I waited 18 years and every second was worth it: I loved this SF film released in the movies in 2025

News culture I waited 18 years and every second was worth it: I loved this SF film released in the movies in 2025

The return of the “28” saga in 2025

It all started in 2002 with 28 years later, a British post-apocalyptic film in a low budget (we are talking about 8 million dollars) made Danny Boyle and with a young Cillian Murphy headlining. The filmmaker manages with this feature film to upset the 7th art with his deserted London, his nihilistic approach of the genre and his survivorical editing knowing how to surprise leave the time of contemplation. In 2007, 28 weeks later revived the epidemic, but without Danny Boyle for a surprisingly effective result, failing to reach the mastery of the first.

Then the saga 28 disappears from radars for 18 long years before being resurrected in 2025 by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in people. 28 years later, nearly 3 decades takes place after the epidemic and stages new characters at the heart of a British archipelago placed in quarantine. The story begins in Lindisfarne, a town cut off from the rest of the islands with Spike played by Alfie Williams who is about to make his first big outing of the village with his father Jamie embodied by Taylor Aaron-Johnson. This great first will give birth to the doubts and questions leading to a decision that will change their life forever.

A unique cinematographic experience

The “28” saga holds a special place in my filmography by its post-apocalyptic nature (I am a fan of this sub-genre of science fiction) and by the presence of an artistic duo that I particularly appreciatenamely Alex Garland and Danny Boyle. The first is none other than the director of ex machina and civil war, and incidentally an outstanding screenwriter. As for the second, it is at the origin of the masterpieces of the 7th art that are trainspotting and millionaire slumdog.

28 days later put me a slap which I still remember when I discovered the film late and on DVD. Unfortunately, the story was repeated 5 years later with its suite 28 weeks later produced by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. So I had to break the curse by going to theaters for 28 years later, and that she was not my surprise Faced with an unparalleled cinematographic creation which dares to survey trails too rarely taken by the genre.

The discussions around 28 days later are concentrated (a little too much for my taste) on the use of iPhone 15 Pro Max by Danny Boyle. And if this bias can surprise at first glance, he takes on his full meaning when we are interested in the origins of the franchise and the singular vision of the filmmaker. In 2002, a Canon XL1 camera gave a “survivor film” patina at 28 days later. However, What marked me in the red iron was neither in his cinematographic process or in his violence, but in his humanist message and his ability to ask us about human nature.

The film immerses us in a universe where the anomaly has become the norm. The survivors have adapted to their new environment, established new rules … In short, built a new world where man remains a wolf for man. Conversely, I felt empathy for infected and I wondered about the need for such violence ritualized against them. Dr. Kelson touching in his “sweet madness” perfectly symbolizes the message conveyed. Then Danny Boyle does not refuse any visual effect, no steep cup even if it means leaving false fittings to simply illustrate cinematographically his point. And I can decently decease my bow without greeting the purely plastic beauty of the plans composed by the director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle.

Ultimately, I can only encourage you to see 28 years later and forge your own opinion. It is so rare to live such an experience in front of a screen.