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So, what did kill off the human race in the end?

posted 8 years ago by vpurvis
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The end of the movie takes place 2,000 years in the future after all humans are long dead. So, what finally killed off mankind? From one scene with a computer monitor the "present" day takes place in the 2130's. You have advanced tech and (I would assume) a active space program at least mining the moon and asteroid belt for raw materials that were greatly needed. Even if "mecha" were used for space mining / exploration you would think at some point humans would be put on "off world" colonies. So, what kills off mankind?

[–] massacure21 8 years ago

This movie, I tried to shoot myself half way in but ended up falling asleep before I could and woke up in a theater of dead people.

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[–] Burning_Sosobra 8 years ago

That's it, you got it. It must have been extreme climate change, a new ice age, that wiped out humanity. It's the most likely cause.

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[–] uruseiranma 8 years ago

The ending also fulfills Joe's words, "We are paying for the mistakes they made because when the end comes, all that will be left, is us!"

I also feel that in this future, there is an even tighter hold on resources, let alone space exploration.

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[–] BigRich 8 years ago

So, what kills off mankind?

Men. And a few women, too.

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[–] bb007_86 8 years ago

I just thought it was an ice age that caused extinction.

[–] vesil_vesalier 8 years ago

Lazy writing.

No, seriously. We don't know. I doubt Stanley wrote an ending for mankind. It was just a quick fix by Spielberg to throw in E.T.'s relatives (again).

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[–] mariakelly-04164 7 years ago

The descendants of the Kardasian/Jenner family.

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[–] kenburke (2279) 5 years ago

That was one of the weak parts of the movie. An entire species does not disappear in 2,000 years. May it should have been 202,000 years.

[–] strntz (10779) 5 years ago

Exactly. Since NY was pretty much intact other than the ice, it didn't seem like a nuclear war. I suppose a pandemic could have wiped out humanity, but if it was supposed to be an ice age, that wouldn't explain it. Even now, we have the technology to generate unlimited energy using nuclear reactors, and land masses close to the equator would be habitable without much effort.