Have you been watching HBO’s new show, The Last of Us?
Based on the 2013 video game of the same name, the show depicts a post-apocalyptic 2023 in a world that has been overtaken with a mass fungal virus that turns those who are infected into zombie-like creatures.
The plot follows the adventures of a survivor named Joel, who is tasked with protecting the life of a fourteen-year old girl who is immune to the virus.
Stories set in post-apocalyptic landscapes are nothing new to Hollywood. Shows and movies like The Book of Eli, I Am Legend, the Mad Max series The Road, The Stand, and The Walking Dead series all come to mind.
While each of these shows and films and others like them are well made and entertaining, here’s a big question you may not have asked yourself: how accurate are these movies and shows at depicting how to actually survive in the apocalyptic wastelands they depict?
Do the characters make wise moves, or do they make bad mistakes that would get you grievously injured or killed in reality?
