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What is this weird 1990s Gulf War aesthetic? I'm sure there are other characters, but I only found images of Bart.
u/Chaitywatt — 2 days ago
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The evolution of bicycles & motorcycles in the Capitol
This is a follow up to my previous post on my head-cannons for car evolution in the Capitol. I put a lot of work into that one so please go check it out & leave a comment.
I was inspired to make this post because of a comment left by u/FlySecure5609.
This post is going to be about motorcycles & bicycles in the Capitol. I feel that their development would be pretty similar to ours from the 1950s-2010s.
So, lets get into it!
Post-Dark Days & 10th Hunger Games
Like with the cars, this one is pretty easy, as we get a good glimpse of them in the movies & in concept art.
We see both civilians & Peacekeepers alike using a real world motorcycle called the MEIJS MOTORMAN, which we see proudly displayed on their website.
In the concept art by Leif Heanzo, we see designs for bicycles, but I don't recall seeing them in the movies.
These bikes are very rudimentary in nature, mostly containing the bare minimum, which lines up with the whole post war aesthetic.
I also feel that, culturally, bicycles & motorcycles are seen as a means to get from A to B or as a leisurely thing for exercise or exploration. Unlike in our world where motorcycles, for example, are seen as a rebellious thing like with greasers & motorcycle gangs for example.
20th - 30th Hunger Games
During this time period, I feel that, like with the cars, bicycles & motorcycles would be similar to aesthetic as the 10th Hunger Games. The overtly gaudy & Avant-Garde style won't come in vogue yet.
This would reflect in bikes as well as they'd probably have a similar color scheme, mostly being black, grey or white.
Now, in the Lionsgate shop, we do see this piece of merchandise.
Now, I can't find any information on this thing, no concept art & I don't think I've seen it in the movies. But, I do think it's the perfect match for this time period.
Now, it greatly resembles a motorcycle from the 1930s known as the 1935 Henderson KJ Streamline, & I think it would be a more luxurious touring motorcycle for rich Capitolites.
As for the middle/lower class Capitolites & the Peacekeepers, I feel that their motorcycles would resemble a lot of bikes from the 1940s-50s.
As for bicycles, they would look pretty similar to before except that I think it'll have more brighter colors & viewed, even more as a leisurely thing as the good times start to set in, rather than an actual mode of transport.
I could see bicycles being viewed as a thing to give to kids.
40th - 50th Hunger Games
Now, we're entering Snow's presidency, & in comes the good times. With more Avant-garde, decadent & gaudy forms of aesthetics & fashion taking over, & the bikes would reflect that.
Here, the bike is now, fully a luxury, not a necessity, not a mode of transport, but a giant toy to be played with.
I think we'd see a rise in scooters, similarly to the Mod subculture of the 1960s. With Scooters being a leisurely, touring vehicle. Designed, less more speed, but more for smelling the roses on long cruises down the park.
As for motorcycles, we'd see a prioritization in speed & power. With motorcycles becoming a hobby, young Capitolites would be racing to have the fastest one on the block.
As for bicycles, I feel that they'd be sidelined in a way. They'd be regulated as more of a kids toy. For them to get from home to school. With adults either taking public transport or cars. But also, similar to scooters, being a more leisurely thing for adults going down the park for exercise.
As for Peacekeepers, in the new Sunrise on the Reaping trailer, we do see them on motorcycles.
It's not the best screenshot I know.
They kinda resemble Harley-Davidsons from the 1950s-60s, but I can't get a clear look, & I'm not much of a motorcycle guy so I can't really identify them.
Why are there no bikes in the original trilogy?
Now, as I'm sure we know, there are no bicycles or motorcycles in the original trilogy, same with cars & other forms of personal transport. When it comes to cars, it could be easily explained.
We see that the Capitol is extremely walkable & pedestrian-friendly with a good public transport system so cars won't be needed. I speculated that cars ownership was disavowed by Snow in order to keep resources for the Peacekeepers & cars became a luxury only the most elite Capitol citizens, like Snow & Heavensbee, can afford.
