There are 10 ways the world will end according to some of our favorite movies…
Besides Doomsday Preppers, you know what else really likes talking about the end of the world?
Apocalyptic movies really take the cake when it comes to stretching the imagination.
This list includes post-apocalyptic films as well as close-apocalyptic films (thank you Bruce Willis).
It covers some of the most common methods of destroying Earth.
[Related: The 10 Best Post-Apocalyptic Books]
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This gimmick is used again and again in various science fiction/action films.
are so fun to watch.
And dont even get us started on the space special effects.
Giant things hurdling through space coming right towards us.
They are fun to watch even though they tend to be both predictable and completely outside of scientific possibility.
Disease
Plague has dominated our thoughts about the end of the world since the beginning of time.
There the plague spreads and brings down humanity.
We follow a lone survivor as they do their best to survive a world filled with this new plague.
Sometimes they are able to save the world (with or without the help of other survivors).
Not all films follow this formula but most do.
And apparently we like them because they keep making them.
Nuclear Holocaust
These films are straight out of The Atomic Age.
And during a time when mutually assured destruction hung over the world, these films were incredibly scary.
These movies vary with the number of survivors.
In some cases the entire world is wiped out after an epic standoff.
Sometimes we are left with survivors and we witness their post-nuclear lives.
And these lives are horrifying.
Their prevalence in apocalyptic films has decreased over the years.
Maybe we just dont find the bomb as scary anymore.
If we hadnt launched so many bombs, factories and Hummers we wouldnt be in this mess.
These films always have the moral message of being nicer to Mother Nature.
So this really covers killer plants, killer animals (usually giant) and other strange biological happenings.
Maybe weve created monsters that are coming back to haunt us.
Maybe weve pissed off the wrong animals.
Either way these films tend to be very fun to watch.
Zombies
This one is a fan favorite!
Its also probably the least likely to happen (yes, you could keep preparing).
And then its probably going to smell even worse.
But besides that and the awkwardness of the whole thing, we would probably be ok.
These are creatures who cant heal and are continuously rotting away.
They are so fun to watch.
There is nothing like shooting the personification of death in the face with a shotgun.
Zombies are a West Indian legend).
And we have worshipped this creation ever since.
We almost think people WANT the dead to rise…
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Aliens
Aliens are another fun staple of The Atomic Age.
Of course people have been making alien movies since film was created.
The first science fiction film made in 1902 was about space travel (Le Voyage dans la Lune).
And aliens have been invading Earth forever.
They come from the sky and they set upon us with technology greater than we could ever know.
They colonize and destroy us.
Of course aliens are often used as a metaphor for our fears regarding invasion, etc.
and are a staple of Cold War films.
Technology
Weve created a monster!
Like the aliens above, the robots/technology colonize and destroy their creators once they have become superior.
We like to think that if machines develop AI they will be better than humanity and will be peaceful.
But instead we tend to imagine our creations as evil and hell bent on our destruction.
Just look at Bender from Futurama!
God
Now weve really f**ked up.
Weve gone and pissed off God.
And God is going to smite us with all of his/her omnipotent powers.
And some badass angels thrown in.
Or maybe its Satan whos really to blame for this.
Either way, humans end up being the chess piece in the ultimate throw down of good versus evil.
And God and Satan can both open up a can of whoop-ass on humanity.
Sometimes not even the believers are spared their Hell on Earth punishments.
But usually all is corrected through some miracle, a couple Catholic priests and the right scripture being read.
God is easy to placate and Satan is easy to chase off almost guaranteeing a happy ending for humanity.
Mayan Prophecy
Oh my gosh.
How did this one make the list?!
The author must have been really sleepy during his first draft.
Lets go with it anyway.
Yeah, the Mayan calendar.
It is set to end in about 10 days.
Maybe the stars/planets/Smurfs are going to align and somehow that will kill us?
Something about Planet X?
This is a very strange conspiracy theory but theyve managed to turn it into a film.
As far as we know, 2012 is the only film made about this topic.
