There is something deeper to this then what initially begins considering the times we live in. (pandemic, alternative facts) Definitely embracing their weirdness in this unique story. Indie fun if that is your appetite.

Dressed in all the vivid Willy Wonka colors of an oscillating acid trip, the wholly inspired and whip-smart class system satire "Greatland" presents two very disparate worlds in what becomes a wildly headstrong and elite piece of moviemaking from director Dana Ziyasheva.

The young Ulysses (Arman Darbo) introduces the fantastical city of Greatland, a candy-colored mecca in which the downtrodden and their gutted cityscapes are glossed over with glitter, neon, and the distracting encouragement of perpetual fun - as long as it fits the grander schemes of forces that live to assure their own indulgences. When Ulysses' soul mate is sent to Redemption Island, Ulysses leaves the veneers of Greatland to find her, and his quest soon yields the epiphanies we tend to have when we first come to realize how the other half lives.

Improbably evoking black-lit colorizations of "Dr. Strangelove," "The Wizard of Oz," and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" in equally warped measure, "Greatland" shows us all the warts and scars respectively worn by the privileged and the distressed, and does it with a distinctness of vision only the best satirical filmmaking has conjured. - (Was this of use? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!)

Set in an imaginary country which is said to be the birthplace of love and an endless source of fun, Greatland is all about the rebel teen Ulysses, who is attempting to save his childhood sweetheart as an election and a deadly virus wreaks chaos and violence.

So you know, it's ripped from the headlines, I guess.

There's a pretty decent cast on hand with favorite of our site Eric Roberts, Nick Moran (Scabior from the Harry Potter films),former boxing champion of the world Shannon Briggs and horror star Bill Oberst Jr (The Devil's Rejects).

It's directed by Dana Ziyasheva, a former journalist and a UNESCO diplomat with 20 years of development work around the world. Her film Defenders of Lifeabout child-brides set in the indigenous Ngäbe tribe of Costa Rica helped bring about a national ban on under-age marriages.

This is a neon world of what happens after the virus, a world where people only care for themselves and their fun forced to come back to our reality. It goes past non-binary love the whole way to interspecies romance, too.

This isn't for everyone, but is an interesting take on post-apocalyptic film.