This Is the End
2013 · Directed by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Original language: English
- action
- comedy
The story
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
What it’s like
Bright, cramped interiors and hard daylight spilling through a Hollywood Hills mansion, with the palette tipping into sun-bleached chaos once the sky turns orange and the streets fill with fire and debris. Handheld camerawork keeps the frame jittery and close, and the composition feels improvised, with practical effects, splattered gore and shaky digital smears of destruction. The sound is a loose mix of hip-hop, pop and sudden stings of noise, punctuated by screaming and cheap-looking CGI rumble. Its vibe is raucous, self-mocking panic: a rowdy movie for a loud night with friends, or a late-night watch when you want chaos with a wink. The pacing is brisk and scattershot, with jokes landing faster than the scares, and the emotional register swings between juvenile bravado and sincere anxiety about being a decent friend. Its men start out vain and self-absorbed and gradually confront their own cowardice and loyalty. Intensity is high: frequent graphic violence, bloody deaths, demonic possession, crude sexual humour and drug references, all played for laughs. For viewers who like celebrity satire, R-rated gross-out comedy and friendship stories that stay irreverent even at the end of the world.
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