How do I paint my quarantine? Atlantic offered 22 films about the end of the world

The global crisis may prove to be the most successful moment to watch films about the end of the world of paintings in a genre that truly blossomed with the outbreak of the Cold War. In these paintings were laid samples of what the dystopias of the future should look like: it is enough to remember the voids of the Mad Mask or the empty cities of Omega Man, or the crowd of zombies in Dawn of the Dead. The American edition of The Atlantic offered its list of 22 similar paintings on April 18. According to the author of the article David Sims, the most remarkable thing about these paintings was that they show how people show their best qualities in the most difficult circumstances. Post-apocalyptic films are filled with unforgettable heroes and stunning landscapes, and they, creating images of different worlds, can make us think about life as we know it. His list includes representatives of genres such as romantic comedy, science fiction films, horror films and quiet dramas. Starting list Cloverfield, 10 (2016), Artificial Mind (2001), Avatar (2009), Explosion from the Past (1999), and Twelve Monkeys (1995). The last film, directed by the author of a number of dystopias Terry Gilliam, is most well suited to watch in the current situation: the virus turned into a biological weapon has devastated the surface of the earth, and the main character, played by Bruce Willis, must return in time to prevent its spread. Some of the film's most impressive footage shows Philadelphia approximately 2035, where there is no soul on snow-covered streets and animals are quietly hummed, whereas people are forced to live underground, the author points out. Sims then recommends scraping self-isolation with paintings such as the Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), Delicacies (1991), Higher Society (2018), Interstellar (2014), Oblivion (2013) and finally Princess Mononoke (1997). The inclusion of this creation by the recognized genius of Japanese animation Hayao Miyazaki in the list is explained by the author by the fact that although the action in it takes place many hundreds of years ago, still this ecological epic raises the rib question of the doom of the present and future of mankind. Many of Miyazaki's films subtly examine how industrialization and pollution disrupt the balance of nature, the author points out. Such pictures as Quiet Earth (1995), Safety (1995), Fairy tales of the South (2006), Star Trek continue Sims's list: The first contact (1996), New York, New York (2008), Time of wolves (2003) and Shou Trumanga (1998). The author points out that the world in which the main character of the Truman Show, Truman Burbank, lives cannot be considered post-apocalyptic in any way: before us there is an idyllic picture of life by the sea, where everything works as a clock, and the biggest cause for concern of the abusers of this world is the question of which dish to eat for dinner. But this is the Truman Show so wonderfully ice the soul: a science fiction version of a reality show that criticizes post-war fanfare in satirical form