Social Inequality In The Film Elysium '

The following essay is based on the movie Elysium which conveys a futuristic view of humanity’s evolution whereby Earth’s wealthiest fled the planet to preserve their way of life leaving the financially unstable and the sickly behind. Social inequality in the film Elysium is constructed by depicting a dystopian society (Elysium 2013) This can be evidenced through the imagery, architecture, agricultural landscape, language, ideas, values and norms portrayed in the movie (Giddens, A 2009). Social inequality in the film Elysium is constructed by depicting a dystopian society.
Elysium explores sociological themes such as class issues, poverty, immigration, over population, healthcare and exploitation, social inequality, mobility. Social inequality
Education plays a significant factor as the well learnt can strive for high income earning positions that will contribute to their personal and capital wealth. In Australia, education is available to people of all classes and there is no barrier to it. Thus, the opportunities and privileges previously available to the higher social class can now be attained by an individual from a lower class allowing them to be socially mobile and to better their lifestyle. Class and ethnicity play a significant role in the current Australian society as it distinguishes individuals. Individuals in the same social class may not experience the same status as modern societies are more complex and can be stratified in several ways. There is a high level of social mobility in Australia. Educational achievements has had a large impact on the increased social mobility. According to (Graetz, B 2002) inequality in social backgrounds has affected the job status and earning of individuals in Australia and has contributed towards the socio-economic inequality present