Quiet Earth – Das letzte Experiment (1985)

Quiet Earth – Das letzte Experiment: Directed by Geoff Murphy. With Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Pete Smith, Anzac Wallace. A man named Zac Hobson awakens to find himself alone in the world. In a desperate attempt to search for others, he finds only two who have their own agenda.

“I should begin by stating that I LOVE this film, which may explain, if not justify the following comments.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is an excellent exploration of the human mind in a fantastic situation, but more simply just a damn good science fiction thriller.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI would agree that the first half is the better part, but to those who criticise the second half as being cliched and unstructured I would argue that a new impetus is needed by the time Zac has lived out his various fantasies and flirted with insanity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhere many appear to feel the film is confused and leaves many matters unresolved, that very ambiguity and bewilderment was what I enjoyed most. For most of the film you DONu0026#39;T know where the characters have found themselves, whether they are actually alive or dead, or what reality theyu0026#39;re living in.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn accordance with this fascination I found the ending superb, accompanied as it was by that haunting theme music. Maybe it came as a result of the writer not knowing how to end the thing but it was never going to be a film where everything fell into place by a few cunningly worded lines at the conclusion! Therefore I liked the fact things were left unexplained, unsatisfying though it may be.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn short, I would definitely recommend this film, which seems to be dusted off and screened late at night on a regular basis by BBC 2 (English terrestrial channel). I know it wonu0026#39;t appeal to everyone, but there will be those surrealists who do love it, if only as a fun and bizarre Sci-fi.”