Index to Main Sources – Digital Patmos

The 100 (2014) [TV series]

The 100 (2014): Power of Morality in the Face of Crisis by Choo Jun Heng, Alvin

2012 (2009)

2012(2009) : Decision Making In The Face Of The Apocalypse by Darren Lim
Love in Roland Emmerich’s Disaster Cinema and How It Mirrors Societal Trajectory by Nguyen Mai Trang
“Pluralized Sacrifice”: Roland Emmerich’s unique take on the Apocalypse by Rohan Vaidya

Alice in Borderland (2020-) [TV series]

Down the Rabbit Hole: The Strength of Ikigai in Transforming Characters in Alice in Borderland by Shermaine Lee

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Appearance and Acceptance: How the Human Face brings about Social Acceptance in Alita: Battle Angel by Eila Trenel

Altered Carbon (2018-2020) [TV series]

Power and Morality: How Power Instability Corrupts the Line of Morality in Altered Carbon by Matthew Elmer Ken

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Apocalypse Now: Imperialism or Moral Sacrifice? by Mohamad Asyraf Mohamad Zaidi

Arrival (2016)

Significance of Communication in Alien Encounters by Kong Dehao

Attack on Titan (2013-) [TV series]

Identities and Extremism: How Changing Landscapes and Realities Foster Radicalisation in Attack on Titan by Ellie Zhang

Autodale: The Animated Series (2017-2020)

More to Autodale than Meets the Eye by Hazel Tan

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

An Examination of Artificial Intelligence’s Portrayal in Avengers: Age of Ultron by Rachel Boey

Avengers: Endgame (2018)

Humanised Heroism in Avengers: Endgame by Teo Wei Ming

Subverting the Superhero-Non-Superhero Divide in Avengers: Endgame by Quek Rui Chin

Back to the Future (1985)

Determinism or Free Will: Time Travel in The Terminator (1984) and Back to the Future (1985) by Hussain Fathah

The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov

The Bicentennial Man: What’s In A Name? That Which We Call A Human… by Oliver Cheok

Bird Box (2018)

“If You Look, You Will Die. Do You Understand?” – Examining What it Means to Not See in Bird Box (2018) by Ashley How Kai Xin

How Agency Relates to the Different Resolutions of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place and Susanne Bier’s Bird Box by Aeron Too

“Bokura no 16bit Sensou” (2019) [Vocaloid song]

Vocaloid Songs: Being Vocal about Disapproving Collectivistic Traditional Values by Chan Xue Hong

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World and Elysium: What Justifies Our Fear of Technological Advancement? by Gan Ke Ching

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Apocalyptic Humour: The Usage of Comedy in The Cabin in The Woods by Mohamad Hirwan Shah

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

A Look at the Success of Marvel’s Civil War in a Post-9/11 World by Arnold Teo

Cargo (2017)

Cargo (2017): Love Beyond Blood, Love Beyond Death by Truong Kim Mai

Chappie (2015)

A Sense of Life, But: Inferior Machines and Superior Humans in Modern AI Apocalypse Fiction by Yong Chun San

The Chrysalids (1955) by John Wyndham

The Chrysalids: Paradox in Modern Societies by Zhang Fengfang

Cloud Atlas (2004) by David Mitchell

Segmenting, Segregating and Separating: The Persistence of Social Borders Through Time in Cloud Atlas by Jessica Wu

Contagion (2011)

Representations of Science and Technology in Viral Apocalypses by Natasha Tan

Reconciling Societies through the Domination of Authority over Public in the Pandemic: Contagion and Flu by Kyi Cin Thet

The Dark Forest (2008) by Liu Cixin

Significance of Communication in Alien Encounters by Kong Dehao

The Dark Knight (2008)

Batman’s Symbolism of Hope in The Dark Knight (2008) by Malcolm Ng

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014): Sticking to their guns: Humanity in the Planet of Apes by Arvindh Ulagapan

The Apepocalypse by Goh Wei Shern

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Seeing The ‘Pros’ In Propaganda: Sensationalism In The Day After Tomorrow by Rachel Teng Ying Xin

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Second Coming of Klaatu: Biblical Allusions in the Day the Earth Stood Still and its Remake by Samuel Lai

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

The Second Coming of Klaatu: Biblical Allusions in the Day the Earth Stood Still and its Remake by Samuel Lai

The Destructors by Graham Greene

Violence by Adolescents against Establishments, an Eschatological Analysis of Donnie Darko and the Destructors by Elaine Koh

Detroit: Become Human (2018) [computer game]

The Experience of Social Stigma Beyond Racism: A Critical Analysis of Detroit: Become Human by Sing Wei En Wayne

Deus Ex [computer game series]

