No, they are not. They are only getting better at hiding the deep dystopia.

All of those charts seem to have a lot more noise than signal.

I wonder if its because life is becoming more grim. Well, apart from the billionaires, obviously.

Seems like gritty, dystopia-like films are something of a luxury, only to be afforded when daily life itself isn't too close to the harsh realities being put on film.