Book: George Orwell's "1984" : NSA spying, social network spying, adware too. Politically congressional bills have sweet sounding names like PATRIOT Act, and we seemingly change sides in regards to middle east wars.

Movie: Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" - In the future of 2026, wealthy [technocrats, energy barons, and Wall Street bankers] rule the vast city of Metropolis from high-rise tower complexes, while a lower class of underground-dwelling [Chinese and Mexican workers] toil constantly to operate the machines that provide its power.