But, why no motorcycles or bicycles? Motorcycles would cost less resources like oil. Bicycles would practically cost nothing. The walkable nature of the Capitol would make bicycles more desirable. Even the Peacekeepers no longer have motorbikes, being replaced with giant armored cars, they don't even have motorcycles during the more peaceful time of the 74th Hunger Games.
Unless the excuse is: "They just kept their bikes indoors during the rebellion or the Hunger games". My theory is:
- Bikes slowly went out of fashion as more Capitolites took to clothing as a form of self-expression. With their gaudy Avant-garde clothes making it hard to pedal bicycles or ride motorcycles as their long dresses got stuck in the bicycles important machinery like chain wires.
- This is some form of control over the citizens of the Capitol. With Snow, probably wanting more authority, restricting personal transport & leaving everyone dependent on his buses & trains. We saw this sort of explanation used for cars & the Capitol's lack of them, the same could apply to bikes & makes more sense that way.
- Maybe motorcycles did become a symbol of rebellion/counter-culture in the Capitol. Maybe young, teenage Capitolites took to motorcycles & bicycles as a form of rebellion, not in a Districts rebellion way, but more in a hippie/punk counterculture way.
Anyways! That's what I think bikes would look like during the Hunger Games & how they would've evolved over time! I hope you guys liked it! Please comment & tell me what you guys think, what you agree with, what you disagree with etc. Also I forgot to mention that I was only focusing on the movies for this scenario! (Again)
Anyways! I hope you all have a great day & week!
u/Chaitywatt — 3 days ago
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How would you describe this 2010s-era futuristic aesthetic. These are the best photos I got. From media like Overwatch, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare & Infinite Warfare, also including the more futuristic Black Ops games & Ghosts, & Wall-E
The best way I could describe it is:
If Cyberpunk is High Tech, Low Life
Frutiger Aero & Solarpunk is High Tech, High Life
This aesthetic is more High Tech, Mid Life
And it's just 2015 but with robots & holograms. We can see it most clearly in the media I listed.
A lot of defining features are modern, clear, & minimalist styling. Holographic screens & Holograms. If you can describe it better than me, please do.
Please help out & have a great day & week!
u/Chaitywatt — 8 days ago
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Phonopolis is a new game developed by Amanita Design. It's handcrafted with cardboard & it's really, really awesome! Immediately fell in love with its aesthetic.
It's very similar to Weimar-era Avant-garde art like suprematism, futurism, & constructivism. Aesthetics & art styles which were sited as direct inspirations. But it's always reminded me of Bauhaus.
u/Chaitywatt — 8 days ago
▲ 8 r/Hungergames
This is my speculation on what cars would be like in Panem, & more specifically, the Capitol. Like a lot of things about culture in the Capitol, I imagine their development of cars to parallel our automotive development throughout the 1950s-2010s.
Also I want to quickly give out a small opinion I have: I feel that a overtly gaudy car culture would perfectly fit the Capitol. The Capitol serves as a satire & criticism of the United States & its mass consumerist, bread & circus, & overly material culture & its exploitation of others. And in the United States, there is a huge, huge car culture, as clearly seen in the country's love of huge & gaudy cars. Like today with the huge popularity of large, expensive pickup trucks & SUVs, or Pavement Princesses. So a car culture in the Capitol could serve as a good critique of this wasteful consumerism.
So without further ado! Here's what I believe to be the evolution of cars in the Capitol!
Post-Dark Days & 10th Hunger Games
Now this is pretty easy. We see these cars in the movie & we see the Capitol at its most car dependent.
We see a lot of European & Soviet-inspired cars used. Ranging from the Volga M21, Trabant P50, Volkswagen Type 3, & the Plinths' limousine looks to be built upon a Daimler DS420.
We also see these red lights in the cars which are called "Panem all seeing eyes" in the concept art by Lee Oscar Meyer & Leif Heanzo. We see these 'eyes' everywhere from cars to basic appliances.
I feel that these eyes are a staple of the Ravenstill regime & that they were slowly phased out by the Snow era. By this point, I feel that the Capitol was more regal & restraint during this time period when it came to aesthetics. Most of the clothes they're wearing aren't as gaudy & over-the-top as we've seen 50th Hunger Games & the 74th Hunger Games. We can also see this in the cars, & how they're all one color, black.
