What will be the end of humanity? Will we witness the death of our civilization? Can people survive as a result of the Apocalypse? These questions worried mankind since ancient times, when people realized how small and insignificant they are in front of the forces of nature. The idea of the Apocalypse, as a result of which the former life on Earth comes to an end, arose in Christianity. Now the word "apocalypse" has a broader meaning for us. Usually, it means a certain global event that will destroy human civilization. Cinema could not stay away from such a burning topic. Films about survival after the Apocalypse are stably attracted by the audience - we really want to know what will cause the death of our civilization. It can come to us in different guises - as a deadly virus that kills all life or turns people into zombies, in the form of a cosmic body, a collision with which the Earth will not survive, or as a result of a thoughtless consumer attitude of man to nature.
So, films about survival after the Apocalypse. Introducing a selection of the best paintings on this topic.
"Z means Zachariah"
After the nuclear war , few survived on Earth, among them - sixteen-year-old Ann. She lives completely alone on a small patch of land surrounded by mountains. Anne takes care of the farm and makes forays into the deserted neighboring cities. She believes that she remained the last person on Earth. But once on the farm, another survivor, engineer Lumis, appeared, who was already desperate to find other people.
"5th wave"
Apocalypse on Earth can occur not only through the fault of mankind. The threat may come from outside - from the vast expanse of space, as happened in the fantastic action movie of 2016 “5th wave”. An alien invasion of Earth began with the first wave of attack, when all the energy resources of the planet and cities were turned off by impulse into darkness. The second wave was a terrible cataclysm that destroyed a huge number of people. The third wave of the invasion was a deadly epidemic that claimed the lives of several billion more people. To destroy those who survived, the aliens used their spies, who had long been hiding in the bodies of people. Now the fifth wave is coming, which will destroy the last survivors and free the earth for alien invaders.
"Crazy Max"
This is a cult picture with Mel Gibson in the title role. The action movie on the post-apocalyptic theme was so successful that three more sequels were subsequently withdrawn. The last part, “The Road of Fury,” was released in 2015.
Due to uncontrolled consumption of resources, they were finally exhausted. Chaos reigns in countries. Gangs are driving around the roads, taking away the last resources from the settlers who left large cities. The authorities are trying to restore order by creating a Power Patrol equipped with powerful cars.
"Road"
Films about the Apocalypse, the list of which is presented in the article, continue the most dramatic picture on the theme of human survival after a global catastrophe. This is an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel.
After an unnamed disaster of the city, the people and animals of the United States were destroyed. The surviving units suffer from disease, cold and hunger. Many united in gangs of looters and became cannibals. The main characters, father and son, are trying to get to the sea, hoping that the situation is better there.
The film received excellent reviews from critics who noted the high level of play by Viggo Mortensen.
"The power of fire"
Humanity does not know what is hidden in the bowels of the Earth. The heroes of this picture had to face the ancient inhabitants of the planet, dragons, millennia sleeping deep underground. During the construction of the subway, workers stumbled upon an unknown creature that turned out to be a sleeping dragon. Awakened, he begins to destroy the city. After 20 years, human civilization is over. The few survivors are hiding away from the ruined cities and from dragons flooding the sky.
"Day of the Triffids"
In this two-part film, humanity is attacked by predatory carnivorous plants. It is not known how they appeared on Earth, but when, as a result of a powerful flash on the Sun, almost all the inhabitants of the planet were blind, the triffids took advantage of the helplessness of people and began to hunt for them. It turned out that they can move around. A group of surviving sighted people escapes on the Isle of Wight, where they are trying to create a means of destroying predatory plants that have spread everywhere.
"Terminator"
Films about the Apocalypse, the list of which is presented in the article, cannot do without a cult picture about the confrontation between mankind and the artificial mind created by it. Skynet, a military computer, provoked a nuclear war. The remnants of humanity, led by their leader John Connor, entered into a confrontation with the machines. Then Skynet decides to send a robot to the past and destroy the head of resistance in childhood.
