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Fantastic films about the apocalypse captivate the audience and satisfy their explicit or hidden needs: identifying yourself with the characters, a person receives a dose of adrenaline, lacking emotions.
The reasons why audiences like apocalyptic movies may be different, but the main purpose of such films is to entertain and scare.
The article compiled a list of films that, according to viewers, are similar to “Chronicles of predatory citiesis a film about the apocalypse.
10 Highlander: The Source (2007)
Once upon a time, the cities of Europe, through which Duncan Macleod roams, prospered, but now they have turned into ruins.
Repeatedly, he recalls his beloved when she was next to him and made the main character a happy person.
«Highlander: Source”is a film-sequel to the film“ Highlander: The End Game ”. In the story, Duncan gathers a squad of Immortals to find the source of Immortality.
For your information: viewers who have seen the film are advised not to watch it for the reason that the plot turned out to be uninteresting, the actors play unconvincingly, and the effects are dull.
9. Angel Hunt (2016)
Film “Hunting for angels“is a film adaptation of James Patterson’s novel “The Angel Experiment”, designed for young people.
In the center of the plot are winged teenagers who have learned to fly. The thing is that an experiment was conducted on them by geneticists.
Children have wings, but they remain people. In addition to wings, teenagers also have amazing hearing and vision.
The ability to fly allowed them to escape from the laboratory, and after them another invention of scientists followed – half-humans-half-wolves …
8. Ready Player One (2018)
«Ready Player Oneis a fantasy action-adventure game based on the bestseller of the same name by Ernest Kline.
2045 year. Garbage storms are raging outside the windows, and the Earth is on the verge of an ecological disaster. People are immersed in the virtual world, finding salvation in it.
James Holliday – the genius creator of the OASIS game, leaves a testament to the players … The player who discovers the “Easter egg” in the OASIS universe will receive all the fortune of a genius.
The quest he launched covers all people without exception. Gamers watch movies, books to find at least some clue to search for.
Will anyone be able to find the digital egg?
7. Avatar (2009)
Far future, planet Pandora. In film “Picturetells about how people have exhausted the resources of nearby planets and asteroids. This happened due to the search for a rare resource called unobtanium.
They rushed to a small planet lost in deep space. There is a very valuable material on the planet that will help bring the Earth out of the energy crisis.
It is entrusted to get it to Jake Sully, who moves with the help of a wheelchair. He must make a trip to Pandora, a few light-years away to the base of earthlings, where corporations are just mining a rare mineral.
6. The Last Boy (2019)
In film “The last boytells the story of the coming apocalypse.
The protagonist of the film is a boy whose mother, who is in a dying state, sends her in search of a mysterious place where any wishes come true …
Dying, a mother told her son that his journey was her last wish. The hero, without hesitation, goes on a journey to find this place.
On the road, he will encounter obstacles, more than once he will have to doubt the reality of the mysterious place, but he still will not back down from his goal and fulfill the request of his late mother.
5. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
«Guardians of the Galaxy” tells about Peter Quill, a traveler who falls into the hands of an ancient artifact, owned by Ronan, a villain who knows nothing about mercy.
He wants to take over the universe, and is making cunning plans for this. The only way to survive is for Peter to unite with the unsociable outcasts: a raccoon nicknamed Rocket, who is a warrior, Groot, a tree that looks like a man, a dangerous Gamora and Drax, thirsty for revenge.
The fate of the Galaxy is in the hands of Quill, because he understands the power and danger of a mysterious artifact.
4. Black Panther (2018)
«Black Panther“- another film adaptation from Marvel, but the first film in which almost all the characters are black.
Hidden in wild Africa is a unique metal that can absorb vibration. Many wanted to get to him, bringing death to the natives, but the Black Panther – the mysterious spirit of Wakanda, always stood up for the oppressed.
Many years have passed since trouble again came to Wakanda – this time the enemy has become stronger, because he uses the latest technology.
T’Challa, Prince of Wakanda, dons the Black Panther mask to revive the legend and continue the ongoing war…
3. The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay. Part I (2014)
In the series “The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay” tells about how Katniss is forced to save her loved ones and friends.
The girl faced terrible trials, she had to go through 2 Hunger Games tournaments, in which she won.
People believe in her, and most of the participants in the quarter massacre united so that Jay left the Arena safe and sound.
The 75th Hunger Games changed everything. Katniss made a mistake by breaking the rules of the game, after which the rule of the Capitol was shaken.
To free her loved ones, the girl will have to become even stronger than in the Arena of Games, fighting with opponents.
A person who decides to watch this part, who has not seen the previous ones, is unlikely to understand anything, they simply will not be able to restore the course of events. Therefore, viewing pleasure will not be.
The film should be viewed only as a continuation of other parts. The Hunger Games is a world that is gradually building up before the eyes of the audience, with its own laws and orders.
2. Total Recall (2012)
Fantastic fighter “Remember all” tells about a man who lives in New Asia in a small apartment, works as an ordinary builder.
He does not leave the feeling that he wants something more, despite the fact that in general he is satisfied with his life …
He regrets missed opportunities. When a person is tired of a gray life, one must be prepared for anything.
A man comes to a company where there is an opportunity to provide a person with any fantasies, whatever he wishes.
Having gone to the office, he decides what to think about, but suddenly the special forces burst into the company … Somehow, miraculously, he manages to resist the special forces detachment, and from that moment on, the man discovers incredible abilities in himself that he did not even suspect. These abilities become for him the meaning of life …
1. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Adventure movieMad Max: Fury Roadtells the story of the future. The whole world is under the influence of an unknown viral epidemic.
The main character of the film, Max, wanders alone through the endless expanses of sand and tries to find survivors.
Tragic memories of the death of his son and wife, who were killed during the time when Max was still working as a policeman, do not leave him.
Driving through the desert in a car, Max meets representatives of the post-apocalyptic world on his way, and they try to escape from the Citadel, suffering from the tyranny of Joe …