A New Apocalyptic?

[Meghan]

one of my favorite genres is Apocalyptic movies. There have been a few good films about the end of the world in the last years, but some are repeating themselves. I'm tired of war world 3 and global warming. Any good ideas for a new apocalyptic?

 

[Risu]

The breaking point on the Earth's carrying capacity. Give it 20 years (or maybe less) and that'll be the popular world-ender.

 

[Contec]

The breaking point on the Earth's carrying capacity. Give it 20 years (or maybe less) and that'll be the popular world-ender.

what do you mean?....Earth is going to be too heavy to support every human? and it's going to FALL OUT OF ORBIT from the other planets...

 

[Risu]

I'll assume sarcasm, but if not, I'm referring to the inability of its natural resources to sustain human life once their are too many of us. Whether it'll happen or not is irrelevant, 2012 is ridiculous and it had a huge fear-based following.

 

[Sigma-LS]

I've always been more a fan of post-apocalyptic. Who cares about billions of people running around like drowning rats? I'm much more the "let's see what the survivors are doing with the pieces" kind of guy.Special exception for Zombie movies. But a massive outbreak is usually a post-apocalyptic flick in any case.


But basically you have

War

Disease

Natural Disaster

Unnatural Disaster (End of Days scenario)


And those go all the way back to the 4 horsemen and further. New twist gets tough after awhile without relying on new tech doomsday or old story FROM SPACE....space...space...or another dimension/parallel universe.

Well that and cross pollinating the 4 things.

Honestly though a good apocalyptic movie is one where not a lot of people survive. Most disaster/end of world flicks are a little more optimistic for a happy ending kind of thing.


Me, I'm sick of natural disaster movies because they never get any of the details even half right. It hurts to be a geologist watching that stuff.

Bring on the Space Invaders, Andromeda Strains, Demons, Zombies, and Nukes!

 

[Nataku]

The only good apocalypse is a zombie apocalypse.

 

[micdavis]

A man invents a matter/energy transporter, a materials synthesizer and free energy reactor.

Results in total anarchy.

Because if we had everything and could go anywhere, that would happen.

 

[CB2001]

The only good apocalypse is a zombie apocalypse.

Not true. The vampire apocalypse. At least you have some time to get some sleep, restock on food and supplies.