Another Spanish-language horror! This one comes from Spain and checks the box for apocalyptic horror.A mysterious plague has overtaken the world. People are suddenly struck with agoraphobia, a fear of open spaces, trapping them in whatever building they happen to be in at the time. Marc (Quim Gutiérrez) was at work, across the city from his girlfriend, Julia (Marta Etura). After three months, the office workers are able to break into the subway line and Marc is determined to find Julia again. He makes a deal with Enrique (Jose Coronado), the efficiency expert that in brighter days would have had Marc fired, to use a stolen GPS to get back to Marc's apartment. Marc and Enrique slowly learn to trust and rely on one another as they make their way through the underground of a city --a world, really-- gone mad.
It's a pretty standard post-apocalypse road movie but that's not to say it isn't well done. I think the point of the movie is more to do with the increasing fears of people who feel like the world is changing too fast. Studies show that we are more connected but also more isolated than ever. 'Climate grief' - the fear of a global catastrophe caused by climate change is a real thing that people are feeling, especially younger generations who have to inherit a less hospitable planet. The Last Days taps into all that very deftly, if not subtly.
I can see why people would have classified it as a horror film, but there's nothing particularly frightening in the movie. No zombies, no cannibals, and the ending is really more heartwarming than anything else. I'm a little sad that so far my horror fest is turning into just a movie marathon but I'm still hopeful to find at least one good pants-wettingly terrifying movie this month.
The Last Days is currently streaming on Hulu.
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