Apocalypse

Post-Apocalypse refers to the era following a significant catastrophic event or an utter collapse of a great empire or civilization; ultimately, the struggle for power never ends and war never changes. That being the case, Fallout 4 could be regarded as an exemplary exemplification of this genre because it is classified as a post-apocalyptic survival videogame that thoroughly illustrates the formation of the hazardous environment known as the Wasteland after the total annihilation of United States

man will search for a cure to stop it. He will risk his own life and give hope to those who are willing fight for survival. B. Main Characters • Gerry Lane – a former UN investigator, must traveled the world and seek for a cure to stop a zombie apocalypse that is destroying foreign governments and turning millions of people

Zombie apocalypse films are traditionally set in a post-cataclysmic event that has left world wide destruction and change. The zombies are usually portrayed as cannibalistic monsters, who scavenge the remaining earth looking for food. Possible causes for zombie behavior in a modern population can be attributed to viruses, bacteria or other phenomena that reduce the mental capacity of humans causing them to behave in a very primitive and destructive fashion. Humans have to survive and prosper, with

Parallels Between Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Coppola's Apocalypse Now      Apocalypse Now is a very vivid and sometimes disturbing film centered on the Vietnam War. Because it was based on Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, it is possible to draw some parallels between the two. Both can be interpreted as metaphors for a journey through the inner self, and each has its own singular message to convey. Apocalypse Now very perspicuously depicts the fact that men have hearts of

with “[the] depiction of the zombie from 19th-century Haitian voodooism” (Crockett, 2016) leading to the zombie epidemic existing today. The dawn of the dead has reigned from as early as the 1930s and now a spin-off concept has emerged. A zombie apocalypse has influenced modern day media such as movies, TV shows and videogames: reflecting the viewers worst fears and adapting the generation. The first recorded zombie film White Zombie (1932) told a tale of a white couple who had an encounter with

The word apocalypse has a variety of definitions, some which refer to the Bible in the Book of Revelation, and others that are purely made up. Google would define the definition as “the complete destruction of the world.” The biblical reference is what many tend to go back and refer to. Although, there can be various types of apocalypses, many tend to disagree on where apocalypses are based on personal and/or social aspects. In the stories/articles, “Story of your life” and “Apocalypse”, there is

In Apocalypse Now, Willard and Kurtz are parallel figures. Kurtz is labeled as a great soldier who went insane, disregarding his orders and going rogue. Willard, on the other hand, is portrayed as someone who is willing to follow orders. These men appear to be vastly different, yet there are strong parallels between them. Both Willard and Kurtz have become disillusioned with the US involvement in Vietnam. Apocalypse Now uses both stylistic and narrative techniques to show the similarities between

Apocalypse Now is a film produced by Francis Coppola in 1979 about the Vietnam war. The film was based off of the novel, “Heart of Darkness”, and is the story of an Army Captain, Captain Willard, and his mission to hunt down and terminate Colonel Walter Kurtz. The reasoning for sending Willard to kill one of his fellow Americans is due to the fact that Kurtz has become unstable and has been operating against his orders with the Montagnard army and committing murder. Kurtz has gone insane during the

a person or a group of people. Drastic situations such as the zombie apocalypse has the potential threat to wipe out the entire human population. Survival of the apocalypse will take an individual and a group's efforts, skills, and determination to escape. Situations will arise where the group will need a variety of tools, and supplies to survive and to approach close combat. Guns are essential to surviving a zombie apocalypse. The ability to kill a zombie from a distance is safer and than approaching

“Francis Ford Coppola’s movie Apocalypse Now is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness” which is important to understand because although Apocalypse Now takes place during the Vietnam War, and Heart of Darkness in the African Congo, we are able to see the “messages of the madness due to war and colonization in both works” (Gale). I would like to bring up the role of madness demonstrated throughout both Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness. Throughout Apocalypse Now, madness is demonstrated