Post by drystyx on Jan 14, 2020 17:28:01 GMT
From the same screenplay, with few variations, this is undeniably the best plot of all the "nuclear holocaust science fiction movies", because it puts the focus on the seven survivors in the area more than on some relentless hammering that there are no other survivors on Earth.
Only one of the characters is "over the top" and Hollywood. The villain is a one dimensional movie cliche. The other six characters make the movie.
As with most great movies, it is the supporting characters that make the movie. Here, we have four lead roles. The hero, the heroine, the villain, and the master of the house.
Two of the other three are essentially the same in both movies.
So, the real difference is two things.
1. The seventh character
2. The downplaying of the lead roles in order to provide empathy for the three others.
In both cases, IN THE YEAR 2889 proves superior. The villain is hammed up in both movies, but in DAY THE WORLD ENDED, the other three lead actors ham up the stage too much.
IN THE YEAR 2889, it is not bad acting, but obviously intentional, that the director has the three heroic lead actors speak in calmer tones and downplay their roles enough to provide the importance of the supporting characters.
Also, the change of the seventh character, the half mutant, making him the older brother of the hero, makes for a much more emotional story, and better theater for those of us who began in theater. That's also good, because the half mutant, I dare say, is the most interesting character in the script.
If not for the villain being the usual Hollywood stereotype, it would indeed be a classic. The other characters are three dimensional enough to overcome this weakness, though.
DAY THE WORLD ENDED 7.6/10
IN THE YEAR 2889 8.6/10
Only one of the characters is "over the top" and Hollywood. The villain is a one dimensional movie cliche. The other six characters make the movie.
As with most great movies, it is the supporting characters that make the movie. Here, we have four lead roles. The hero, the heroine, the villain, and the master of the house.
Two of the other three are essentially the same in both movies.
So, the real difference is two things.
1. The seventh character
2. The downplaying of the lead roles in order to provide empathy for the three others.
In both cases, IN THE YEAR 2889 proves superior. The villain is hammed up in both movies, but in DAY THE WORLD ENDED, the other three lead actors ham up the stage too much.
IN THE YEAR 2889, it is not bad acting, but obviously intentional, that the director has the three heroic lead actors speak in calmer tones and downplay their roles enough to provide the importance of the supporting characters.
Also, the change of the seventh character, the half mutant, making him the older brother of the hero, makes for a much more emotional story, and better theater for those of us who began in theater. That's also good, because the half mutant, I dare say, is the most interesting character in the script.
If not for the villain being the usual Hollywood stereotype, it would indeed be a classic. The other characters are three dimensional enough to overcome this weakness, though.
DAY THE WORLD ENDED 7.6/10
IN THE YEAR 2889 8.6/10