A father and his twin sons have survived the end of the world for fifteen years. As teenagers, the boys have grown into young men and become independent and rambunctious. As they quarrel and go their separate ways one day, their lives are threatened again, and they must fight for survival.
This is a simple end-of-the-world, post-apocalypse survival movie. The story gets straight to the point, giving little to no backstory on the characters or what caused the world's end. There is not a lot of action and a bit of suspense. The runtime of the movie is short. This might not be worth watching in theaters, but it is worth streaming.
Arcadian
2024
Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Arcadian
2024
Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Plot summary
In the near future, on a decimated Earth, Paul and his twin sons face terror at night when ferocious creatures awaken. When Paul is nearly killed, the boys come up with a plan for survival, using everything their father taught them to keep him alive.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
July 24, 2024 at 01:45 AM
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No backstory, all survival
They need to fire the cameramen
Don't watch this move right after you eat something. The super shaky camera work could make you sick. 5 minutes into the movie I could not bear it. Just too uncomfortable.
The story line is easy and straightforward: people try to stay alive after some sort of apocalypse.
What is missing from the movie is the horror and the family dynamics. You either make the move very scary or you focus on the family and the bonding. Or make both the focus. However, this movie does not have enough either. Turns out the movie becomes boring and losing focus. So people can easily predict what's to come in the next 3 minutes.
It could be much better if they add some mysteries to the creatures. What causes the apocalypse is not that important to me.
Could have been a gem
Unfortunately the direction totally ruined this for me. Camera so shaky I felt like my head was spinning. And when action does happen the camera just turns away. Performances were above average, the kids were pretty good but the effects were fairly poor. I usually love little movies like this but just can't get past the camera work. I swear it was recorded on a bouncy castle.
Soundtrack was nice and Cage is as solid as he always is.
Interesting monster designs but again, we could hardly make out anything we were seeing when they showed up.
Overall had a feeling of "A Quiet Place" but smaller which I can appreciate.