I always thought that the character Harry was pretty much spot on given the time period that this was filmed in. He's middled aged in the film and That would have meant that like so many of his generation Harry would probably have seen combat in WWII, and That experience would have left its mark on him in a number of ways. Many who served in The War had a kind of quiet self confidence about them that was the result of their military training and having lived through some of the worst combat in human history: and they had Survived all of that while watching many of their friends and comrades Not survive,...A few of them exhibited a confidence that bordered on arrogance but the majority of them knew themselves and what they were capable of, and knew what to do when the shit hit the fan, regardless of how ugly that got in practice. That attitude often gets derided as a 'take charge' superiority kind of thing but having lived and worked around Vets of that generation for most of my life I would say that it was simply the case that they were simply that assured in their capabilities and as a result would not hestate to lead others if the situation called for it. I see a lot of that in Harry.
On a more personal note I always loved the short scene where the family stops near the top of that mountain range and looks back to where LA Should have been. Yeah, there's the typical mushroom cloud in the distance but it somehow looks different, the sense of size given to the cloud makes it seem like a more massive and more total intrusion into the life that the Baldwins Used to know. I often wondered if that was intentional or just a fluke,....
Hey Where'd you get a machine gun?
I also thought it curious that the father was adamant about the father and son shaving.
I’d like to read your thoughts on ‘A Boy and His Dog’ - one of my favorite films, and one I seldom see mentioned.
It's on my list!
Why BAS didn't recruit you, Alex, for their discussion of the nuke movies is beyond me.
I always thought that the character Harry was pretty much spot on given the time period that this was filmed in. He's middled aged in the film and That would have meant that like so many of his generation Harry would probably have seen combat in WWII, and That experience would have left its mark on him in a number of ways. Many who served in The War had a kind of quiet self confidence about them that was the result of their military training and having lived through some of the worst combat in human history: and they had Survived all of that while watching many of their friends and comrades Not survive,...A few of them exhibited a confidence that bordered on arrogance but the majority of them knew themselves and what they were capable of, and knew what to do when the shit hit the fan, regardless of how ugly that got in practice. That attitude often gets derided as a 'take charge' superiority kind of thing but having lived and worked around Vets of that generation for most of my life I would say that it was simply the case that they were simply that assured in their capabilities and as a result would not hestate to lead others if the situation called for it. I see a lot of that in Harry.
On a more personal note I always loved the short scene where the family stops near the top of that mountain range and looks back to where LA Should have been. Yeah, there's the typical mushroom cloud in the distance but it somehow looks different, the sense of size given to the cloud makes it seem like a more massive and more total intrusion into the life that the Baldwins Used to know. I often wondered if that was intentional or just a fluke,....