The Survivalist (2015)

Purely Joyful Movie!

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

What was the point of showing this guys butt as he washed himself up and then him playing with himself? and I mean these weren't quick scenes they dragged on. Except the last one I turned it off I'm not watching that. This isn't a movie it's a gay porn. I have no idea what this movie was trying to be and never will. If you want to make a movie about "survival" start with an actual plot. I can do without the unnecessary stuff thrown in this garbage.

This movie had an interesting premise, and I appreciated the atmosphere it built. I also appreciated how faithful they were in showing survival techniques, and the minimalist approach they took to the film. But I can't help but feel very bored by this movie. We know exactly how things will end when the other two characters (finally) make it on screen, and they drag this out perpetually. Despite everything he does for them, the mother insists on stealing and trying to force her daughter to kill him, so they can take the farm for themselves (even after he saves Milja from being raped). I wanted them to just make a decision and kill someone, but they refuse to until almost the end. Thankfully they make the right choice, but even this comes much too late.When we finally see some action and the farm is raided a second time, they only manage to kill three people. I have to wonder how he survived so long without at least trapping the perimeter. The ending is unsatisfactory and begs the question why they didn't consider larger communities before, if the mother was indeed so concerned for her daughter's health and well-being.There are way too many artistic shots that serve no real purpose other than to make another character naked. The subsistence farming/foraging is all shown in the first 45 minutes, so seeing it again and again throughout the movie serves no purpose other than to drag out the film. The severe lack of dialogue or even any real story to pass the time ends up making the entire movie choke itself in its own claustrophobic melancholy, but even this isn't very compelling so much as it is autoerotic asphyxiation. This movie and its fans are a little too full of themselves. I appreciate what it was trying to accomplish, but it could've been done far better. Or at least been given a shorter run- time.

It's surely not the best but also not the worst survival movie I've seen. It has "survival" mistakes that someone living 7 years in the wild should not do.He makes his own fuel for the lamp but also needs wick and he uses a cotton one. 7 years worth of cotton wick it's a lot. Think several hundred feet at least.In 7 years he remained way to dependent on non-renewable technology like the shotgun for witch he only has 2 shells. He didn't made at least a bow and arrows, or a crossbow. Only has bear traps and no pitfalls or anything like that to protect his "empire".The acting is OK. If you don't wanna see an old hag naked, just skip the scenes when the old lady takes a bath and the one when she is buried.As I said, I've seen better survival movies, and I've also seen bigger budgets that were way worse.

I must have missed the masturbatory scene and I am glad I did. This was definitely a man's film. It is better to see a movie this depressing when it has some beautiful scenery, like Dr. Zhivago. (I didn't like Dr. Zhivago, either.) I just wish I had read the reviews all the way down. I just saw all those stars and the praise. The worst part was the complete lack of communication. You would think that when the oil runs out and we have no technology, that we will talk to each other again. The one good thing about seeing this movie is that you realize that most of history and most of the world has to struggle to eat but most of us who can afford to rent a movie don't have to think about it.