[_hardwaregeek]

I recently watched Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice which also deals with the threat of nuclear destruction. The main character is having a birthday dinner when the news informs everybody about the nuclear threat. The simplicity in which this information is revealed and the transition from the mundane to abject fear connected really well to modern times.

It's interesting seeing film ideas repeat and be interpreted by multiple directors. It's almost like some ideas need to bounce from director to director before they find the right outlet. I Live In Fear begets Dr Strangelove begets The Sacrifice.

[clairity]

have you read (or seen) on the beach[0] by nevil shute? slow-moving, impending, nuclear winter and the heartrending choices the characters make in the face of it. really left its mark when i read it in high school (haven't seen the films though).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)

[js2]

I feel like that book was required HS reading in the 80s. The movie is also good.

I'll add the film Miracle Mile to the suggestions.