The film exploits the combined fear of overpopulation and government conspiracy that plagues citizens everywhere to create a compelling story of seven women fighting for survival in a world that only has room for one. What Happened to Monday? also explores how the desire for individuality within a dystopian society breaks down the bonds of family and wreaks havoc on an individual’s psyche. The consequence for not abiding and having additional children is cryosleep, a process that leaves individuals frozen until the conditions of the society become optimal enough to wake them. With the rising popularity of this topic, Netflix recently took up the topic of overpopulation and produced What Happened to Monday?, a dystopian film in which a group of septuplets, the Settmans, try to survive in a world that has restricted each household to one child. The fear of overpopulation is not only reflected in real-life laws and policies, but also in contemporary film and television as seen in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, the CW’s The 100, and many more.

The idea that one day there might be serious measures taken to ensure the survival of humanity through population control has spurred anxiety about the side effects of such control. This policy lasted for years it was not until 2015 that China began to allow couples to have up to two children. In the 1970s, China went so far as to create a one-child policy that penalized couples for having more than one offspring.

Not only are individuals distressed about overpopulation leading to a lack of resources, but they also fear government interventions that could limit their freedoms. In these areas, overpopulation has caused panic for both citizens and those who govern them due to the increasing inability to support more people. Overpopulation has created numerous complications over the last few decades, including crowding and food shortages, for a variety of countries across the globe.

Issue 6: Brave New Worlds: Utopias and Dystopias.

Issue 1: Historical Hauntings & Modern-Day Manifestations.

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