This chapter analyzes how recent films like Blade Runner 2049 and Mad Max: Fury Road engage with themes of dissatisfaction, nostalgia, masculinity, and the cycles of consumer capitalism. It argues that, unlike the endless continuation promised by franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, these films highlight the impossibility of true satisfaction and expose the mechanisms by which capitalism perpetuates desire through repetition and crisis. Drawing on theorists such as Jacques Lacan, Sarah Sharma, and Alenka Zupančič, the chapter explores how cultural narratives encourage preservation over transformation, making it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. Ultimately, the chapter suggests that embracing failure and partiality offers a more honest engagement with contemporary culture.