![]() While wearing an astronaut-styled hazmat suit, he goes from building to building to look for food and for other survivors. No subtlety at all.įinch spends his days traveling in a sanitation truck. About halfway through the movie, Finch even says out loud what he knows is happening to him, in case it wasn’t obvious enough. Even though there are extremely hot temperatures during the day, it’s safer for humans to move about during the day, because the nighttime brings out people who can and will commit deadly crimes in order to steal food, water and resources from other people.Įarly on in the movie, Finch reads a book titled “The Effects of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation.” And when he gets a nosebleed and later starts coughing up blood, you know exactly where this movie is going to go. Giant dust clouds are a very real threat. In addition, the apocalypse has left Earth covered in dust and looking mostly like a desolate desert. The daytime temperature in this post-apocalyptic world is now too hot (an average of 150 degrees Fahrenheit per day) for a human being to survive outdoors during the day without protective gear, because of the “holes” in the ozone layer. Batteries, gas, fire or solar energy are now the main ways to operate anything mechanical that needs a source to operate that is not automatically built into the mechanism. As Finch explains at one point in the movie, a massive solar flare hit Earth, and “completely fried the ozone.” This disaster also knocked out all of Earth’s electricity. Louis, Missouri, for an untold number of years after an apocalypse destroyed the world’s environment. His name is Finch Weinberg (played by Hanks), who has been living an isolated existence in his hometown of St. “Finch” has only one human character speaking in the entire film. There are absolutely no subtle moments or surprises in “Finch,” but the movie is still very entertaining, mostly due to Hanks’ engaging performance. It hits all the expected beats and story arcs that have been in other similar post-apocalyptic movies. ![]() However, “Finch” (directed by Miguel Sapochnik and written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell) breaks no new ground in filmmaking and is entirely predictable. There won’t be any major award nominations for “Finch,” not because it’s a bad film-in fact, it’s a fairly good film, with Hanks turning in yet another believable and heartfelt performance. ![]() He got an Oscar nomination for the 2000 drama “Cast Away,” in which he portrayed a plane crash survivor stranded by himself on a remote island in the South Pacific. However, the acting is the best asset for “Finch,” whose screenplay and direction can at times can be plodding and trite.įor “Finch” star Tom Hanks, it’s not the first time that he’s done a movie where he has depicted an isolated disaster survivor. The acting in “Finch” is well above-average for most post-apocalyptic movies. “Finch” aims and usually succeeds at being a drama that stands out from most other films with the same concept. How many movies have there been about a person who’s surviving alone after an apocalypse or other disaster? There are too many of these movies for most people to recite from memory. Tom Hanks with the character of Dewey in “Finch” (Photo courtesy of Apple TV+) Louis, Tom Hanks, TVīy Carla Hay Tom Hanks with the characters of Goodyear and Jeff in “Finch” (Photo courtesy of Apple TV+)Ĭulture Representation: Taking place in a post-apocalyptic United States, the sci-fi drama film “Finch” features an all-white cast of characters representing survivors of an apocalypse.Ĭulture Clash: A robotics engineer named Finch Weinberg, who has been living by himself during the post-apocalypse, builds a human-like robot to help him and his dog survive, but the robot sometimes has trouble learning how to do things the way that Finch wants.Ĭulture Audience: “Finch” will appeal primarily to people who are fans of star Tom Hanks and people who are interested in well-acted road trip movies that take place after an apocalypse. ![]() Apple TV Plus, Apple TV+, Caleb Landry Jones, drama, Finch, Miguel Sapochnik, movies, reviews, sci-fi, science fiction, St. ![]()
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