Not to be confused with the trashy Day After Tomorrow, which is about global warming, this is another oldie but still desperately important movie I've streamed this week.
Made in 1983, when the USA and Russia were still staring at each other through periscopes (i.e. pre-Google Earth), this was a shocking warning about the danger of nuclear war that is still shocking and relevant today.
The movie ends with this portentous statement:
"The catastrophic events you have just witnessed are, in all likelihood, less severe than the destruction that would actually occur in the event of a full nuclear strike against the United States.
It is hoped that the images of this film will inspire the nations of this earth, their peoples and leaders, to find the means to avert the fateful day".
I know this sounds way too serious for this blog, but nearly 30 years later we seem to have learned nothing, and continue to flaunt danger from North Korea, Taliban-infested Pakistan, newly-nuke-packing Iran, and perhaps many others.
I think I'll watch a Disney movie now.
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