After the Apocalypse story

movie: After the Apocalypse (2004) · 2004

After the Apocalypse is a 2004 science fiction black-and-white film written and directed by Yasuaki Nakajima. The film does not have any dialogue. Synopsis: Five survivors of an apocalyptic war, a single woman and four men, re forced to communicate without words because of destructive gasses from the war.

13 total · 5 major · 8 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
annihilation by WMDs major The story is set in the immediate aftermath of an apocalyptic war.
humans in group major The story explores the some times friendly, sometimes strained group dynamics among five survivors of an apocalyptic war.
love triangle major The Asian man, the injured white man, and the woman.
male-male rivalry major The Asian man and the injured white man were competing for the woman's affections.
surviving in a wasteland major Five survivors of an apocalyptic war tried to make a go of things in the ruins of a destroyed semi-urban area.
cannibalism to survive minor Desperate for nourishment, the woman and the Asian man roasted a man's arm over a fire and proceeded to consume it.
cooperation minor The Asian man teamed up with the injured white man to catch some fish at the seashore. The injured white man used his cane to maneuver the fish into a shallow pool, whereupon the Asian man yanked them out one by one onto the land using his bare hands.
coping with the death of someone minor The remaining survivors somberly cast the body of the injured white man into the sea.
fishing minor The Asian man teamed up with the injured white man to catch some fish at the seashore. The injured white man used his cane to maneuver the fish into a shallow pool, whereupon the Asian man yanked them out one by one onto the land using his bare hands.
giving birth minor The story concluded with the woman giving birth to what was by all appearances a healthy baby.