Directed by : Craig Zobel
Written by : Nissar Modi
Starring : Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine
Release Date : August 13, 2015
Based on the Robert C. O'Brien novel of the same name, "Z For Zachariah" is an exploration of loneliness, trust, beliefs, and survival, in a post-apocalyptic world. This is not the intense and grim end of the world tale that most people are familiar with, as it's a little slow and maybe a bit mundane even. It's still a poignant look at what life after a nuclear apocalypse could look like though, especially since it's set in the one place that's safe from a radiation filled world.
Simply put, it's the cast that makes this movie worth watching. Margot Robbie is incredible as Ann, the capable but lonely young religious woman who is making do as the only surviving person in her home. She eventually meets the scientist John, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who helps her out in her farm, and provides the companionship she was longing for. Chris Pine plays the stranger Caleb, who John doesn't completely trust, while Ann is more open to him staying.
The movie is filled with varying degrees of conflicts, whether it be discussions about survival, danger, religion, science, or love. The whole theme about finding love at the end of the world is unavoidably present, and is emphasized the most ones Caleb enters into the picture. All these themes moves at a very deliberate and gentle pace, and it kinda makes the movie feel longer than it really is. Still, it did have the perfect tone for the situations the characters were in.
I should point out that this adaptation of "Z For Zachariah" is very different than how the novel plays out. Besides that fact, the movie does have an interesting premise and is thought provoking, but the slow pacing may not be palatable to many, plus the conclusion can feel a little frustrating.
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