Bread and Circuses in Sci-Fi Films

The Hunger Games, The Matrix, The Running Man, Rollerball, Ready Player One—each of these wildly different sci-fi films derive their premise from a line of poetry by the ancient Roman satirist Juvenal. How has a simple motif about “bread and circuses” powered some of the most memorable sci-fi plots in cinema?

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  • Runtime 33 minutes
  • Production Company The Great Courses
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created February 18, 2023 by
    Mandarin7584
  • Modified March 24, 2024 by
    RicaRaducanu