Talk:The World's End (film)

Currently filming
This article really needs updating. The World's End is currently filming in Welwyn Garden City (not Letchworth) here is a reference:

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/stars_simon_pegg_and_nick_frost_in_welwyn_garden_city_for_filming_of_new_movie_the_world_s_end_1_1517197

Hope this helps someone to update the page.

86.11.214.180 (talk) 19:44, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Ending
"they watch first as the town, then the rest of the world, is consumed in apocalyptic fire" - how can some people sitting on a hill watch "the rest of the world" being consumed by fire? Is this trying to say that the audience sees the world consumed? --McGeddon (talk) 13:04, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


 * good point, fix it! we do need to specify that the whole world gets blown up, though, not just the town. Popcornduff (talk) 00:23, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I fixed it a few days ago and it came back; just wanted to check I wasn't misremembering the film. I've gone ahead and fixed it again, I think the last paragraph gives enough context for the whole world having been affected. --McGeddon (talk) 14:12, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I was the one who re-added it, but you're right, I didn't need to. The final paragraph mentions that the rest of the world has collapsed. Popcornduff (talk) 18:43, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you for resolving this problem. There can be nothing more annoying than to have a great view of the world collapsing, only to find out you were mistaken.  Or not.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.226.91.53 (talk) 04:10, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Mistake!
''...attempting the Golden Mile with his robot friends..." Except...you cant do a Golden Mile with tap waters! 67.169.164.218 (talk) 02:42, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Some corrections
I'm not sure if this is entirely necessary, but it might be a good idea to list the full "golden mile" of bars at the start. Since the bars function as amusing references to the storyline it qualifies as useful information and is noted here.

Several bars are left out of the synopsis, including the King's Head, Hole in the wall, etc.

in addition, the robot companions at the end are not his childhood friends but the recreated group of teenagers fought in the crossed hands. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.69.55.5 (talk • contribs) 22:45, 4 September 2013‎

It says Gary King is a recovering alcoholic but I don't remember that, he would be teetotal in that case (his friend drinks water at the start though). There are references to him having been in a mental hospital though, such as when he says "they told me when to go to bed." Simon Pegg says in the Making Of documentary on the DVD that King is mentally ill. 176.252.175.219 (talk) 14:23, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Suicide attempt
I watched the film twice, and I'm not sure that it states that Gary attempted suicide. Maybe I missed the dialogue, but what I remember is his pal discovering a hospital bracelet, and Gary commenting that he hated being in the hospital, with the implication from the dialogue that it was a mental hospital. Anyone else have any insights here? OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 03:35, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

The movie never says it outright, but I believe it's clear from the story. Gary hid those bandaged wrists in an earlier scene where they showed scars/tattoos to prove their humanity. In the climax, you even get a hospital bracelet on top of it. I believe the implication is clearly that he had slit his wrists. Gary's original excuse to Andy to get him to come drinking--"my mum died"--is proven false, but you can see that some equally devastating event looms in his mind while he's hiding behind "my mum died" as a sympathy-drawer much easier to say than admitting to attempting suicide. 75.129.154.32 (talk) 04:54, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Listen to me.
Its a BRITISH film. HONESTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.106.30.36 (talk) 16:16, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/51bf909e9b04f lists it as "United Kingdom / USA". --McGeddon (talk) 16:41, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Peter Fonda wants to get loaded
Loaded (Primal Scream song), and apparently the film, uses the "We wanna be free to do what we wanna do, And we wanna get loaded" audio sample from Peter Fonda as outlaw biker Heavenly Blues in the 1966 movie The Wild Angels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsHly9UuQ-A Matthead  Discuß   00:31, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's even mentioned in the film's credits. Daniel Case (talk) 02:47, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Brexit foreshadowing
Right as the credits of this movie ran when my wife and I watched it a couple of weeks ago, I turned to her and said, "You know what this movie was about, especially at the end? Brexit". It seemed so obvious, even if it was written, filmed and released before the referendum had even been set. Gary's whole speech smacked of Leave, and you can find so many other things in the film that can be read that way. (Apparently Hot Fuzz also led to similar observations).

I looked online, and it seems I'm not alone in seeing this. This blogger caught it too, along with some of the commenters here. None of them are reliable sources, unfortunately, but then I found this book, which unfortunately Google over here hides pages from just before it gets interesting. Maybe someone in the UK or elsewhere would have better luck? Or be able to find it in their library? Daniel Case (talk) 05:29, 31 July 2022 (UTC)