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humor El Mundo Today 2026-04-29

80s Dystopia: Now Seen as Sweet, Optimistic Nostalgia.

Hollywood’s market research suggests that after recent global trauma, we’ve downgraded the grim, dusty post-apocalyptic vibe to merely 'feel-good' escapism. Even Mad Max gets a spa treatment.


<figure><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="352" src="https://emtstatic.com/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-29-a-las-14.25.30-600x352.png" width="600" /></figure>Una investigación de mercado realizada por los grandes estudios de Hollywood ha determinado que para los espectadores posteriores a la pandemia, la guerra de Ucrania, el genocidio de Gaza y las dos legislaturas de Trump, las películas de la saga Mad Max ya no pertenecen al género de “distopía postap...

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