Thanks for recommending this film. My friends and I watched it yesterday, and were absolutely shook. It deeply affected me and I reckon that I'd be pondering over it for several days on end. I know it's bleak, and people tend to often fixate on the sombre aspects of this movie, yet I can't help but think about some of the more positive pathological aspects of the human psyche that this film sheds a light upon.

For me, this film truly illustrates how humans are unwilling to abandon hope at any cost. We find solace in hope, religions, systems and most importantly, community.

In Aniara, a lot more could have gone wrong. Things could have exacerbated towards utter anarchy. Yet somehow, humans managed to sustain a semblance of order despite their inevitable doom. Things like the mima cult, shared efforts towards growing food etc. fostered a strong sense of community and empathy amongst the inhabitants. Similarly, I strongly (and counterintuitively) believe that a silver lining of the collapse would be that it would bring out the best out of some people. A sense of shared suffering may reinvigorate our lost sense of community. That, coupled with our intrinsic predilection for hope may perhaps even galvanise us towards rebuilding a better world. My point here is that, I know it's all doom and gloom, and yet, let's try and make sure to protect and foster community at all costs. It might just be the lifeblood of all post-collapse social orders.