What Happens If One Important Aspect of Life Disappears? These 5 Films Will Tell You the Answer!

Kapanlagi.com - We live by relying on many things. Although we rarely realize it, as humans we need these things to survive. In fact, we have become so accustomed to what already exists that we forget their existence.

Because they have become part of our lives, we may rarely think that at any time they could disappear. Only a few important existences are still considered, such as water for example. But what about other important aspects?

Here are films that discuss the extinction or scarcity of something on Earth. These films are guaranteed to make you hope that the events in them do not really happen in your life!

1. YOUNG ONES (2014)

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YOUNG ONES is set in the future where water is extremely scarce. There is a small family that owns a piece of land to be revitalized and planted with various crops. However, the scarcity of water makes it difficult for them to achieve this.

The daughter of the small family has a boyfriend who seems to want to take over the land they are managing. So, besides having to survive to meet the needs of her family, the father also has to protect his daughter and the land that is the hope for his family to grow some plants.

2. ZERO (2015)

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ZERO is a short film directed by David Victori. This film tells the story of the earth suddenly losing its gravity gradually. This condition causes objects with lighter mass to float in the air first.

The story then focuses on a father and his son who are separated due to the loss of gravity. Of course, the son, who has a smaller mass than his father, flies into the air ahead of his father. Although they have been separated, will they be reunited?

3. AWAKE (2021)

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AWAKE tells the story of humans who suddenly cannot sleep, they lose their sense of drowsiness. Although it seems trivial, apparently losing the ability to sleep is very fatal if it happens for several days or even weeks.

This film focuses on a mother who has a daughter who can still sleep when other humans cannot do so. Afraid that her daughter will be fought over and used as an experiment, the mother then takes her away. She must be able to protect her daughter amidst the madness of humans and the exhaustion that runs through her due to the incident.

4. THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (2015)

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As the title suggests, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH tells the story of the only remaining human on earth. The man named Phill (played by Will Forte) has traveled to every place to find other humans, but the result is nil. Until finally, he resigns and feels okay if there are no other humans alive except himself.

At first, he lived alone happily, but gradually he felt difficulties and got into trouble. Frustrated, he decided to commit suicide. However, when he was about to do it, Phill met the last woman on earth.

5. SURVIVAL FAMILY (2016)

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SURVIVAL FAMILY tells the story of the Earth's condition when electricity and other electronic devices, even those that use batteries, cannot function. Not only that, advanced tools such as cars and motorcycles cannot be used. This situation is like humans returning to the time before technological advancements.

There is a family living in the city who initially disregards and is indifferent to their situation. However, as food supplies dwindle, they are forced to go to a village miles away armed only with a paper map.

Those are some films that depict the scarcity or extinction of the most essential things in our lives. Which ones have you watched?

Written by: Ursea Mayoriska

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