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Forse sulla scia del successo dell'americano The Day After, la televisione inglese produce la cronaca immaginaria del "dopo bomba" in Inghilterra. Con freddo stile documentaristico, il regista Mick Jackson racconta il dramma della popolazione di Sheffield investita da un'improvvisa deflagrazione atomica, mostrando sullo schermo scene di morte, sofferenza e devastazione con una cura accentuata per il dettaglio sensazionalistico.
stuhannafordha recensito
16 luglio 2025•
Plays more like a public service announcement nowadays, but I can imagine the genuine fear and sheer terror watching this would likely have caused viewers during the Cold War. As the film progresses, it descends into a collection of individual scenes, more than an overarching story as a whole.
There are two aspects to consider, the effect of nuclear war, physically, and the effects socially. From a physical point of view, and with a terrifying accuracy on real life events, I’d recommend Chernobyl, the HBO series, documenting the disaster at the infamous plant, over Threads. It simply doesn’t hold back. A movie from a fictional standpoint, you’ll do worse than 28 Days Later and the apocalypse that shows.
Sadly, and rather prophetically, the film’s lasting message is that of government overreach, the rise of authoritarian regimes in the name of the good of the people and the disintegration of society as we know it. Every man and woman for themselves. To see this for your own eyes, recent events from the turn of the 2020’s paint a similar picture in reality, one might argue.
stuhannafordha recensito
16 luglio 2025•
Plays more like a public service announcement nowadays, but I can imagine the genuine fear and sheer terror watching this would likely have caused viewers during the Cold War. As the film progresses, it descends into a collection of individual scenes, more than an overarching story as a whole.
There are two aspects to consider, the effect of nuclear war, physically, and the effects socially. From a physical point of view, and with a terrifying accuracy on real life events, I’d recommend Chernobyl, the HBO series, documenting the disaster at the infamous plant, over Threads. It simply doesn’t hold back. A movie from a fictional standpoint, you’ll do worse than 28 Days Later and the apocalypse that shows.
Sadly, and rather prophetically, the film’s lasting message is that of government overreach, the rise of authoritarian regimes in the name of the good of the people and the disintegration of society as we know it. Every man and woman for themselves. To see this for your own eyes, recent events from the turn of the 2020’s paint a similar picture in reality, one might argue.
