The Last Days of the World (2012)
장르 : 판타지, 드라마, 코미디, SF
상영시간 : 1시간 36분
연출 : Eiji Uchida
시놉시스
The life of a student named Kanou is transformed when a tiny man informs him that Earth will soon be annihilated. Kanou decides to do just as he pleases with the time he has left, leading to strange adventures that could be real -- or just a dream.
미국군 사령관 맷 모건의 아내가 강간 살해당한다. 범인들은 독특한 모양의 안장을 빠뜨리고 떠나 버리는데 맷은 그것이 옛 친구 크레이그의 것임을 알아볼 수 있었다. 맷은 그가 정착해 살고 있는 건힐 시를 향해 출발하는데, 한편 크레이그는 그 사건의 범인들 중 하나가 자신의 아들 릭이란 사실을 알아내고 슬픔을 감추지 못하고 맷에게 그를 넘겨주지 않으려 한다.
히어로는 무슨. 하지만 범죄가 슈퍼히어로 스토리를 빼다 박았다면? 신참 형사가 사건 해결을 위해 공조 아닌 공조를 시작한다. 퍼즐 조각에 불과한 연쇄 살인. 그 큰 그림을 볼 수 있는 건 코믹스라면 꽉 잡은 만화 가게 주인뿐이니까.
아내를 마약판매상의 손아귀에 빼앗긴 뒤 평범한 남성이던 주인공은 슈퍼 히어로 크림슨 볼트로 변신한다. 초능력을 갖고 있지는 않지만 크림슨 볼트는 세상을 위해 활동하겠다고 다짐한다. 수퍼히어로 블록버스터만큼이나 이제는 주된 장르로 자리잡은 ‘어눌한 수퍼히어로’ 영화인 "수퍼"는 평범한 현대인의 일상에 대한 날카로운 풍자를 수퍼히어로 영화에 대한 일종의 패러디로 담아낸다. 스매쉬 히트를 기록한 독립 코미디영화 "주노"의 두 스타인 레인 윌슨, 엘렌 페이지가 다시 의기투합한 영화. "아마게돈"의 리브 타일러의 모습도 반갑다.
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