"The End of the World": So nostalgic madness

Favian 2022-03-22 09:01:18

"The End of the World" from "Shaun of Zombies" and "Blood Detective" authors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost concludes their "Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy." The film tells the story of the four friends who were coaxed and persuaded by the protagonist played by Simon Pegg, and promised to go back to the small town where they lived when they were children, and drink 10 bars in one night again and again. In the town, the protagonists "accidentally" kill a child, only to find out that the other party is an alien, so then they fall into the rhythm of "fighting and fighting" with the aliens.

As the inexplicable finale of the trilogy, "The End of the World" shares many elements in the same vein as the previous "Zombie Shaun" and "Blood Detective", such as illogical details, swear words running around, yellow jokes and Making fun of the society and seemingly being ruthless are actually full of love. For example, when they saw that a bar with full of personality was acquired by a chain store, and the decoration was exactly the same, they called it "Starbucks". And the whole process of fighting monsters is accompanied by forced bickering, and each bickering starts from "that year was you XXXX". To put it bluntly, it is to show off each other's family, friendship and foundation in the way of quarrel. .

As for the reason for nostalgia, it is still Loser's big counterattack. Drink through the brilliance of 10 bars. On the other hand, nostalgia also reflects its feelings from the film's endless tributes. During the escape process, the hut's identity came from "The Strange Shape", and the alien's shape came from the old 1951 version of "The Day the Earth Stood Still". In addition, "Alien" and "Back to the Future 2" Other films have been on the tribute list. Even classic feature films like "Casablanca", with the phrase "We'll always have Paris", were spoofed as "We'll always have the disableds". pay tribute". Even the slightly lengthy fighting scenes are meant to pay tribute to Mr. Jackie Chan's "Drunken Fist", which is simply the most low-key, luxurious and in-depth high-level black in the world. (Text/Song Xiaoka)

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The World's End quotes

  • Gary King: I remember sitting up there, blood on my knuckles, beer down my shirt, sick on my shoes and seeing the orange glow of a new dawn break and knowing in my heart life would never feel this good again. And you know what? It never did.

  • Gary King: How's um...?

    Peter Page: Vanessa?

    Gary King: No, your wife.

    Peter Page: Vanessa.

    Gary King: Yeah, how's she?