This also reflects the post war nature of these cars & the lack of resources. Judging by the scene set during the Dark Days.
Now, you can barely see them, but there are a few ruined cars on the road, & they do resemble the cars we see during the events of the movie. Similar styling, shape, & style. This lines up with real life history as post WWII, the American car industry was slow to innovate immediately after the events of the war & continued producing prewar models with less materials.
This also lines up with a detail I always found interesting on the cars in BOSBAS. The lack of chrome bumpers. Which admittedly, made some of the cars, really ugly, especially the Volga. But thinking about it again, it does fit.
This is most likely a result of the lack of resources available, especially chrome, & since Panem is a much smaller country with less international connections, it would make sense for them to just remove unnecessary ornaments, like chrome bumpers, to cut down on costs.
20th - 30th Hunger Games
By this point, I still feel that the aesthetics wouldn't really change so much. I speculate that Snow becomes president by the 30th-40th Hunger Games. So during this time period, I think we'd still see the regal sophistication & the dark color schemes. But, if one thing is true, the Capitol would be much more richer as they leave the dark days behind them.
With more wealth, comes new ways to show it off. So judging by how the Capitol's cultural growth & development lines mostly with ours. We'd be entering the later 1950s-60s. So we'd see cars similar to those of this time period. Especially, the Land Yacht. In case you're unfamiliar, a land yacht is a term to describe a large sedan from the 1950s-70s.
Aesthetically, they'd be pretty similar to the cars in Ballad. All black but I think we'd see some other colors like white or grey, no bright candy colors yet. They'd still have the 'all-seeing eye' at the center of the grilles. They'd still be very Soviet & European inspired, but this time, I think there will be more American inspired land yachts.
40th-50th Hunger Games
Now, this the time period where I speculate Snow took over. With Snow's claim to power, comes a cultural boom in Panem. The Dark days are nothing but a bad memory & the decadent times are in. Here comes the bright colors, the over indulgence, the surgeries, the bread & circuses. And the cars would reflect that, sorta.
With cars, people are going all in, larger, loftier, comfier, gaudier, etc. Since this time period would be akin to the 1960s-70s. This was when the land yacht really took off. Cars during the 1970s were huge & luxurious. Which would be the perfect fit for the Capitol.
But during this time period, since SOTR is 1970s inspired, we can also see a huge boom in sports cars as well.
The Durango 95 purred away real horror show
But however I think Snow would start getting people to cut down on their cars. He'd redevelop the Capitol to be more walkable, improve public transport like trains, maybe not buses because we do see a bus from the 1970s in Mockingjay 2. Encourage fashion as a way to express oneself instead of giant gaudy land yachts. Why?
Probably because:
He had a grudge against cars as someone speculated.
My speculation is that since Panem is so small & lacked natural resources like gasoline & oil. He wanted to save more resources for the Peacekeepers.
But still, I think car culture would continue to progress & expand due to how large the Capitol is, probably being the same size as Manhattan & other large metropolises.
60th-70th Hunger Games
By this point, I think car culture would be similar to the 1980s-2000s. With cars being cut down a lot more as we see in the movies. But cars now would be sleeker & cleaner, probably using electric or solar powered energy.
70th-75th Hunger Games
By this point, I envision the cars of this time period to be similar to the previous one. But I also imagine a lot of the cars here to look like a lot of the cars we have today from companies like Tesla & Xpeng.
So! These were my opinions on what cars would look like during the Hunger Games & how they would evolve over time! I hope you guys liked it! Please comment & tell me what you guys think, what you agree with, what you disagree with etc. Also I forgot to mention that I was only focusing on the movies for this scenario!
Anyways! I hope you all have a great day & week!
u/Chaitywatt — 15 days ago
It's a very 1970s-styled font, really reminding me of fonts like Dessau Heavy. But Dessau Heavy & other fonts in the family don't have that line going through the text. Help would be greatly appreciated!
I hope you all have a great day & week!
u/Chaitywatt — 17 days ago