The Last Man 

The death of his radio is more tragically well-done than the death of most people in the film industry lol

"And that, kids, is how I met your mother."

7 Years old as of 2023, better film than most of recent Hollywood. Genuine emotions drawn from this in just 20 minutes, more feelings and sorrow than anything else I've seen. A work of art.

It's rare to find a piece of film that makes you feel anything anymore, let alone one outside of an existing franchise. Great work. Can't believe it took me this long to find.

Imagine being that guy. You think you're alone, then your scanner shows a nearby teammate. You rush there joyfully, but all you find is a helmet and a gun. The signal's coming right from it.

“How many other people do you want in the set?” “No.”

I don't understand why ppl in films leave weapons behind, or worse, throw them away. That being said, this was magnificent and I'd love to see a prequel and sequel.

This is probably one of the best sci-fi short films out there together with some of Dust's work. I love the "show/don't tell" approach. Something Disney Star Wars/Marvel never understood...

Mad respect to that costume department. That uniform and mask combo look amazing

This is such a gem. Although no words are spoken (besides the emergency station) you can feel and tell every thought in his head

how did i only just find this, this is insanely good. unusual to feel such feelings of loneliness and dread, thinking everyone is gone.

This was Season Three Episode 1, "Two" of the Classic Twilight Zone TV show, first aired 9/16/1961. Stared Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery. This was a really well done production. The scenery and costumes were on point and the build up of suspense (pacing) was right on the mark. Awesome.

i may be an introvert, but i cant imagine being alone in the world

*Me waking up to January 2021 after spending a whole year just gaming and eating snacks:*

Powerful movie. The rain is relentless, the music depressing, the loneliness nauseating.

“Power loss imminent” *starts blaring bright lights and loud alarms*

Little known fact, this actually just footage of someone trying to go the grocery store in Detroit.

Portland never looked better! Glad to see the weather hasn’t changed!

Well done. One of many standout moments is after he shot the flair. He looks down with no expectations of a reply, but in the reflection of his visor you see another flare...but he's still looking down ! Hurry.. look up...oh crap ...he's gonna miss it ! Then... he looks up and sees it. That was magnificent filmmaking to me. Could not have been done any better. Just one of the exceptional scenes in this well done short. Bravo !

This is very good. It should be made into a full length movie! I became a little emotional when his radio/radiation detector died! However, this reminds of a Twilight Zone episode called: Two starring Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery! But this is still fantastic. As someone else said in the comments, we need a Part 2! Thank you for the upload! 🥰❤

"You're the last one, complete the mission."

So he finds a woman, she brings him back to her camp of only women, then it's death by snoo snoo, nice.

Mad respect for the production team.

I almost cried. No single words spoken in the entire film, but u know what is happening and whats the feelings behind it. Huge respect for this team.

We need part 2 my friend.

One of the things I loved about this film is how grey everything is. With the exception of the flair and the lights at the beginning. It really shows how lonely everything is.

It's 2022... why is RU-vid only recommending this for me now?!? Very nicely done, Gavin!

Recuerdo haber visto este cortometraje cuando fue estrenado, ya lo había olvidado, pero de casualidad llegue aquí de nuevo. Y siento lo mismo que la primera vez ¿como pudieron dejarnos con ese final y no darnos mas? ☹

Every now and again I like to come back here and appreciate this masterpiece. From the atmosphere to the sounds, it's all just so... Crisp.

this must be a british movie, he can clearly see everything is destroyed around him but he still goes to a red phone and listens for a dial tone? keep it up lol

After all this time this film still one of favorites. Thank you all that came together to make this happen

One word....QUALITY! The cinematography, acting, setting, costumes/props.....QUALITY!

bruh how much money did it cost to nuke a city to make this movie

This is when the “no man left behind”saying really impacts the team member that was left behind.

This is truly sci-fi done right. Creates unanswered questions and briefly introduces you to entire worlds that can be both disorienting and inspiring. Make the trick to making movies great is to limit the runtime, since this short accomplishes more in 20 minutes than most Hollywood ventures do in 2+ hours.

This was better than any movie I have seen recently, and I mean full length, mega budget movies.

6:45 “mom I don’t like this airsoft field there’s nobody pls pick me up I’m scared”

The desolation of knowing, well and truly, that you are one of the last, if not the last, is utterly terrifying, and this conveyed that masterfully. No boogeymen or monsters, zombies or soldiers, but a man awoken to a riven world and ridden with sorrow, and utter loneliness.

The poster with the B-2's in the air really hit me. It brings the viewer to the realization that war is not a problem of the past.

I do not know why, but I got brought almost to tears at the scene of him shaving. It is just so sad, so lonely.

He searched and searched and finally hit the jackpot. He's getting laid.

Plot twist: he returns to the red phone, and it rings. He picks up and is asked if he'd like the extended warranty.

I watched it the first time in 2015 and now I came back

Like everyone else from 2023, I can confirm this is 20x better than anything I've seen from recent movies. The twist at the end that he really is the 'last man' but not the last person is really interesting, although I'm not sure if it would have been more impactful if he was just alone forever. In any case, that was amazing!

he got out of that hibernation thing quicker than I get out of bed in the morning

They didn't have to spend much on props, it was filmed in Detroit before 10am, everyone was still sleeping.

it is so rare to feel such emotions with a '' simple '' short film on the internet. What an absolute gem. this film is incredibly well made. i absolutely love it.

