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Reminds me of Threads, the movie. It's on YouTube, but I won't link it here because it's probably the most horrifying film ever.

Bluestein 2y ago
In the style of "The Day After" I take it ...
- spitfire 2y ago
  Nope. Threads is much worse.
  - Bluestein 2y ago
    Gosh.-
- duskwuff 2y ago
  Similar, but Threads is even more grim.
- secfirstmd 2y ago
  Threads is the most harrowing movie by far. Remember watching it in college and not being able to get out of bed the next day because I was so fucking depressed.
  - NikkiA 2y ago
    I remember watching it when it originally aired when I was 13, and having to talk about it at school the next day - we were in the middle of an assignment on the threat of nuclear war at the time, it was tacked into our english language class as I recall (tbf, I can't really think of anything else, other than possibly Physics, where the topic would have been better suited, and Physics could probably only have carried a very dry discussion of it).
- gerdesj 2y ago
  Follow up "Threads" with "When the wind blows".
- Tokkemon 2y ago
  The Day After is a light comedy compared to Threads.
- houseplant 2y ago
  having seen both, I like The Day After more. Threads just seems like torture porn being shown to you to make you afraid of nuclear war, which had its uses in pushing for nuclear disarmament, so I can't hate it... but The Day After does a lot more to personalize and humanize the story, each subplot makes you very intimately attached to these characters and their families by presenting their day-to-day life and aspirations, how normal their lives are when war is looming echoes our own. So when everything is blown to shit it hurts so much more.
syx 2y ago
I recently watched Threads for the first time, and I was scarred. The way it portrays the effects of a nuclear attack was too real and made me feel incredibly depressed for days. It felt almost as if I were looking at a portal into the future, showing how the human race will eventually end.
- andyjohnson0 2y ago
  I had the same reaction to watching it a few years ago - including the lingering depression. I wouldnt willingly repeat the experience.
- PurestGuava 2y ago
  I tried watching it again recently thinking "lol this movie ain't shit it's been five years this won't fuck me up". NOPE. Nightmares. Horrible film. Important film, but horrible.
aspenmayer 2y ago
Threads (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvFu7Z5cc88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvFu7Z5cc88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film) Even the trailer is harrowing with audio alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgT4Y30DkaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgT4Y30DkaA The part where the audio seamlessly transitions from screams into screeching wind, wails, and explosions was chillingly well done in the most dramatic way. If you like Threads, check out Children of Men, which is also disturbingly realistic and also set in UK.
- sillywalk 2y ago
  Another film (docu-drama) about a nuclear attack on the UK in the 1960s was The War Game. "The War Game is a 1966 British pseudo-documentary film that depicts a nuclear war and its aftermath.Written, directed and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC, it caused dismay within the BBC and also within government, and was subsequently withdrawn before the provisional screening date of 6 October 1965. The corporation said that "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting. It will, however, be shown to invited audiences..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Game
- amelius 2y ago
  Hmm, sounds like watching this movie has 2 possible outcomes: either I don't like it and end up psychologically scarred, or I like it and I know I'm some sort of psychopath.
  - aspenmayer 2y ago
    There’s definitely not a lot to like, but there is a lot to appreciate. If you want a somewhat toned down version, the first episode of James Burke’s Connections describes some of the same concepts and themes in the context of the NYC blackout of 1965, and is only somewhat less disturbing, but is easily the most upsetting episode of the otherwise charming educational program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series...
jaxelr 2y ago
I can also recommend the new Annie Jacobsen book, Nuclear War: A Scenario for a horrific experience that would scar you for a few days :)
- manyturtles 2y ago
  The Annie Jacobsen book didn't have quite the same visceral impact of despair for me as watching Threads. But it was still disturbing for two reasons: the cascade which leads to war is remarkably believable with its grab bag of technical limitations, forced decisions with flawed data and dramatic consequences, and that it was written "now". It's not something which can be tidied away into a past era which we'd like to thing we emerged from never to return.
- slyall 2y ago
  I read that a few weeks ago. Quiet good. A similar subject is: The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States by Jeffrey Lewis Note this explicitly features President Trump and various real-life politicians and portrays Trump negatively. So if you are a fan of his probably avoid.

