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Positioned between disaster movies, which depict humanity facing large-scale collapse, and post-apocalyptic films, where new societies and rules have already taken hold, this subgenre captures a unique threshold of survival amid change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough lively case studies of selected popular films, Naish not only offers close readings of cinematic narratives but also explores deeper themes that emerge in the aftermath of disaster, including the role of artificial intelligence and cyborgs, cosmic survival and colonization, and the tensions between individual isolation and life with others. 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