One of our most persistent narrative fixations is the post-apocalypse, and the harrowing thought of what comes after the end. Not only does the concept let us explore the trajectory of our civilization, but it’s also the perfect way to stretch human behavior into a twisted, exaggerated caricature. This year alone, we’ve already had the long-awaited Fallout adaptation and the mythic Mad Max prequel Furiosa, both works in which the human psyche is as broken and fractured as the scorched Earth around it.
