The metaphor for the end of the world is simply an exaggerated story that deals with the same feelings,” Thompson told Reuters. Our civilization is in decline, Congress can’t get anything done. “Americans do have an ‘end-of-days’ feel to them. Night Shyamalan’s “After Earth,” starring Will Smith, all-star comedy “This is the End,” zombie film “World War Z” and robots-versus-aliens adventure “Pacific Rim.”īritish comedy “The World’s End” opens in August.īob Thompson, professor of pop culture at Syracuse University, said the trend may reflect a sense of insecurity among Americans, particularly over the economy, the environment and political gridlock. “Oblivion” will be followed in June and July by M. “There’s an innate fascination with thinking about what life would be like after we’re gone,” the film’s director, Joseph Kosinski, told Reuters. Made on an estimated budget of $120 million and set in 2077, it follows the last humans as they prepare to find a new home on another planet. “Oblivion,” starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, starts the trend on Friday. REUTERS/Fred ProuserĮarth is annihilated after aliens destroy the moon, giant robots battle monsters, and in a comedy take on the biblical rapture, mortals are left behind to deal with atheists and spirits. ![]() Cast member Tom Cruise poses at the premiere of his new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood, California April 10, 2013.
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