Considering the current climate on the world stage and just how unpopular the USA is with other nations, mainly over the gung ho attitude over the last 3 years, this movie has some severe punch. The world mentality is now far more war orientated, terrified more bombs will go off. Into that mix this (tele-miniseries) movie arrives.
Right at the start we are abruptly introduced to the idea that The Buttons were pushed, bombs sent, the Northern Hemisphere irradiated. Gone. Kaput. The remainder of this long story is what happens after. It's not terribly realistic (one American submarine survives; that the main place to go is Melbourne, Australia - despite the fact we have Tasmania which is even further south, AND Antarctica; plus how many bunkers do the Americans have anyway?) but if you suspend that bit of disbelief, it's compelling viewing.
I would recommend watching it all in one sitting (as I did) as it had great punch and I became involved with the characters. Maybe it was because I am Australian. I'd like to think not. I think every major politician on the planet should be made to watch movies like this every 6 months. All of them.
Right at the start we are abruptly introduced to the idea that The Buttons were pushed, bombs sent, the Northern Hemisphere irradiated. Gone. Kaput. The remainder of this long story is what happens after. It's not terribly realistic (one American submarine survives; that the main place to go is Melbourne, Australia - despite the fact we have Tasmania which is even further south, AND Antarctica; plus how many bunkers do the Americans have anyway?) but if you suspend that bit of disbelief, it's compelling viewing.
I would recommend watching it all in one sitting (as I did) as it had great punch and I became involved with the characters. Maybe it was because I am Australian. I'd like to think not. I think every major politician on the planet should be made to watch movies like this every 6 months. All of them.