLEY: societal collapse is imminent. S peaking after the premiere of his “[Ballard] was incredibly prescient about our developed the film. Hiddleston’s co-star, Luke adaptation of JG Ballard’s novel, obsession with technology and how we out- Evans, said he was thankful that his char- High Rise director and star, Tom source our needs to machines,” he said. “The acter, a television cameraman called Robert Hiddleston, discuss imminence of building, for him, was a manifestation of that”. Wilder who - in the book - goes feral and large-scale civil disorder, levels of runs naked around the tower, got to keep his nudity and eating dogs “He predicted all of the things that are now clothes on. part of our world. He predicted social media. The collapse of society is coming soon to He predicted YouTube and the industriali- “Wilder doesn’t dangle his appendage out a civilisation near you, according to Ben sation of the moving image. He said that the as much as he do
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