This was excellent viewing when I was a young.
I never want to see it again.
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In any way, similar to?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_After?wprov=sfla1
Either way, it's interesting. Great share, thanks!
I found it much better than the day after, probably because of the smaller scale of the story. The build up at the start of Threads is probably one of the most stress inducing things I've watched, it feels so real.
It’s similar, but threads is based in England and it, for whatever reason, felt more “realistic” somehow
The tone and scale is quite different, but the overall themes or message certainly have a lot in common. Both worth seeing.
I can't remember The Day After as clearly as I can Threads, but I remember it was definitely worth seeing, though I feel like it had a little more of a film/plot/narrative/entertainment element to it, whereas Threads was just quietly bleak and undignified - a gritty soap-opera story in Sheffield, then everyone gets nuked and you see all your favourite characters as they piss themselves and their hair and teeth fall out from the radiation and then they slowly die from illness and starvation, then you watch a documentary style presentation of the tiny remainder of population, scrabbling in dirt, trying to find a still living plant.
Absolutely watch both - all humans should watch both at some point in their lives - but maybe not on a day where you want to have any fun or talk to anyone, or do much except stare into the distance in silence.
Also, if you're into the empty feeling of nuclear sadness, check out When the Wind Blows (1986) - it's from Raymond Briggs's graphic novel - who did "The Snowman" and that Santa Claus one amongst other family favourites. Surely a lovely, fun cartoon to watch with the kids!
WARNING: DO NOT ACTUALLY WATCH WHEN THE WIND BLOWS WITH YOUR KIDS (unless your kids are adults)
If that has a happy ending, no.
One of my favorite apocalyptic movies that I’ve only managed to watch once. It hurt.
Saw Threads in 1986 as a student living in Sheffield. Hit pretty close to home, obviously.
I'm still traumatised from watching it all these many years later.