What would you do if the world ended tonight? I am sure there are many
things running through your mind right now, but above all, most people would
say they would want to be with the ones they love. Now what imagine you were at
a party and during that party that is when the world ended? As you can tell those
are some deep questions but it’s just the plot line for a new comedy that stars
a lot of funny people.
Seth
Rogen playing Seth Rogen is at the airport to pick up his old friend Jay
Baruchel played by, yep Jay Baruchel. Jay has just come to chill with Rogen for
the weekend and catch up on old times. Seth though wants to go to James
Franco’s house warming party, and I mean who wouldn’t. While there, they run
into a who’s who of Hollywood, starts like Craig Robinson, Jonah Hill, and
Michael Cera. The party is hopping, but Jay and Seth go to the store to pick
something up. At the store something happens, there is an earthquake and some
light shoots down from the sky and take people somewhere. Seth and Jay are
scared out their mind and run back to Franco’s house. When they arrive
everything fine, but then everything falls apart and everyone seems to fall
down a giant hole. Franco lives, and so does Rogen, Baruchel, Hill, and
Robinson and they all barricade themselves in Franco’s house. Now all they have
to do is live through whatever is happening and survive each other.
Seth Rogen
and Evan Goldberg have made some pretty funny movies together. They made movies
like” Pineapple Express” and “Superbad”, movies that have plenty of laughs. So
coming up with what they wanted to work on next they came up with the perfect
idea, let’s play ourselves in a movie about the end of the world. I mean
brilliant idea right? Everyone gets to be themselves and add a little
embellishment just for fun. The story is
based on a short Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel made in 2007 calles “Jay and Seth
Versus the Apocalypse”. I love the idea of actors playing themselves, and
making fun of who we all think they really are. There is no one better than
this cast to do just that and the audience is the winner with this movie.
Making a good comedy seems like it has become a lost art the last few years. I
mean I know there is always an exception, but let’s face it, comedies are
scraping the bottom of the barrel.”This is the End” is that exception and
proves you can make a good comedy still. The other good thing is that after
this movie you may have the answer to the question I asked at the beginning.
Then you too will be ready when the end does come.
Brian Taylor
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