The Inconsistent Picture of Racism Painted by Deus Ex: Mankind Divided by Ting Xiao

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) by Philip K. Dick

Have Mercer on Us: The Faith of Suffering in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) by Angel Lim

Donnie Darko (2001)

Violence by Adolescents against Establishments, an Eschatological Analysis of Donnie Darko and the Destructors by Elaine Koh

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Capitalism and Science Denialism – Parallels between Climate Crisis and Don’t Look Up (2021) by Carrie Tan

Elysium (2013)

Brave New World and Elysium: What Justifies Our Fear of Technological Advancement? by Gan Ke Ching

Enders Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card

Exploring the Convergence between the Virtual and the Real in Ender’s Game by Guo Lilian

“The Entire History of You” (2011) [Black Mirror TV Series]

Pointing Fingers at the Grain: An Examination of Human Responsibility in “The Entire History of You” by Sharlene Lim

Ex Machina (2014)

A Sense of Life, But: Inferior Machines and Superior Humans in Modern AI Apocalypse Fiction” by Yong Chun San

Feng Ce Chang An 凤策长安 (2021) by Feng Qing

The Exceptionalism of Apocalyptic Heroines in Feng Ce Chang An by Shannen Koh Ming Xuan

Flu (2013)

Reconciling Societies through the Domination of Authority over Public in the Pandemic: Contagion and Flu by Kyi Cin Thet

Geostorm (2017)

Centralization of Humanity in Geostorm by Ryan Tan Wei Young

The Giver (2014)

Social Isolation and Jonas’ Rebellion in The Giver by Praveen Rahman

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver (1993): The Challenges of Creating an Ideal Society by Pooja Bhagwan

Knowledge and Deviance: How the Individuals’ Rationalization of Knowledge Prompts Different Responses in The Giver by Ashley Low

Gravity Falls (2012-2016) [Animated TV series]

Chaos of Comedy and Horror: Undefined Viewership and Perceptions of the Comedic and Horrific Elements in Gravity Falls by Anushka Ashirgade

The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-) [TV series]

The “Collapse” of Society in The Handmaid’s Tale: The Threat of Chemical Apocalypse and the Oppressive Government by Jia Ying

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Agency in The Village and The Handmaid’s Tale: Regressive Societies and Power by Ooi Wen Ting

Her (2013)

Optimistic depictions of human-AI relationships in popular cinema: A comparative analysis of Her (2013) and Interstellar (2014) by Marcus Chew

The Hunger Games (2012)

Reimagining (Human) Nature in the Apocalypse: Negotiating Agency through Posthumanism in Mockingjay by Rachel Eng

Survival versus Morality of Youths in the Presence of a Protector in the Hunger Games and The Road by Peng Yun Ting

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (2014-2015) [Parts 1 and 2]

War Against Power in Mockingjay and War for the Planet of the Apes by Theodore Vito

I, Robot (2004)

Why I, Robot is a Persuasive Film for the Imagining of the A.I. Apocalypse by Amanda Tan

A Sense of Life, But: Inferior Machines and Superior Humans in Modern AI Apocalypse Fiction by Yong Chun San

I am Legend (2007)

War on Terror in I Am Legend and World War Z by Ayden Bae

I Am Legend (Book versus Movie): A Reflection of Society across Time by Bethany Leong

I am Legend by Richard Matheson

I Am Legend (Book versus Movie): A Reflection of Society across Time by Bethany Leong

“In the Desert” (1895, poem) by Stephen Crane

The Apocalyptic Dimensions of War: The Centrality of Biblical Narrative Subversion in William Butler Yeats’ “The Second Coming” by Veronike-Nicole Ban

Independence Day (1996)

Love in Roland Emmerich’s Disaster Cinema and How It Mirrors Societal Trajectory by Nguyen Mai Trang
“Pluralized Sacrifice”: Roland Emmerich’s unique take on the Apocalypse by Rohan Vaidya

Inferno by Dan Brown

Inferno: The Blurring of Lines between a Hero and a Villain by Loh Wei Ting

Interstellar (2014)

Kaali Khuhi (2020)

Portrayal of Female Infanticide in Bollywood by Cavan Tay

The Last of Us (2013) [computer game]

An Infinite Amount of Hope, but Not for Us: Posthumanism and Beautiful Post-apocalyptic Landscapes in The Last of Us by Mah Xiao Yu

A new world, new judgments: Exploration of morality in The Last of Us by Clara Lim

Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) [computer game]

Beauty of Misery: Behind the Success of Apocalyptic-themed Games by Jesmine Woon

The Lego Movie (2014)

Everything is Not Awesome: Biblical Allegory and the Apocalyptic Imagination in The Lego Movie (2014) by Sivakumar Abhayaa

