Event Description

Come see The World's End presented with 35mm Projection on the big screen in L3!

Common opinion would have it that The World’s End is the weakest film of Edgar Wright’s Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy - also including Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz - but do not let collective opinion fool you: The World’s End is just as good - and dare I say even better - than its predecessors. Following the alcoholic Gary King as he brazenly reunites his four childhood friends to participate in a legendary pub crawl, The World’s End itself reunites the triple threat of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Wright. Like the previous two films in the trilogy, Wright’s directorial style is sharp while - with Pegg - his script is laced with wit and pandemonium. However, the film’s narrative is also softly touching; King is arguably the trilogy’s most sympathetic and emotionally resonant protagonist, as Wright and Pegg explore the nature of aging and maturation. Furthermore, the film’s wealth of experienced actors - including Rosamund Pike and Martin Freeman - help to sell the film’s drama alongside its humorous qualities. Where Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz perhaps trump The World’s End is in the latter’s ending; both previous films are equally absurd but in a more restrained manner, whereas the ending of The World’s End does take some swallowing. However, for fans of Wright’s frenzied directorial and narrative style, The World’s End is a perfect end to his defining trilogy, and even for those who are more reticent, it is an underrated film that is deserving of more appreciation on this term’s schedule. [Sam Ripley]

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