Dad would be proud. Amazing work ❤

I can just imagine the dude here going, "War, war never changes."

How nice of her to have on makeup and her hair done for the occasion in the post apocalyptic world! You never know when you are going to meet someone

Que pedazo de corto tan espectacular. Sería muy bueno ver un detrás de cámaras, ojalá una segunda parte también. Magnífico. ESTO ES CINE, ¡carajo!

I realize I have seen this one before. It's an outstanding short, the locations and settings are stunning. Kudos for the music score, too. Kudos for all of it, actually.

"So how much rain do you want?" "Yes"

Honest review. This short film is honestly awesome. There is no story, barely any background, no dialogue. You don't need that to make something engaging while also doing some amazing world building at the same time. You could feel the emotion from the moment he popped out of cryosleep. Confusion, sadness, desperation. It really makes you think about what you would do if /you/ were the last man. If the world you knew was suddenly gone. When it reaches the end you can see their eyes slowly show the realization that they may very well be the only two people left. They put down their arms (presumably) and the war that put them in that situation finally ends. Absolutely amazing. The camera work, the atmosphere, the soundtrack. The bit in the end where ALL sound is cut in order to make you reflect on what you just saw. Ten out of fucking ten would pay to see a movie like this if it were only a tad bit longer.

I really adore the costume design for his gear.

Love the suspense, thrill, atmosphere and cinematic effects of this short movie. Well done!

some of those short films are so much better than big budget those days

A Chaos Insurgency soldier meeting a former SCP personel in a post apocalyptic world consumed by an unknown SCP.

Built up really well, great atmosphere, and an excellent way to finish it.

This is the definition of You and Me alone , Forget About the World baby❤️😂

this looks better than Most movies today

When your camera work, musical score, post production and acting are on point you dont need shoot outs and action and you dont even need dialogue to make an epic short film. well made

Absolutely Amazing, excellent work. Thank you.

10/10, just amazing, beyond words

Anybody getting recommendations of apocalyptic/ post apocalyptic short films since the outbreak. It's like RU-vid is trying to prepare us for this.

*>aims at stop sign* *>stops* *>waits 5 seconds* *>proceeds*

Trust me, you'd rather die like the rest than to survive and face complete desolation all alone. The living will envy the dead.

He woke up after sleeping for 17 years looking more refreshed than I do when a taking a 2-hour nap on a Saturday afternoon

Hey, remember when you said you’d never touch me unless I was the last man on the planet? ... *zip*...

(Update 2024, I made a simp comment, looking back at how pathetic of a comment this is, focus on money & gym... STOP simpin)

for a short and most likely low budget film this is better than a Hollywood multi million dollar film.

its 2024 as this is still one of my all time favs. Indeed a work of art. Very athmosferic. Well done.

I don't want to set the world...on...fire...

Can't believe L.A. was able to remove all the homeless off the streets long enough to film these locations.

The reflection of the flare in his helmet is a great touch

This is the greatest short film I’ve ever seen

THIS WAS MADE IN 2015?!?!?!?!? JEESUS CHRIST, AND THIS THING IS BETTER THAN 99.9% OF MOVIES!!!!!

Their names were Adam and Eve..

Remarkably well done - best science fiction I've seen in years.

Wow, that was amazing! One of the best short films I have ever seen.

That's the longest story line intro to a porn that I've ever seen....

If he's the last man,then who's filming him?

Color grading and sound design and overall tone reminded me of the post-apocalyptic warzone scenes in Raised By Wolves... God I hope they manage to get that show renewed for more seasons! And Let's get @Gavin Rothery some funding for a feature!

Man , this needs to continue. Well done

just play metro 2033 redux

Fallout 5......looks.......amazing.

Even now, this is stellar.

Спасибо большое за короткометражку! Такой прочувствованный конец света я видел разве что в "Дороге"!

5 years later, still watching this video over again for the 20th time keeping my fingers crossed for a part 2. Please in this day and age of shows that don't matter give us one that does.

we need the second part. "The first child"

Been a while since I watched this. Man I forgot how amazingly well done iti s.

The central thought of a such concept really aligns well, The signs of broken sympathy, The lines of desperation for hope, And the old memories fading past a such mind. It really fits the suited environment to what is going on. There is no happy end, But there lies a mind filled with sadness from old memories that meant a lot to one's life...

Its all over but the crying.... And nobodies crying... But me.......

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Wow! What a piece of work. Really powerful stuff

for 7 years ago this is such an amazing piece

I thought that this movie was so beautiful. It is a short. I understand it can't go on forever. I think the choice to end it where it ends was excellent. I felt like the movie went from some sadness to a little bit of hope to miserable sorrow and then back to hope which was not just wishful thinking but based on some concrete possibilities. Thank you so much for creating this movie and generously sharing it on RU-vid. I am pleased that I spent the time I did watching it.

Truely a masterpiece, maybe even for many years to come.

just incredible in every way

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!