Tag Post-Apocalyptic

In the face of optimism flies Now and Then, Here and There

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Now and Then, Here and There is a late 90’s anime classic that viewers are quick to forget. It is not forgotten due to forgettable content but rather due to the impact of the content itself. NaTHaT predates the isekai fad while predicting the shortcomings of the fad. In modern isekai, it appears that the protagonist is uniquely adept in some way at surviving the world in which he (usually a male protagonist) has found himself. This series sees that possibility and walks the other way. This is the world of the apocalypse, and there is no telling who will survive. Continue reading “In the face of optimism flies Now and Then, Here and There” →

The Impact of One Scene in Snowpiercer

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If I could just have a brief moment of your time, I would like to discuss how it’s possible to have one simple but significant scene that ties a whole movie together. I recently — finally — watched the film Snowpiercer. Coming from the director of the Korean film The Host, I had no doubt that it would be an entertaining film. It was! It is a story about a post-apocalyptic ice age in which the survivors live on a train that endlessly loops on a track, with the areas of the train essentially broken down by class. The film follows a group of people living in squalor in the tail end who have had enough, especially after the kidnapping of some children, and fight their way to the front of the train. Continue reading “The Impact of One Scene in Snowpiercer” →