We often imagine the end of the world. If one day, it does come, what will the world look like?
In this "Love and Monster" film, the story is unfolded against the background of the end of the world.
Seven years ago, an asteroid named Agatha 616 was about to hit the earth. In order to save themselves, all countries launched rockets at it, killing the asteroid in outer space.
But the compounds produced by the explosion of the rocket fell back to Earth, mutating all cold-blooded animals. Since then , human beings have been kicked out of the top of the food chain and become the weakest existence .
The male protagonist Joel is one of the survivors living in Bunker No. 7045. Unlike his partners who are often on the front line of life and death, Joel is not responsible for defense and going out.
What he does every day is talk to the cows, talk to the dead robot Mavis, repair the radio, record information about the monsters he knows... He is well protected by his friends .
But seven years is really too long. Joel once thought that he would get used to loneliness and living in the underground like this, but after talking to his girlfriend again and again, his loneliness became stronger and stronger .
But it is more of a kind of suffocation and helplessness . Yes, he has a girlfriend, just separated because of a disaster; yes, he has mental and physical problems and can be a "trash" every day with peace of mind; yes, he is young and can wait for one, two more... dozens of seven year.
How long can you wait? When we think we are strong and sensible, it is often a small detail that can bring us down. So, the still young boy Joel set off - he was going on a journey for love!
Joel has survived many near-death situations during his seven days on the surface, but luckily he met new companions - a dog and two humans. He was fortunate to have survived the monsters on the surface for seven days and even grown to a whole new level when everyone thought he was impossible.
Dogs taught him trust and understanding, while human companions taught him valuable life-saving knowledge .
He also meets Mavis, a robot that has not yet been powered off. It is not so much a robot as it is the regret that Joel has always kept in his heart. The death of his parents before his eyes made him unable to face monsters and fears from now on.
He was afraid of loneliness, but he told himself to be patient, he was even more afraid of death, but he still told himself to be patient. It seems that patience will bring a trace of comfort in loneliness, and a momentary peace in the shadow of death . In Mavis, he saw the picture of his mother, and he also had the first time he could communicate with each other. He confided his longing and guilt, and thus got his forgiveness.
Because he exposed his scars to the sun, he was catalyzed by the wind, and then the scars faded away and tended to be intact. And Joel, will also be freed .
To truly grow, you have to go through a real tough battle. So Joel met the first real villain in the journey - the captain. Ironically, the monsters that everyone has been afraid of are the weak people oppressed by the wicked, and those who are shrouded in gorgeous appearance are the filthy "stealers" .
In the apocalyptic world created by the movie, apart from the threat from monsters, human beings have no second difficulty to overcome. Everyone is so kind, united and helped each other, hugging each other to keep warm in the cold winter. For example, Joel's well-protected temperament, the map full of sincere words, and the warmth of the strangers he met along the way...
This is a terrifying and lovely apocalypse, it has brought subversive changes to the world, but it has not changed the kind hearts of the living beings . Because of love, the world will be warm .
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