Just as “Scorched Earth” has a generic protagonist in Carano’s Gage, there’s also an equally generic antagonist in the ruthless despot, Thomas Jackson ( Ryan Robbins), who happens to be a big fan of the ‘scorched earth’ method himself. One such bounty hunter is Attica Gage ( Gina Carano), who has returned to New Montana to hand over for her latest victim and in doing so learns that there are greater targets nearby that would likely supply her with a more comfortable life. In such an environment, business has become quite lucrative for bounty hunters, who track and execute fossil fuel-using “belchers” in return for essentials to service. Although the environment can kill you, mankind is still deadlier and the rudimentary structures that have been established as a functioning element of society remains precarious at best. Since those devices are a commodity, everyone is cautious towards others and whichever way of life they’ve managed to maintain. The ecological disaster is called “Cloudfall” and people have found a way to get by using water capsules and powdered silver that’s used in breathing masks. In the world of “Scorched Earth”, sometime in the near-future, after we’ve destroyed our environment, those still alive are left with water toxic and the lethal air to breathe. The title also describes the setting of this dystopian western debacle. As much as I have respect for anyone who sets out to make a movie and all involved in doing so, I felt like taking such an approach to this movie immediately after it was over. It’s a military tactic that’s been around forever, employed by the likes of Napoleon, Kit Carson and Stalin (to name a few) and its definition is mansplained during the third act of this movie. It’s not just a cheesy movie title that sounds like the name of an album from a 80’s big-hair band, it’s a term used to describe a military strategy in which an opponent destroys the terrain and/or resources of an enemy in order to cut them off and gain the upper hand. The only positive I got from watching the post-apocalyptic snoozer “Scorched Earth” is an understanding of the definition of the movie’s title. Rating: R (for violence and some language) Produced by: Kevin Leeson and Kevin Leslie
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