A solar flare has destroyed life on earth. Finch (Tom Hanks) has survived for 15 years in this radiation addled America.
He is a remarkable inventor and happy with his own company. Finch is aware that at night, the scavengers come out so he looks for supplies during the day.
However Finch is dying and a storm is coming that will last 40 days.
Finch needs to escape his compound but first he needs to complete the robot he has built that is meant to look after his dog Goodyear when Finch is gone.
As they go on the road to San Francisco, Finch needs to explain to Jeff the robot about life.
In many ways this is an updated Pinocchio story. There is even a nod to Rainman as Jeff is child like at first even though he is armed with all kinds of facts.
The movie eschews the nihilism of post apocalyptic movies such as The Road or The Book of Eli. Although there are references to the dangers of other humans.
Instead it opts to be a fairy tale, although one where humans can fry during the day if they do not wear a protective suit.
As in Castatway, Hanks is very much on his own. He only interacts with a dog and two robots. The story is maybe too simple, Finch is impatient with his new invention for not able to learn quickly enough. Strange as Finch never managed to fully complete Jeff's program.
There is no denying that it has an emotional ending.
He is a remarkable inventor and happy with his own company. Finch is aware that at night, the scavengers come out so he looks for supplies during the day.
However Finch is dying and a storm is coming that will last 40 days.
Finch needs to escape his compound but first he needs to complete the robot he has built that is meant to look after his dog Goodyear when Finch is gone.
As they go on the road to San Francisco, Finch needs to explain to Jeff the robot about life.
In many ways this is an updated Pinocchio story. There is even a nod to Rainman as Jeff is child like at first even though he is armed with all kinds of facts.
The movie eschews the nihilism of post apocalyptic movies such as The Road or The Book of Eli. Although there are references to the dangers of other humans.
Instead it opts to be a fairy tale, although one where humans can fry during the day if they do not wear a protective suit.
As in Castatway, Hanks is very much on his own. He only interacts with a dog and two robots. The story is maybe too simple, Finch is impatient with his new invention for not able to learn quickly enough. Strange as Finch never managed to fully complete Jeff's program.
There is no denying that it has an emotional ending.