End Time Films, Why is the Future in this genre so bleak?

Why do so many futuristic depictions of the future, or not-so-distant future all seem so….bleak and morbid?

Rise of the Planet of the Apes: The Re-Launch of an age ol' classic

I mentioned before to the fair number of us "film fans" who follow this and other movie blogs, that there was one specific film I was looking forward to see this summer of 2011. 


As I predicted, I was not disappointed.