So, books and movies like City of Ember, Snowpiercer, the Metro game series, and others all have a theme of these communities built out of whatever they can be. They’re usually in space limited areas (like an underground city, a train, a metro station, the sewers, etc), and look very cobbled together (boxes for buildings, bunkbeds, moving walls, curtains everywhere, etc).
It translates really well to film, creating some incredibly memorable sets, but the familiarity and world building are definitely not lost in print media. A lot of the time the story will revolve heavily around that community itself and things happening inside of it.
Is there a name or genre that encompasses these elements? Would love to be able to google it for art, ambience, and inspiration. If there isn’t, I would appreciate some good stories with this kind of element.
by fudge5962