Based on five paradigmatic novels – and their respective film adaptations – presenting dystopic future societies where law presents itself as a mere instrument of control and social planning, without any ethical-humanist foundation, the present paper intends to discuss the relations between power, law, ideology and control of consciences. In the first section, of historical-theoretical character, the juridical-philosophical meanings of the words “utopia” and “dystopia” in literature and philosophy are analyzed. The second section contains the synopses and data of the books and their respective dystopian movies, 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, A clockwork orange and A scanner darkly. These are used in the third section, that has a critical nature, in order to support and illustrate the analysis of present society and its juridical alienating project. The article concludes with a reflection on the need to humanize juridical orders.
Inclui bibliografia e notas. | Título em Português: Direito, literatura e cinema: um ensaio sobre filmes distópicos. | O autor Andityas Soares de Moura Costa Matos é Servidor do Ministério Público do Estado de Minas Gerais desde 2004.
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MATOS, Andityas Soares de Moura Costa. Law, literature and cinema: an essay on dystopic movies. Revista de Estudos Constitucionais, Hermenêutica e Teoria do Direito (RECHTD), São Leopoldo, v. 4, n. 1, p. 40-47, jan./jun. 2012.
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