10-28-2025, 09:36 AM
Kathryn Bigelow sets out to make you scared for your life and unfortunately succeeds admirably.
It's kind of Roshomon-esque in that there is basically three sections to the film all covering the same time frame but told from different sectors of the government. It's not Roshomon-esque in that all the stories are the same. Basically, there has been a missile launch and now it is up to the US to try and stop it. No problem. Yeah, no. It's tense moment after tense moment. Not a second of release as the missile gets closer and closer. At points it did feel like Dr. Strangelove with absolutely none of the humor. The film does point out the madness of the mutually assured destruction scenario we currently live under.
The Queen hated it because it is super dark. The night afterwards I was warned not to choose anything near that depressing.
It's really well made. The film churns you up and spits you out with lots to think about.
It's kind of Roshomon-esque in that there is basically three sections to the film all covering the same time frame but told from different sectors of the government. It's not Roshomon-esque in that all the stories are the same. Basically, there has been a missile launch and now it is up to the US to try and stop it. No problem. Yeah, no. It's tense moment after tense moment. Not a second of release as the missile gets closer and closer. At points it did feel like Dr. Strangelove with absolutely none of the humor. The film does point out the madness of the mutually assured destruction scenario we currently live under.
The Queen hated it because it is super dark. The night afterwards I was warned not to choose anything near that depressing.
It's really well made. The film churns you up and spits you out with lots to think about.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
