Reading Response: Carl Abbott

I was impressed by the different cities depicted in SF films. An author described the term ‘Migratory Cities’ – as the movement of people from one city to another or the movement of the city itself. In this context, Migratory cities refer to the latter. Train cities shown in Snowpiercer(2013) belong to this category. Snowpiercers (2013), a Korean film, deals with social stratification and duplicity of a city. Within a train, the higher people’s social status, the more descended coach was assigned to them.In a movie, a community in a train seems to be well maintained due to advanced technology except for the backwards coaches. However, if there is light, there is always shadows. Modern city can be said highly developed while being equipped with advanced technology, it would be difficult to eradicate social inequality. As technology is advanced in a future city, social systems including law and welfare must be advanced as well.