The term Generation X has been used at various times throughout history to describe alienated youth. In the 1950s, Hungarian photographer Robert Capa used Generation X as the title for a photo-essay about young men and women growing up immediately following the Second World War. In 1976, English musician Billy Idol used the moniker as the name for a punk rock band.
An atlas is defined as a collection of various maps of the Earth or a specific region of the Earth such as the United States or Europe.
Cloud Atlas is a 2012 German drama and science fiction film written, produced and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer. Adapted from the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, the film features multiple plotlines set across six different eras.