Life is Strange [computer game]

Moral Engagement and Time-Travel in Life is Strange by Claire Low

Love and Monsters (2020)

The Unlikely Hero: How Humour Works in the Hero’s Favour in Love and Monsters by Jolene Joan You

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Fixing or Embracing Disability: The Establishment of the New Normalcy in the Discourse of the Crip Theory by He Ziqi

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Under the Facade of Non-essentialism: Humanity’s Deep-seated Gender Stereotypes by Liu Jian Lin

The Portrayal of Redemption in Mad Max: Fury Road and its predecessors by Nikita Gupta

The Matrix (1999)

Perspectives of Relationships between Hope & Freedom by Teo Jao Ming

The Reversal by Kelvin Neo

The Matrix (1999-2003) [Trilogy]

War between Man and Machine in The Matrix Trilogy and The Terminator by Mahnveer Kaur

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2003)

Portrayal of Female Infanticide in Bollywood by Cavan Tay

The Maze Runner (2014)

The Allegory in The Maze Runner by Wong Zhi Min, Olivia

Metro 2033 (2010) [computer game]

Beauty of Misery: Behind the Success of Apocalyptic-themed Games by Jesmine Woon

Mortal Engines (2018)

Mortal Engines: Is it the Ship or the Captain? by Valerie Tan

Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind (1984)

The East and West in Nausicaä: A Question of Environmental Ethics by Yu Jia Lin

Rehabilitation after Apocalypses: Miyazaki’s Meditations Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke by Georgia Yew

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995): From Armageddon to Instrumentality, Japanese Anxiety Through The Hikikomori by Wong Zhi Wei

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Zombie Pandemic in Hollywood: Portrayals of Outbreak and Survival in Night of the Living Dead and World War Z by Lynette Teo

Outbreak (1995)

Notion of Civil Liberties in World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and Outbreak by Faith Lee

Parasite (2018)

Inequality in Squid Game and Parasite by Vritee Muni

Perfect Sense (2011)

A World Without Sense: Emotional Responses to the Sensory Apocalypse in Perfect Sense (2011) by Tan Enn Syn, Shona

Person of Interest (2011-2016) [TV series]

A Sense of Life, But: Inferior Machines and Superior Humans in Modern AI Apocalypse Fiction by Yong Chun San

The Planet of the Apes trilogy (2011-2017)

Is Humanity Inherently Good?: An Analysis of Human Nature in the Planet of the Apes trilogy (2011 – 2017) by Bharathkumar Sriram

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Rehabilitation after Apocalypses: Miyazaki’s Meditations Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke by Georgia Yew

Psycho-Pass (2012) [TV Series]

A Shift In Focus In Psycho-Pass: ‘AI Gone Rogue’ To The Susceptibility Of The Exploitation Of AI By Humans by Sean Low Chen Yi

A Quiet Place (2018)

Survival of the “Fittest”: Examining the Blurred Dichotomy Between the Abled and Disabled in A Quiet Place (2018) by Yan Ng Xuan Min, Gail

How Agency Relates to the Different Resolutions of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place and Susanne Bier’s Bird Box by Aeron Too

The Road (2009)

Survival versus Morality of Youths in the Presence of a Protector in the Hunger Games and The Road by Peng Yun Ting

Resident Evil (2002)

Reconciling Power Structures and Human Agency in the Apocalypse by Megan Huang

Feminism in Resident Evil by Zheng Jieru

Samurai Jack (2001-2017)

Samurai Jack (2001-2017) and the Pedagogy of Hope by Lim Lyn-Zhou

“The Second Coming” (1919, poem) by William Butler Yeats

The Apocalyptic Dimensions of War: The Centrality of Biblical Narrative Subversion in William Butler Yeats’ “The Second Coming” by Veronike-Nicole Ban

“Shuumatsu ga Yattekuru!” (2010) [Vocaloid song]

Vocaloid Songs: Being Vocal about Disapproving Collectivistic Traditional Values by Chan Xue Hong

Snowpiercer (2013)

The Ones who Walk Away from Snowpiercer by Ng Qian Qian

Affluence in a Post Apocalyptic World: The Power of Wealth as Social Structures in Snowpiercer and Train to Busan by Jason Lee

Snowpiercer (2020-) [TV series]

‘Sacred Truths’ and Power in Snowpiercer (2020) and The Village (2004) by Eunice Tan En Hui Paa

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

The Reconstruction of Hope in Spider-Verse Films by Too Charisse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

The Reconstruction of Hope in Spider-Verse Films by Too Charisse

Squid Game (2021-) [TV series]

