You know, Utopia doesn't seem so bad in hindsight...

That the word 'utopia' can literally mean 'no place' says a lot about the fact that, as a species, nothing ever particularly seems to satisfy us. This has been portrayed in multiple ways across multiple medias. Even if the world itself is perfect, there's always that one teensy little imperfection that really makes the deal a lot harder to sell to us. And if it isn't small, then it's either a big problem, or the fact that an entire group of people is so discriminated against that they couldn't possibly see the world in the same fashion, thus no longer making it a utopia.

One of the most striking examples of a faux Utopia (although really, aren't they all fake?) is the psychedelic 80's badfest of Logan's Run, where all but a small portion of Earth has been completely wiped out of humans, save for one sole civilization that's dedicated to nothing but for the pursuit of happiness and 'earthly pleasures'. Sounds great, right? Just as good as More's Utopia!

There's a slight problem. In the utopia of Logan's Run, every citizen must die as soon as they turn 30.

More's Utopia is a lot less transparent than that, and that's what makes it stand out above literally every other pop cultural 'utopia' rendition that we've seen in the last 50 years. With movies and books like "The Hunger Games" and a couple of notable Star Trek episodes it's different, because can plainly see just what exactly is 'wrong' with whatever is going on the the world.

With More's Utopia, I could honestly think of a handful of people that I know who would be perfectly happy to move there (provided certain elements are updated to fit a more 'modern' era. At least there's that.