In order to prevent the complete extinction of mankind, the government formulated the Ark plan many years ago to put a part of the human elite composed of many scientists into dormancy underground. Bauer and Cartwright are the two engineers responsible for the maintenance and inspection of underground shelter facilities. They wake up once every six months and continue to sleep after two hours of work, repeating this cycle for many years. In a mission, the accidental damage of Cartwright’s life-saving warehouse broke this seemingly endless repetitive work, and led them to reveal a big lie-in fact, there is no sign of life in the outside world, only the two of them and the The dormant people they guard.
In such a huis-clos type movie, the collision of human nature is undoubtedly a must. Bauer and Cartwright represent two kinds of people. The former only lives for himself, while the latter always holds a sense of mission and sticks to his duties. In fact, there is no absolute right or wrong between the two of them. They just show the two most common contradictions when we face the choice between the "big self" and the "small self". However, even if Bauer wanted to hurt others to protect himself and his companions when he was alive or dead, even if Cartwright finally gave him a shot of morphine when he was fighting with him, Bauer still did not really want to kill his companions, because deep in his heart , Cartwright has become a family member, no matter for what purpose, he let Cartwright live.
In the film, when they prepare to find a new way out with hope, despair also follows. The moment Cartwright opened the door, I suddenly thought of "Trumen's World"-I also experienced a life in the dark. Fortunately, the ending was good. After many years, this group of elites finally resurrected and began to rebuild their new homes.
The acting skills of Norman Radus and Germain Hansu are impeccable, and the overall storyline is relatively compact, but in my opinion, the ending seems to be a comforting effect, telling the audience that even if the end is really coming in the future, Mankind still has countermeasures and solutions, which is a bit hasty.
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