{"id":66479,"date":"2022-02-21T18:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T18:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/?p=66479"},"modified":"2022-02-21T19:11:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T19:11:54","slug":"post-apocalypse-now-the-ten-best-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2022\/02\/21\/post-apocalypse-now-the-ten-best-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-apocalypse now – The ten best -post-apocalyptic films, ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The idea of the apocalypse has always fascinated humanity, as evidenced by how religions incorporate it into their eschatology and artists use it as a literary device. It is only logical that cinema’s most sensational artistic medium should also embrace the genre to reflect contemporary fears and anxieties, going all the way back to the 1916 film The End of the World (which highlighted concerns about Halley’s Comet). With global pandemics, the cataclysmic effects of climate change disrupting our daily lives, and the end of the world more preoccupying than ever, it only makes sense to catalogue the ten best cinematic apocalypses.<\/p>\n
A brief definition may be necessary here, given the many ways the human race has been destroyed on the silver screen. The zombie movie is so culturally pervasive (and relevant) that it could justifiably form its own ranking; similarly, many great films feature world-ending catastrophes but are not considered explicitly apocalyptic (we have included one zombie film in the list regardless). Ultimately, cinematic apocalypses are at their strongest when they can master a specific tone and create an emotional impact. These films convincingly evoke a sense of dread and hopelessness at the prospect of our end, and they do shock indeed and unsettle us, but somehow we are still grateful to be back in this bright, strange world where we all still live and have options, at least for now.<\/p>\n