> big nations threatening to eat small ones and become super states

what are a couple of examples you have in mind that support your claim of this trend? I must be living under a rock because I have not detected this.

Ultimately both are just movies and I dislike when people compare them to the real world given how exaggerated they are, but the basic premise of Brazil happens regularly: one piece of paperwork filed incorrectly can seriously impact your life.

See this woman for an example: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/live-woman-decl...