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We just had a thread about biopunk centered media, I would love a similar collection about movies and TV shows about solar punk. Here we go:

I really loved the show the peripheral. I know it's not really centered around solar punk per se, but it happens to be placed in a world where the main character goes from place to place in a solar charged e-bike.

What's your favorite show or movie set in a solar punk world?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Treasure Planet has solar sails used as the energy source for propulsion for ships.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Its also an absolutely amazing movie!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Came here to say this, the solar sails are beautiful in action. Other movies that have a moment with solar: WALL-E, Star Wars Episode 2 (solar sails appear again)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Not exactly the gerne I'm looking for, but will watch it anyways. Looks interesting

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)
  • Okja? Does that count.
  • Some Miyazaki movies.
  • Tomorrowland
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tomorrowland looks awesome. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not too keen on Tomorrowland. it's got a lot of great man theory messages in it, which isn't surprising since it was written and directed by Brad Bird, a notorious Objectivist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Tbf yes. Not particularly a fan myself

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In some sense Waterworld qualifies.

Also Cloud Atlas in some of the settings, though a bit more primitivist

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Waterworld. I agree, mixes with diselpunk. Cloud Atlas, at least the futuristic part.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Princess Mononoke from studio Ghibli.

Edit: whoops, I meant 'NausicaΓ€ of the Valley of the Wind'

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nausicaa is more solar/windpunk than Princess Mononoke, which is more primitivist.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Shoot, that's the one I was actually thinking of!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Most of Miyazakis films

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Awesome but not really solarpunk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Maybe Atlantis? Also maybe the fremen parts of Dune, though that again is more primitivist in some respects.

I'd say overall Solarpunk still lacks its cornerstone film.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Moonhaven

After Yang

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

John Carter has ships that "fly on light"

https://imdb.com/title/tt0401729/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well, not solar punk but environmentalist. Travelers. It's a show about people traveling back in time to stop climate collapse, it's pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Not sure if Sunshine qualifies, but its an excellent sci-fi with the sun theme