{"id":20775,"date":"2016-05-23T02:01:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T06:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=20775"},"modified":"2016-05-23T03:59:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T07:59:05","slug":"after-the-end-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/23\/after-the-end-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"After the End (2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"aftertheend\"<\/a>Though many people will probably see \u201cAfter the End\u201d as a somber look at the end of life, it is in reality a very cathartic look at how death can sometimes be the beginning of a new stage in life. \u201cAfter the End\u201d is<\/span> an emotional<\/span> and brutally heartbreaking look<\/span> at loss<\/span>, and how much we’ve all come to fear<\/span> death<\/span> and view<\/span> it as a totality<\/span>. Who among us has<\/span>n’t lost<\/span> a loved<\/span> one in our lives<\/span>? Every single<\/span> one of us has<\/span> suffered<\/span> at least the loss<\/span> of a pet<\/span> that has<\/span> greatly affected us and caused<\/span> us to re-think and approach<\/span> the rest<\/span> of our days<\/span> in a new respect<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Director Andrew Morgan is<\/span> a man<\/span> who has<\/span> experienced the terrible<\/span> loss<\/span> of his dad<\/span> after an accident<\/span> during a bike<\/span> ride<\/span> proved fatal<\/span>. Though Morgan is<\/span> a man<\/span> with a full<\/span> life<\/span>, the terrible<\/span> death<\/span> of his role<\/span> model<\/span> causes<\/span> him to take<\/span> a second<\/span> look<\/span> at everything he’s ever<\/span> learned<\/span>, as well<\/span> as question<\/span> the idea<\/span> of religion<\/span> and the afterlife<\/span>. \u201cAfter the End\u201d covers<\/span> just<\/span> about every aspect<\/span> of the grieving process<\/span> and the idea<\/span> of mourning, as well<\/span> as our fear<\/span> of confronting<\/span> our grief<\/span>. Morgan<\/span> interviews<\/span> many renowned psychiatrists<\/span> and doctors<\/span>, all of whom explain how once<\/span> upon a time<\/span> we respected death<\/span> and celebrated<\/span> it.<\/p>\n

With our immortality obsessed<\/span> society<\/span>, we try<\/span> to dodge<\/span> it at every turn<\/span>, which has<\/span> made<\/span> it nearly<\/span> impossible<\/span> for us to process<\/span> and cope<\/span> with the loss<\/span> of our loved<\/span> ones<\/span>. The explanation<\/span> of how parlors<\/span>, once<\/span> used<\/span> to visit<\/span> our dead<\/span> before burial, transformed<\/span> in to \u201cliving<\/span>\u201d rooms<\/span> post-1917 is<\/span> a mind<\/span> blowing<\/span> indication of how much we’ve mentally devolved<\/span> in our relationship<\/span> with life<\/span> and death<\/span>. Morgan<\/span> helps<\/span> others by asking<\/span> them to recollect<\/span> losing<\/span> their loved ones, thus<\/span> allowing<\/span> him to come<\/span> to terms<\/span> once<\/span> and for all with losing<\/span> his dad<\/span>. The individuals<\/span> featured<\/span> discuss<\/span> losing<\/span> their loved one in a senseless car<\/span> crash, old<\/span> age<\/span>, and terminal<\/span> illness<\/span>. They also<\/span> sift<\/span> through the constantly<\/span> infuriating clich\u00e9s handed<\/span> to the grief<\/span> stricken that is<\/span> ultimately<\/span> counter<\/span> productive to coming<\/span> to terms<\/span> with the ones<\/span> that have<\/span> passed<\/span>.<\/p>\n

As well<\/span>, Morgan subtly confronts<\/span> how religious<\/span> interaction can also<\/span> hurt<\/span> mourners. When you listen to the utterly gut wrenching story of a mother who lost her two year old daughter after a choking accident involving apple slices, you’ll be prone to questioning the idea of a conscious deity and how quickly a life can end so unfairly. \u201cAfter the End\u201d is a rough and emotionally grueling film, but one that also explores how beautiful life can be if we give it a chance, and how sometimes we can put ourselves together even after loss has broken us. Morgan<\/span> digs<\/span> deep<\/span> in to sadness<\/span> of death<\/span>, but also<\/span> takes<\/span> time<\/span> out to show how life<\/span> can be<\/span> rewarding<\/span> and fulfilling<\/span>. Andrew<\/span> Morgan’s film<\/span> should be<\/span> seen<\/span> by anyone and everyone whose ever<\/span> experienced<\/span> a loss<\/span>, be<\/span> it a child<\/span>, a parent, or a beloved<\/span> pet<\/span>.<\/p>\n