In the summer of 1945, the world first saw the consequences of a nuclear disaster, when the Japanese city of Hiroshima was subjected to a monstrous attack. Fortunately, humanity no longer dared to repeat such fatal errors. In cinema, the nuclear apocalypse is a fairly common topic. However, in films such scenes are not disclosed with the aim of demonstrating the superiority of one state over another, but are a warning to everyone about the deplorable consequences of using prohibited weapons. Let's look at which films about the nuclear apocalypse deserve the attention of a wide audience.
The Book of Eli (2009)
Opens our list of paintings about the nuclear apocalypse film "The Book of Eli". The story tells about the lives of people who are on the verge of extinction. Civilization fell into complete decline after a terrible catastrophe. Destruction, chaos, hunger and poverty reign everywhere. Clinging to the last chance of existence, people turned into aggressive, soulless creatures, ready to go for any crime in the search for water and provisions.
The only person who manages to resist his animal instincts in the atmosphere of a nuclear apocalypse is Eli, a sage and philosopher from a long road. The word of God leads him forward. The hero wanders through the desert expanses, protecting the Holy Scripture. Soon, a gang of powerful tyrant Carnegie gets in the way of Eli, who plans to enslave the survivors and become the sole ruler on Earth. Will the sanctus resist anger and sacrilege on the way to the cherished goal?
Letters of a Dead Man (1986)
The film is the first example of a solid Soviet post-apocalyptic film directed by Konstantin Lopushansky. The film, the script of which was developed in collaboration with Boris Strugatsky himself , gives his own view on how life would have happened if there had been an armed confrontation during the Cold War. Indeed, in that difficult period, the US intentions to blow up the USSR were seriously considered. The nuclear apocalypse as a result of the confrontation between the two superpowers - this is the topic that was chosen by the authors of the film.
The plot of the picture introduces the viewer to a Nobel laureate named Larson (Rolan Bykov). The latter daily sends letters to a missing son who was lost after the disaster that occurred as a result of an accidental nuclear explosion at one of the US military bases. At this time, the remnants of humanity, hiding in underground shelters and catacombs, are trying to establish a new social system. The final picture is an eloquent warning to humanity on behalf of real world scientists about the dangers of nuclear technology.
"Dr. Strangelove, or How I Stopped Afraid and Loved the Bomb" (1964)
We continue to review the best films about the nuclear apocalypse. Without any doubt, perhaps the most sensational film about the global crisis in the history of cinema deserves the attention of a wide audience. This is a picture of the cult director Stanley Kubrick - “Doctor Strangelove, or How I Stopped Afraid and Loved the Bomb”, which was released back in 1964. The film, based on the works of Peter George's literary work "The Red Alarm", was released at the height of the Cold War.
According to the plot, a certain high rank of the American army - General Ripper orders to blow up the USSR. The nuclear apocalypse here does not occur in reality, but in the heads of powerful, self-righteous politicians. Fortunately, the whole confrontation ultimately boils down to satirical verbal skirmishes in the offices of world leaders.
The Testament (1983)
"Testament" - a powerful message to humanity about what horrors and hardships await us all after a nuclear war. Film director Lynn Titman was able to fully reveal the theme of the existence of people in a large-scale disaster.
The story takes the viewer to the city, which becomes a real cemetery after the attack of a nuclear bomb. Absolutely everything turns out to be infected with fatal radiation, including saving water supplies. Without access to safe food, mothers are forced to feed their children with toxic breast milk. Adults lead a miserable life in the hope of help from those in power. However, salvation never comes.
It is worth noting that the painting "Testament" has a very weak plot. But the strength of the film is not in a complex and confusing narrative, but in an amazing acting game. The magnificent game of young actors involved in the tape conveyed especially realistically.