Capitalism and Class Inequality in Netflix’s Squid Game by Darren Ang

Inequality in Squid Game and Parasite by Virtue Muni

Station Eleven (2014) by Emily St John Mandel

Survival is insufficient: The value of human arts, culture, civilisation and society in Station Eleven by Lynette Heng

Sweet Home (2017-2020) [comic series]

Self and Other in Sweet Home: Beauty in Korean Society by Pang Ji Xuan

Sword Art Online (2013) [Anime TV film]

The Japanese Perspective on Self-Preservation and Self-Sacrifice by Desiree Wee

The Terminator (1984)

Determinism or Free Will: Time Travel in The Terminator (1984) and Back to the Future (1985) by Hussain Fathah

War between Man and Machine in The Matrix Trilogy and The Terminator by Mahnveer Kaur

Train to Busan (2016)

The Passive Protagonist: Assessing the Agency of Trains as Opposed to the Human Protagonist Within the Narrative of Train to Busan by Sum Hung Yee

Male and Female Agency in Train to Busan (2016) and its Applications to the Real World by Grace Lim

Affluence in a Post Apocalyptic World: The Power of Wealth as Social Structures in Snowpiercer and Train to Busan by Jason Lee

Facing Danger: the Companion of Familiar Ones in Train to Busan by Zheng Shanshan

Mental Deterioration by Lee Shin Yi

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Understanding Artificial Intelligence in Transformers: Age of Extinction by Rachel Thomas

Uglies (2005) by Scott Westerfeld

The Human Ethics of Care: A Leverage Over Superhumans in Uglies by Scott Westerfeld by Allison Hoe

Undertale [computer game]

Undertale: the game that makes you choose to care by Amanda Lim

The Village (2004)

‘Sacred Truths’ and Power in Snowpiercer (2020) and The Village (2004) by Eunice Tan En Hui Paa

Agency in The Village and The Handmaid’s Tale: Regressive Societies and Power by Ooi Wen Ting

Völuspá

The Necessity of Apocalyptic Destruction: Hope and Renewal in the Book of Revelation and Völuspá by Austin Ho

WALL-E (2008)

Human and Nonhuman Agency in WALL-E: The Role of Posthumanism in the Resolution of the Post-apocalyptic Crisis by Chong Shin Ee

Wall-E’s Wondrous World by Julian Ong

The Overlooked Heroism of Humanity in WALL-E by Tan Hui Xuan Valerie

One Man’s Trash is Another Robot’s Treasure: Exploring Garbage as a Symbol of Hope for the Recovery of a Post-Apocalyptic World in WALL-E by Muhammad Asy’raf

BNL: The Embodiment of our Worst Nightmares Regarding Capitalism by Doreen Khin

Convergence of Machine and Human: WALL-E’s Forewarning of The Future by Jane Ang

Wall-E: More than a Robot Animation by Benjamin Tan

The Wandering Earth (2019)

Collective Heroism in The Wandering Earth vs Individual Heroism in Interstellar: A false dichotomy between two non-concepts? by Danie Xu

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

War Against Power in Mockingjay and War for the Planet of the Apes by Theodore Vito

Watchmen (2009)

Categorization of Watchmen (2009) in the Apocalyptic and Neo-apocalyptic Narratives by Chen Runfeng

Waterworld (1995)

Enola and the Mariner: Why we can’t have one without the other in the film, Waterworld by Tanya Ang

We Happy Few (2018)

The Jaded “Hero”: An Analysis of Sacrifice in “We Happy Few by Sabrina Ng

Weathering with You (2019)

Hodaka’s Choice: Personal Love vs the Collective in Weathering with You (2019) by Cerys Leck

Westworld (2016-) [TV series]

Humanity For AI: What’s the Westworld Verdict? by Shikhar Gupta

“Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (1966) by Joyce Carol Oates

Not a Cautionary Tale: The Unanswerable Question in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”(1966) by Annie Du

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006) by Max Brooks

Notion of Civil Liberties in World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and Outbreak by Faith Lee

World War Z (2013)

War on Terror in I Am Legend and World War Z by Ayden Bae

The Zombie Pandemic in Hollywood: Portrayals of Outbreak and Survival in Night of the Living Dead and World War Z by Lynette Teo

X-Men (2000)

Traumatic Adolescences and Revolutionary Tendencies in Brian Singer’s X-men by Clarice Loke

X-Men: Days of the Future Past (2014)

Rethinking Heroism in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) by Divya Shah

Z for Zachariah (2015)

Navigating Apocalyptic Landscapes – A Closer Look at Z for Zachariah by Kevin Tan

Zom100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) [Anime series]

Redefining What “Super” is in Superhero, Akira as a Transformative Enabler in Zom100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) by Zhong Baode

Zombiepura (2018)

National Service and the ‘Chao Keng Virus’ by Brennan Kau