MAX y el apocalipsis zombie
2024 · 5m · España
Directed by Cristian Font, Javier Batalla
Tones: contemplative, dark, melancholic
Sheltered in a rural house, Max writes about his experiences in the zombie apocalypse. He reflects on lost humanity, faces his own demons and seeks to find meaning in a desolate environment.
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Everyone expects zombie apocalypse to be spectacle and body horror, so watching Max sit with a notebook excavating his own collapse is almost perverse—it's the smart move, but it needed more teeth, more weirdness in the reflection to earn the restraint.
There's a deliberate lineage here, drawing on the introspective tradition of post-apocalyptic cinema (Bresson's austerity meets the metaphysical sci-fi essay), though the execution occasionally prioritizes mood over the formal rigor that would cement it.
The decision to make this a written testimony rather than visual narration—letting Max's hand move across the page while his voice stays internal—transforms what could be maudlin survival drama into something tactile and quietly devastating.