Dangerous game with climate
The best films about survival after the Apocalypse continue the picture "Colony". In the middle of the XXI century, mankind learned to control the weather using special machines. But once they failed and a severe cold reigned on Earth. Survivors took refuge in underground bunkers. Once a distress signal was received from one colony. To find out what happened, a reconnaissance detachment is sent there.
"After the Apocalypse"
A movie with a talking title. In 2010, scientists will learn that a comet is moving toward Earth, a collision with which is inevitable. A microwave satellite is being built hastily, with the help of which they are trying to destroy the celestial body. But instead, the rays of the satellite only split the comet. The debris that fell to Earth led to the onset of the ice age. Life is possible only in the equator, the rest of the territory has turned into a dead zone. A few years after the disaster, the signal of a suddenly revived satellite was recorded. A team is sent to Berlin, from which it was controlled, in order to destroy the satellite, which had already managed to blow up the plane with the previous reconnaissance group.
Films about survival after the Apocalypse - zombies, vampires and victims of deadly viruses
"Land of the Dead"
The fourth film from the famous series of paintings about zombies directed by Romero.
As a result of the ensuing zombie apocalypse, the remnants of humanity survive behind the fortified walls of cities. In one of them, Pittsburgh, society was divided into two layers: the rich live in a fashionable skyscraper, and the rest of the inhabitants huddle in the slums. Periodically, outside the city, sorties are made and met zombies are mercilessly destroyed. One day, one of them, distinguished from the rest of the dead by the remnants of intelligence, leads a campaign on Pittsburgh.
"Welcome to Zombieland"
Films about life after the Apocalypse are not always gloomy and tragic. The heroes of this picture are relatively lucky - they survived after a sudden invasion of zombies. Now they have to wander around the country in search of reliable refuge. Random companions Tallahassee and Columbus meet two sisters and soon realize that it is not only the living dead that need to be feared. The picture was a great success with the audience. Planned release of the continuation of the film.
"Epidemic"
There are quite unusual films about survival after the Apocalypse. A list of such paintings opens with a Spanish tape telling about a strange epidemic that has swept the world and brought it to the Apocalypse. The main characters working in the office once notice that one of them has stopped leaving the building and is spending the night at work. When the guards push him outside, he dies of fear. Gradually, the world embraces agoraphobia - the fear of open spaces. People locked in houses because of a wild fear of going outside are doomed to painful death from hunger.
"I'm legend"
The best films about survival after the Apocalypse are continued by one of the best dramatic works of Will Smith. The picture was shot based on the novel by Richard Matheson, but the plot was greatly changed.
This is the story of a military doctor, Robert Neville, surviving with a shepherd dog in deserted New York. The cure for cancer, which was supposed to permanently cure people of a terrible disease, mutated and turned those who received the serum into monsters. They do not tolerate sunlight and hide during the day, going hunting with dusk. In the afternoon, Neville patrols the streets, hunts and searches for a vaccine against the virus, and in the evening he locks himself in a house turned into an impregnable fortress. Night is the time of non-zombie people who are attracted to the human smell. The film received excellent reviews and is one of the best films in the world of cinema.
Interesting Apocalypse movies
Along with full-screen pictures, there are several good television series on the topic of the zombie invasion and the extinction of humanity from the deadly virus.
"The walking Dead"
One of the most popular series, once again returned the viewer's interest in the theme of the zombie Apocalypse. This is the story of the survival of people after the sudden invasion of the "living" dead. In the center of the plot is a group led by former sheriff Rick Grimes. The series is interesting not only for the naturalistic scenes of the fight against zombies, but also for the dramatic component. Sometimes survivors are worse and more dangerous than the walking dead.
"Nation Z"
This is a new series shot in the genre of black comedy. The plot is very similar to The Walking Dead. A group of survivors is transported across the country to Murphy’s Medical Research Center, a man whose blood contains a vaccine against the virus that turns people into zombies. But too many want to get a valuable load, and the team is faced with a strong opponent.
"The Last Man on Earth"
A comedy series about the survival of Phil Miller, a former bank employee, in a world where the entire population died from a deadly virus pandemic.
The films about the Apocalypse described above not only provide interesting information on how to survive in the event of a global catastrophe, but also clearly show what consequences humanity can face if the environment is thoughtless and the military conflicts escalate.