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The Last Movie Ever Made is a humorous film that’s more about the joy of making a fan film than anything else. And here, I suspect the story takes inspiration from various sources, including Star Trek. And when considering writer/director Nathan Blackwell created the web series Voyage Trekkers, the carryover is very evident.
In this film, everyone has heard the telepathic message that the world will end and there’s nothing they can do about it other than prepare for the end of days. While some will panic and others will stand in the middle of the street holding a sign, “The Apocalypse is here,” what’s presented is a slice of Americana taking it in stride, and just think about what do they want to do in the thirty days remaining.
The threat feels very much like a riff on how Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy started. While nobody is even going to have a chance to leave the planet, I did have to wonder how the rest of the world was reacting. As for what Marshall (Adam Rini) believes is best is to do something meaningful with his life–to finish making that movie that he thought of back when he was a teen. The people whom he gets to join in this endeavour includes his old chums, Lance (Ryan Gaumont) and Arthur (Craig Curtis) along with his ex-wife Audrey (Megan Hughes Rini).
Also, I’m fairly sure this work is thematically similar to “Hey, Viktor!” a film I reviewed a while back. That’s because both characters feel they have nothing to lose by rekindling that spark they once had. Even if it’s just fleeting, the result is something that anyone watching this work can smile at. The movie made here is even more pulpier than Metalstorm from The Fall Guy and I’m a sucker for these movies within a movie construction narrative. And this work does a great job at honouring everything that’s Flash Gordon. Even though this series had more money to spend on sets and costumes, that was the vibe I felt when watching what this wannabe filmmaker wanted to craft.
Even though this work doesn’t consider the impact of everyone on the planet knowing they’re about to die, I am a bit puzzled that in this idyllic neighbourhood, nobody is panicking. Unless these ragtag group of friends are not watching the news, I’m very curious about what the world is doing after getting the news their planet is about to be destroyed country by country. Overall, none of this threat really matters as the tale concerns a handful of people coming together and helping each other out. However, without the sense of mass hysteria, I have to wonder if the telepathic message sent is a result of the government experimenting with their own citizens to see what they can do.
If we’re supposed to be that fly on the wall to observe the results, then the last movie ever made nails the idea dead on. To find who will come together to support each other feels much more important than anything else, and as for how it all wraps up, the film concludes in a way that I expected not to be maudlin. There’s a feeling of joy and accomplishment, because we get to see this team finish what they set out on doing. As for that fade to black and knowing it’s the end of the world as we know it, it’s safe to say they all be fine.
3½ Stars out of 5
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