Demolition Man takes place in a world with a large income gap, where the rich (or at least the middle class) live on the surface while the poor (or at least those wanting to be “free”) live underground. And there’s a lot of futuristic tech involved (like cyber sex!). But this is primarily a story about political correctness in a police state and it doesn’t include any all-powerful corporations (aside from Taco Bell, of course). So what do you think? Do you consider Demolition Man to be cyberpunk?
Here’s a trailer. It isn’t streaming anywhere right now though.
It misses a lot of the key themes but hits a bunch too. It would be a great part of an intro to cyberpunk for a 13yo. Actually thinking about it as much of a turd as it was (for a Judge Dredd movie) the 1996 Judge Dredd movie would be a great double feature for that.
