ECOLOGICAL DYSTOPIAS IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA: ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND CLIMATE CRISIS IN KALKI AND UGLIES

This paper examines how contemporary cinema engages with environmental crisis through an analysis of two distinct dystopian narratives: Kalki and Uglies. Through comparative textual analysis, this study explores how these cinematic texts deploy world-building, visual symbolism, and narrative structure to critique humanity's relationship with nature and warn against environmental negligence. By positioning these works within broader ecocritical frameworks