Bluestein 2y ago

In the style of "The Day After" I take it ...

spitfire 2y ago
Nope. Threads is much worse.
- Bluestein 2y ago
  Gosh.-
duskwuff 2y ago
Similar, but Threads is even more grim.
secfirstmd 2y ago
Threads is the most harrowing movie by far. Remember watching it in college and not being able to get out of bed the next day because I was so fucking depressed.
- NikkiA 2y ago
  I remember watching it when it originally aired when I was 13, and having to talk about it at school the next day - we were in the middle of an assignment on the threat of nuclear war at the time, it was tacked into our english language class as I recall (tbf, I can't really think of anything else, other than possibly Physics, where the topic would have been better suited, and Physics could probably only have carried a very dry discussion of it).
gerdesj 2y ago
Follow up "Threads" with "When the wind blows".
Tokkemon 2y ago
The Day After is a light comedy compared to Threads.
houseplant 2y ago
having seen both, I like The Day After more. Threads just seems like torture porn being shown to you to make you afraid of nuclear war, which had its uses in pushing for nuclear disarmament, so I can't hate it... but The Day After does a lot more to personalize and humanize the story, each subplot makes you very intimately attached to these characters and their families by presenting their day-to-day life and aspirations, how normal their lives are when war is looming echoes our own. So when everything is blown to shit it hurts so much more.

syx 2y ago

I recently watched Threads for the first time, and I was scarred. The way it portrays the effects of a nuclear attack was too real and made me feel incredibly depressed for days. It felt almost as if I were looking at a portal into the future, showing how the human race will eventually end.

andyjohnson0 2y ago
I had the same reaction to watching it a few years ago - including the lingering depression. I wouldnt willingly repeat the experience.
PurestGuava 2y ago
I tried watching it again recently thinking "lol this movie ain't shit it's been five years this won't fuck me up". NOPE. Nightmares. Horrible film. Important film, but horrible.

aspenmayer 2y ago

Threads (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvFu7Z5cc88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvFu7Z5cc88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film) Even the trailer is harrowing with audio alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgT4Y30DkaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgT4Y30DkaA The part where the audio seamlessly transitions from screams into screeching wind, wails, and explosions was chillingly well done in the most dramatic way. If you like Threads, check out Children of Men, which is also disturbingly realistic and also set in UK.

sillywalk 2y ago
Another film (docu-drama) about a nuclear attack on the UK in the 1960s was The War Game. "The War Game is a 1966 British pseudo-documentary film that depicts a nuclear war and its aftermath.Written, directed and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC, it caused dismay within the BBC and also within government, and was subsequently withdrawn before the provisional screening date of 6 October 1965. The corporation said that "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting. It will, however, be shown to invited audiences..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Game
amelius 2y ago
Hmm, sounds like watching this movie has 2 possible outcomes: either I don't like it and end up psychologically scarred, or I like it and I know I'm some sort of psychopath.
- aspenmayer 2y ago
  There’s definitely not a lot to like, but there is a lot to appreciate. If you want a somewhat toned down version, the first episode of James Burke’s Connections describes some of the same concepts and themes in the context of the NYC blackout of 1965, and is only somewhat less disturbing, but is easily the most upsetting episode of the otherwise charming educational program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series...

jaxelr 2y ago

I can also recommend the new Annie Jacobsen book, Nuclear War: A Scenario for a horrific experience that would scar you for a few days :)

manyturtles 2y ago
The Annie Jacobsen book didn't have quite the same visceral impact of despair for me as watching Threads. But it was still disturbing for two reasons: the cascade which leads to war is remarkably believable with its grab bag of technical limitations, forced decisions with flawed data and dramatic consequences, and that it was written "now". It's not something which can be tidied away into a past era which we'd like to thing we emerged from never to return.
slyall 2y ago
I read that a few weeks ago. Quiet good. A similar subject is: The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States by Jeffrey Lewis Note this explicitly features President Trump and various real-life politicians and portrays Trump negatively. So if you are a fan of his probably avoid.