Don't understand all the criticism

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2020)

This film is better than I expected. I knew nothing about the hype about this film, coz I'd never heard of it before I saw it, so I watched without any bias or anticipation, which was a good thing.
People complain about the lack of "explanation", but why is it necessary? The whole apocalypse is nonsense to begin with and it's just the factor of the whole "end-of-the-world" background setting, it's just like zombie or global warming or Ebola. You don't need to know why or what. You just accept it. And the director doesn't have to give the audience any satisfaction of "fighting against the unknown evil and defeating it", because it doesn't matter!
What matters is the humanity and the transformation of the characters in it. You see the two a**holes steal the car. You see the coward turn into a hero, albeit not convincing coz you just don't overcome your cowardice in a minute. You see how differently your aspects change according to which side of the door you're on. None of these is new or mind-blowing moral arguments, but they're well knit and hence make it a good story.
However, there is one thing I hate about it. Humanity is supposed to be more ugly and people are supposed to be more selfish than it is in the film. When Malori was forced to decide which kid to be the one risking his/her life, the audience knows immediately that director/author deliberately created this dilemma for the audience to ask themselves what their choice would be. And stop kidding yourself--most people would choose the one that's not your kid with no doubt, and the kid would be crying and refuse to comply, and then everyone would just die lol But because it's Sandra Bullock, and because it's a "film", ergo it's supposed to be bright and selfishless.
But at the end of the day, I still quite enjoy the film and don't mind watching it a second time.