The Original Apocalypse Film - The World, The Flesh and The Devil (1959)

The wind kicks up against the side of the buildings, the empty storefronts and vacant display cabinets seem to mock as you wander further, looking for shelter. To kick off our next unit David and Patrick are joined by Darth to discuss and analyse 1959's The World, The Flesh and The Devil, the progenitor of an entire genre's aesthetic. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00 - Welcome to the end! 01:30 - The antagonistic facial hair discussion 05:14 - The Post Apocalypse as a genre: tropes & history 12:45 - The genre itself: heterotpias and the end of the world 29:46 - The World, The Flesh and The Devil (1959) Summary 34:02 - Intro to Ralph's character 42:00 - The World, The Flesh and the genre 48:31 - Designing the end of the world 1:04:15 - Instrumentalizing race in the apocalypse 1:25:35 - Sarah realises the world has ended 1:36:15 - The relationships: Sarah, Ben, Ralph 1:45:19 - Ben goes mask off and hunts Ralph 1:55:40 - Meaning of the film 2:04:40 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent