I read "The Road" and plan on seeing the movie when it comes out this month. I also recently saw a trailer for "The Book of Eli" that looks interesting.
I am interested in the post-apocalyptic genre and I was wondering what other Hatracker's have enjoyed.
I prefer movies that make you think or deal with certain social issues, and not the whole "Zombies are here omg PH34R THEM!" crap that keeps coming out.
I've seen many of movies that have been released recently, such as I Am Legend, The Matrix series, as well as ones a little older such as The Postman, the Mad Max Series, and 12 Monkeys.
So what are your favorite post apocalyptic movies? What social issues do they deal with, and what did you think of the way the movie protrayed them?
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
The Day After I think is the best one I've seen. Nuclear war is such a horrible thing to behold, and yet still remains a very real possibility. I haven't seen any other post-nuclear fiction that depicts it quite so well.
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
It may have zombies, but I've always been fond of "28 Days Later." I liked the twist where they aren't technically zombies but rather an amplification of human rage and destruction. Its basically a movie in which humanity rips itself to pieces while a few survivors try to find the balance that will help keep them alive.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Movies: The Stand The Day After On the Beach
T.V.: Survivors (BBC) Jericho
I know there are a million others, but I am at work and my list is at home.
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
Does Shaun of the Dead count?
Posted by scholarette (Member # 11540) on :
Waterworld! Wait, were we supposed to list good movies?
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
Not movies, but I did enjoy Jeremiah and Harsh Realm.
Jeremiah was a JMS show depicting a society where all the adults had died due to a virus. No real monsters, just humans handling all the story lines. It was actually pretty good but only went for two seasons (so the arc was a bit abrupt).
Harsh Realm was a Chris Carter show with stylistic and plot elements borrowed from the X-Files. That depicted a computer simulation of a US, collapsed after a terrorist nuclear attack. It wasn't terribly great, but the concept was awesome. It went one season.
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
They did ask about movies we enjoyed...I don't think anyone enjoyed Waterworld
Posted by Godric (Member # 4587) on :
Six String Samurai Tank Girl A Boy and His Dog Escape from New York & Escape from L.A. Hardware The Quiet Earth Delicatessen Children of Men WALL-E
...and Repo! The Genetic Opera looks interesting, but I haven't seen it yet.
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
Watch it already. "Repo" should get kudos for sheer out-there-ness. And Sarah Brightman.
Posted by Christine (Member # 8594) on :
I liked The Stand
I'm not hugely fond of post-apocalyptic stories. They tend to be poorly done. The Road annoyed me (as a book) and I'm reluctant to see it as a movie.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
Would you count Soylent Green and Planet of the Apes (the original)?
Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :
This reminds me, its time to reread "A Canticle for Leibowitz"
Check out about 1/3 of all Anime that does not involve giant tentacle monsters.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I was going to mention Soylent Green, but wasn't sure it fit the bill. I would also second 28 Days Later because it is the human element that really gets you in that movie, how they handle being some of the last people in Britian.
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
I think the original "Planet of the Apes" would count and I feel ashamed for not thinking of it first.
*goes to pop in the dvd*
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
quote:I was going to mention Soylent Green, but wasn't sure it fit the bill.
I guess it depends on whether Geraine meant by post Apocalyptic. Sometimes the term is used in a very narrow sense to refer to future scenarios that occur after a major, human caused catastrophe (like nuclear war). But the term also gets used to refer to a broader spectrum of dystopic future scenarios.
Posted by Geraine (Member # 9913) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Rabbit:
quote:I was going to mention Soylent Green, but wasn't sure it fit the bill.
I guess it depends on whether Geraine meant by post Apocalyptic. Sometimes the term is used in a very narrow sense to refer to future scenarios that occur after a major, human caused catastrophe (like nuclear war). But the term also gets used to refer to a broader spectrum of dystopic future scenarios.
By post-apocalyptic I didn't just mean post-disaster type movies. What I meant was the end of life or WAY of life as we know it. Soylent Green would certainly count. I consider V for Vendetta a post-apocalyptic movie in some ways due to this.
Planet of the Apes was another that I have seen but hadn't thought of. I watched it when I was a kid, I need to watch it again since I would probably get a whole lot more out of it now that I am a lot older.
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :