Glen, Randa and Max have
walked this landscape ... or drove through it very quickly. Eli had to contend with Carnegie and his
sort, but he too often found himself alone.
Dr. Neville retreated to his fortress each night, but he was never
alone.
It is the same; always
the same, a post-apocalyptic world … different visions, but much in
common. Dreary. Bleak.
Survival is always on the things to do list each day.
Now comes Lilith (Suzanne
Tufan) in writer/director Gil Luna’s Population 2, due out on DVD from
Green Apple Entertainment on Mar. 26. She
too navigates the loneliness of a world devoid of humanity; the squeaky wheels
of a child’s wagon always in tow is the only sound she hears.
The film has been working
the festival circuit since 2011, pulling in awards (Indie Fest, Award of Merit;
Accolade Competition, Award of Excellence; Houston World Fest, REMI Award,
etc.) and excellent reviews. It is a
genre film in the truest sense and that means that its audience is both loyal
and narrowcast … sci-fi fans. The DVD
release gives it a chance for a wider audience to explore and enjoy.
Lilith, alone in the
world — at least her little corner of it — finds herself wandering a hellish
landscape by day, scavenging for food and returning to her hidey-hole at night;
her self-imposed sanctuary where she can dream of other things … the past.
Luna takes us into her
world — and her past — through her daily rituals and jumps us back to past
events little by little. In the process
the puzzle is slowly pieced together.
This woman has long since
reached the end of the rope, tied a knot and is now just hanging on. But for her there is hope, oddly enough, when
all hope seems to be gone. Maybe it is
hell that she is experiencing — the same thing over and over again. Maybe it is her penance for things in her
past. In any case, Population 2 is an
interesting take on the well-worked theme of a post-apocalyptic world and what
it takes to get through one day to the next.
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