Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/lsoo
Watch "Why Now is the Perfect Time for a World War Z Sequel" on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-why-now-is-the-perfect-time-for-a-world-war-z-sequel
Help me make more videos!
Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld
Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.vd.linden
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO
About this video essay:
An exploration of the evolution of apocalypse stories, and of how The Last of Us, Station Eleven, and The Leftovers are shifting the emphasis of the genre towards a more hopeful and humanistic tone.
Content:
00:00 The Ever-Evolving Apocalypse
01:16 The Last of Us
08:28 Station Eleven
13:02 The Leftovers
16:56 Changing the Meaning of Hope
20:49 World War Z
Listen to my podcast, Cinema of Meaning:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-of-meaning/id1611352831
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4n6zZZQjiKsLNfyldNAi8b
Nebula: https://nebula.app/cinemaofmeaning
Further Reading:
Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list
10 Books that changed my life: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life
10 More books that inspired my thinking: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking
My Camera Gear: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/my-travel-camera-gear
Business inquiries: [email protected]
Say hi: [email protected]
Music:
Young Collective – Begin Again
Slow Meadow – Grey Cloud Lullaby
Slow Meadow – Linen Garden Pt. 1 ft. Hammock
Christian Wade – Searching for Eternal
Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/16252
Additional Music:
Kevin Graham – Equinox