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I knew from the previews that this was a Mad Max clone, but I was surprised by the slow and deliberate pacing, reminiscent of old Spaghetti Westerns like Clint Eastwood used to star in. The monochromatic effects looked like they were right of out a Frank Miller film, too…how bizarre. And once the blood-letting begins, it doesn’t let up much…there’s even a Gatling gun scene, shades of Sam Peckinpah’s Wild Bunch. But the film will grow on you, and the ending justifies the means. Worth watching.

I thought the ending was a bit disappointing. Towards the end I got a bit excited and thought that the ending (without giving anything away) might convey the message that humans, even in a post-apocalyptic world of their own making, cannot break the habit of seeking to absolve their responsibilities for their actions through religion. That is is easier for the characters in the film to “resurrect” God and then make God the reason and cause of their environment and destiny rather than have to face the world as it is and then try to put it right themselves.

I do think that the film raises some interesting philosophical themes, i.e. if humans can destroy the world does that then mean they can destroy God?

To be honest though, I’m not sure how useful the bible would be in a post-apocalyptic world. Perhaps a Ray Mears book about how to survive in the desert would be more practical or maybe the SAS survival guide. Maybe these sorts of books would form the bible of an earth returned to wilderness.