When the world shuts down, a small group of lifelong friends embark on a journey of pot smoking, drinking, rapping, inner circle fighting, infidelity, jealousy, confusion, and pointless drama. It would be safe to say that James Palmer (Lead Actor) is no Rick Grimes (Walking Dead), not even on his best day.
There is a glimmer of hope when he points out that the protection of the group is his top priority along with supplies but then we see him cave, gives into the soldiers, or really anyone who asks and that hope dwindles to nothing. When he drives half the supplies to the group down the street that we realize just how dire their situation will become. James' "bend over" attitude is at a severe detriment to the group. He underestimates the need for protection of the storage unit and unwillingness to take action will prove fatal to the group. It was great that he stockpiled medicines, food, and water but it isn't any good if the group gives it away.
There is a huge underestimation on how bad the situation is regardless of the several clues provided to the group. Of course, everyone is too busy getting high, getting drunk, messing around, and joking to take anything too seriously which would no doubt lead to serious trauma to the group later down the road. It will be fun and games in the beginning but the seriousness of hunger will eventually drive this group apart.
This event was in the beginning stages, there isn't any reasonable way this group of people would last more than a year and certainly not two years at the most based on their behavior, survival training, and inability to work together. In example, pot makes you hungry so they toke every chance they get. They eat like they have a Safeway down the street and even when they go to the store it's pretty clear that shelves are barren probably everywhere. The amount of "farming" they are doing towards the end will not last them very long especially when they add in the second group from down the hill's needs. Settlers in America learned this the hard way when they ventured West, especially if their crops failed to yield enough to go around.
Hannah's scene with the tricycle only seemed like a nod to Stephen King's The Shining especially when she rolls up to the two soldiers.
One of my favorite parts of the movie was when Laura is reciting people's rights and they all look at her like she's an idiot, one even asks, "I don't even understand what you're talking about " It's a nod to the fact that most Americans are stupid when it comes to their Bill of Rights and the Constitution where they easily give it away whenever asked or forced. Perhaps if she had followed up with an laymen explanation...
There were moments of acting that shined, but mostly was extremely frustrating to watch given the fact that you expect the group to come together, entrench, and defend but then their liberal attitude towards everything causes them to just give up because that is easiest and non-confrontational.
Lev (Kid Cudi) is a shining star in this film but can't figure out how he'd end up sleeping face down on the roadway then woken up mysteriously to join the group? I'm not sure who wrote that in the script but, bizarre.
The group is clearly not prepared, not thinking things through, tied up in unnecessary drama, unwilling to defend their positions, rations, and energy efficient house, and eventually will find themselves in an extremely poor situation the moment they are attacked by outsiders, face any type of epidemic, or run out of food. As time moves ahead, people that live near and far will become quite desperate and will go to extreme lengths to take what they want, even by violence. Since they are unwilling to defend themselves (as if a climbable gate is an impenetrable wall), then they are a very easy target for people who are desperate to take whatever they have and leave them all for dead. 911 won't be available, no one will rescue them, and they are on their own with no protection except a revolver that is out of bullets. Perhaps the surviving soldier and the two machine guns will provide them some protection but bullets will become a hard commodity to find in a post-apocalyptic era.
These are the people that will most likely die off first round when a bad situation like a shutdown happens. While watching the movie, consider the math of the amount of adults to support vs the amount of rations and food available. If you add in the unknown potential elements of harm that may come the group's way you'll easily see that it's only a matter of time before they kill themselves in a brawl, killed by people down the way in a mutiny, or by people that may happen by. They were almost killed by just two derelict solders, what if there were more than that? Nice to dream of a sweet utopia lifestyle is possible and nothing bad will ever happen because "hey, we're non-violent why shouldn't everyone else be?" Is unrealistic at best and as more desperation sets in their woes will worsen to the point of no return.
