Review of After the Dark (2013) by Pavinder A — 12 May 2014

A pretty damn well-made film about the theoretical take on the end-of-the-world scenario the filmmaking technical aspect is astounding, the acting is very impressive from a large cast of young unknowns, the emotions are tender and the decision-making in terms of survival are pretty harsh even though the situations are hypothetical philosophy is a hard thing to describe and there's no way to make a career out of it that's the case for these students being taught by a very complex professor and man do they ask some serious questions: who would you have contribute to the group of survivors to rebuild the human race of a post-apocalyptic world? whom would you exclude altogether? what decisions would you make? who'd be left in charge? what risks do you have to consider? how would you handle things differently if you came back a generation later? and the debates on topics like pro-creation, cultivation, arms and weaponry, keeping a sane state of mind, and maintaining a power structure are riveting ones the first two scenarios are pretty cool going from a historical landmark to a desolate wasteland but it was really the last one during the climax that really caught my eye; not only is it astonishing physically but a more suitable environment for attempting to escape extinction and the fine line between reality and fantasy is a big one even of we are still human after all so what does happen after the dark sets in: that is the true question when the end is near.