Ever Since the World Ended (2001)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Directors:

Calum Grant
Joshua Atesh Litle

Writer:

Calum Grant (writer)

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Twelve years ago, a plague swept through, wiping out most of the population; in San Francisco, only 186 people remain...

Plot Keywords:

Plague | Conspiracy Theorist | Murder | Fake Documentary | Bee

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Aubrey Ankrum	...	Hammer Guy
Christine Cannavo	...	Engineer
Chris Chambre	...	Violinist
Ronald Chase	...	Teacher
Josiah Clark	...	Woodsman
Rashida Clendening	...	Music Teacher
James Curry	...	James
Sally Dana	...	Arson Victim
Chiara de Luca	...	Student
Chiara Deluca	...	Student
David Driver	...	Go-To Guy
Stewart Fallin	...	Surfer #2
Ann Feehan	...	Librarian
George Frangides	...	Museum Guy
Matthew Kenney	...	Hiker
Kai Langenberg	...	Fisherman
Stella Lochman	...	Girl with Gun
Greg Lucey	...	Stockbroker
Ed Archie Noisecat	...	Artist
Linda Noveroske	...	Linda
Brad Olsen	...	Santosh
Dan Plumlee	...	Hunter
Mark Routhier	...	Arsonist
Mary Rutherford	...	Doctor
Ava Sadripour	...	Confident Girl
Adam Savage	...	Engineer
Angie Thieriot	...	Mama Eva
Simon Thieriot	...	Surfer #1
Jessica Viola	...	Writer

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Company:

Epidemic Films

Enjoyable end-game fiction

"Ever Since the World Ended" doesn't illuminate itself with flashing bulbs and overly artistic camera work, nor does the film degrade itself by venturing into the over-dramatic and quasi-philosophic. Rather, the movie succeeds at what it intends to be: realistic.

The comparison between older characters longing for the pre-plague past and younger characters acknowledging cynicism for the materialistic life we find ourselves in now provides an interesting scenario in itself. Where the film truly shines is during the small and almost subtle moments of humanity: shots of San Francisco completely devoid of activity and life. Simple footage of an area known for its population suddenly vacant make for simple yet profound imagery; to actually imagine such a transformation is, in itself, rather difficult.

Additionally, any viewer with any sort of historic appreciation can participate in the following scenario: Even now, people marvel at the innovations, art, engineering and lifestyles of ancient civilizations. Perhaps inadvertently, "Ever Since the World Ended" sets its future generations up with this scenario. What existed before was a civilization of skyscrapers and vivid imagery; what exists now (in the film) is a world of close-knit personalization and a general worldly-innocence. Although generations immediately following the events in the film would probably not 'appreciate' (for lack of a better term), the past that was, the generations in the future conceivably would (like we do today with the Greeks, Egyptians, and so on).

Although this movie lacks a certain flash that certain film-goers demand, it still provides an interesting view into the hypothetical future of mankind. Post-apocalyptical stories may not be uncommon, but certain stories seem more tangible than others; this is one of them.