Overall, I expected more out of this film than it provided. In some parts, I felt it might be best if I just fast forward, but I endured the full movie. This film could have been much more but it really failed. I don't expect a shot em' up Western by any means, but even basic common sense was void.
There is a glimmer of hope when he points out that the protection of the group is his top priority along with supplies but then we see him cave, gives into the soldiers, or really anyone who asks and that hope dwindles to nothing. When he drives half the supplies to the group down the street that we realize just how dire their situation will become. James' "bend over" attitude is at a severe detriment to the group. He underestimates the need for protection of the storage unit and unwillingness to take action will prove fatal to the group. It was great that he stockpiled medicines, food, and water but it isn't any good if the group gives it away.
There is a huge underestimation on how bad the situation is regardless of the several clues provided to the group. Of course, everyone is too busy getting high, getting drunk, messing around, and joking to take anything too seriously which would no doubt lead to serious trauma to the group later down the road. It will be fun and games in the beginning but the seriousness of hunger will eventually drive this group apart.
This event was in the beginning stages, there isn't any reasonable way this group of people would last more than a year and certainly not two years at the most based on their behavior, survival training, and inability to work together. In example, pot makes you hungry so they toke every chance they get. They eat like they have a Safeway down the street and even when they go to the store it's pretty clear that shelves are barren probably everywhere. The amount of "farming" they are doing towards the end will not last them very long especially when they add in the second group from down the hill's needs. Settlers in America learned this the hard way when they ventured West, especially if their crops failed to yield enough to go around.
Hannah's scene with the tricycle only seemed like a nod to Stephen King's The Shining especially when she rolls up to the two soldiers.
One of my favorite parts of the movie was when Laura is reciting people's rights and they all look at her like she's an idiot, one even asks, "I don't even understand what you're talking about " It's a nod to the fact that most Americans are stupid when it comes to their Bill of Rights and the Constitution where they easily give it away whenever asked or forced. Perhaps if she had followed up with an laymen explanation...
There were moments of acting that shined, but mostly was extremely frustrating to watch given the fact that you expect the group to come together, entrench, and defend but then their liberal attitude towards everything causes them to just give up because that is easiest and non-confrontational.
Lev (Kid Cudi) is a shining star in this film but can't figure out how he'd end up sleeping face down on the roadway then woken up mysteriously to join the group? I'm not sure who wrote that in the script but, bizarre.
The group is clearly not prepared, not thinking things through, tied up in unnecessary drama, unwilling to defend their positions, rations, and energy efficient house, and eventually will find themselves in an extremely poor situation the moment they are attacked by outsiders, face any type of epidemic, or run out of food. As time moves ahead, people that live near and far will become quite desperate and will go to extreme lengths to take what they want, even by violence. Since they are unwilling to defend themselves (as if a climbable gate is an impenetrable wall), then they are a very easy target for people who are desperate to take whatever they have and leave them all for dead. 911 won't be available, no one will rescue them, and they are on their own with no protection except a revolver that is out of bullets. Perhaps the surviving soldier and the two machine guns will provide them some protection but bullets will become a hard commodity to find in a post-apocalyptic era.
These are the people that will most likely die off first round when a bad situation like a shutdown happens. While watching the movie, consider the math of the amount of adults to support vs the amount of rations and food available. If you add in the unknown potential elements of harm that may come the group's way you'll easily see that it's only a matter of time before they kill themselves in a brawl, killed by people down the way in a mutiny, or by people that may happen by. They were almost killed by just two derelict solders, what if there were more than that? Nice to dream of a sweet utopia lifestyle is possible and nothing bad will ever happen because "hey, we're non-violent why shouldn't everyone else be?" Is unrealistic at best and as more desperation sets in their woes will worsen to the point of no return.
Overall, I expected more out of this film than it provided. In some parts, I felt it might be best if I just fast forward, but I endured the full movie. This film could have been much more but it really failed. I don't expect a shot em' up Western by any means, but even basic common sense was void.