Sam Esmail’s movie with the Obama’s as producers…did you watch it?
The conspiracy behind it cracks me up. I’m sure the right leaning media is having a gay day with it.
I was sick last week, so I watched it. Not sure what I think, but Mahershala Ali is incredible in anything he does.
What is the conspiracy behind it?
I did watch it just to have something on tv while I folded laundry. He was good and everyone else was ok. I guess Julia Roberts did ok making her character supremely hateful if that was the goal.
Post by turkletsmom on Dec 10, 2023 20:37:27 GMT -5
Haven't watched yet but I read the book. I liked it up until the ending. Although I spent a week thinking about how it ended and finally decided maybe it was good that it ended that way because most books don't have me thinking that hard about it or getting that kind of reaction out of me.
We watched it today, I didn't know it was a book. Or that there was a conspiracy or anything, H just said he wanted to watch it.
I liked seeing everything break down. Situations like Walking Dead where he just wakes up a month into the apocalypse kind of annoys me, or Quiet Place (but I liked that they went back and did a prequel).
The stuff with the Teslas really freaked me out too (do Teslas only come in white? I barely see them, possibly never but why were they all white?). A few times I found myself thinking that I wish they would tell us more about things but thinking back, we only know what the characters know and they don't know why all the deer are acting crazy and wouldn't have any way to know that unless they came across an expert somehow.
I thought everyone did a great job, I like Mahershala in everything he does. Ethan Hawk really tugged at my heartstrings in some of his scenes. Julia was good too.
do Teslas only come in white? I barely see them, possibly never but why were they all white?
I haven't read the book or seen the movie - but I can answer this. Teslas are probably the most popular car brand around here and definitely come in mulitple colors.White isn't even the most popular (black, grey, blue are all as common as white, if not more so). (However, the falcon wing ones are definitely the least popular. those came and went in a hot minute).
Post by mrsukyankee on Dec 11, 2023 3:02:32 GMT -5
I'll probably watch it after the New Year. It was one I tried to watch and the music/sound right from the beginning made me want to turn it off (see weekend randoms where I can't deal with anything suspenseful/slightly hard to watch right now).
We watched it today, I didn't know it was a book. Or that there was a conspiracy or anything, H just said he wanted to watch it.
I liked seeing everything break down. Situations like Walking Dead where he just wakes up a month into the apocalypse kind of annoys me, or Quiet Place (but I liked that they went back and did a prequel).
The stuff with the Teslas really freaked me out too (do Teslas only come in white? I barely see them, possibly never but why were they all white?). A few times I found myself thinking that I wish they would tell us more about things but thinking back, we only know what the characters know and they don't know why all the deer are acting crazy and wouldn't have any way to know that unless they came across an expert somehow.
I thought everyone did a great job, I like Mahershala in everything he does. Ethan Hawk really tugged at my heartstrings in some of his scenes. Julia was good too.
White is the default color. You have to pay extra for other colors.
Sam Esmail’s movie with the Obama’s as producers…did you watch it?
The conspiracy behind it cracks me up. I’m sure the right leaning media is having a hay day with it.
I was sick last week, so I watched it. Not sure what I think, but Mahershala Ali is incredible in anything he does.
What is the conspiracy behind it?
I did watch it just to have something on tv while I folded laundry. He was good and everyone else was ok. I guess Julia Roberts did ok making her character supremely hateful if that was the goal.
That Obama is forecasting what is actually being planned or some BS.
We watched it this weekend. I hadn't heard anything about it going into it, never knew about the book. I really loved it with one exception* but I also love most any disaster/end of the world as we know it type of movie or book... even the bad ones. H and I watched about half (until 'the noise' chapter) Sat night and were even talking about it Sunday before we finished it. I feel like rarely do movies these days linger in my mind like this one did.
I could not do the teeth scene. I have a thing about teeth... can't even deal with my own kids' loose teeth. Had to close my eyes for that whole thing. Nooooope.
And I did note the exec producers and wonder for a sec if they're giving us a heads up. 😬🤣
We watched it this weekend. I hadn't heard anything about it going into it, never knew about the book. I really loved it with one exception* but I also love most any disaster/end of the world as we know it type of movie or book... even the bad ones. H and I watched about half (until 'the noise' chapter) Sat night and were even talking about it Sunday before we finished it. I feel like rarely do movies these days linger in my mind like this one did.
I could not do the teeth scene. I have a thing about teeth... can't even deal with my own kids' loose teeth. Had to close my eyes for that whole thing. Nooooope.
And I did note the exec producers and wonder for a sec if they're giving us a heads up. 😬🤣
Your spoiler is one of my recurring nightmares so it definitely made me twitch
I couldn’t get twenty pages into the book before I quit but I really liked the movie.
Is the central couple the same in the book as in the movie? I was kind of blown away by how hands-off they were with their kids while the world is falling apart around them. How is a 13 year old able to get lost or forgotten in a scenario like that? I’d think I’d be tethered to my kids and vice versa.
It was interesting. I knew nothing of it before watching, and actually thought it was more of the horror genre. (Thankful it wasn’t). But I didn’t enjoy it. I wanted to know what happened to all the other neighbours. 😂 and it just left me wanting more details or some kind of closure (🤷🏻♀️)
I read the book in 6 hours, over the course of two nights, and LOVED it. Didn’t love the end of the book.
Watched the movie with DH and didn’t tell him anything. We both liked the movie. There were a few minor changes and a lot more actual chaos shown in the movie.
I *loved* the end of the movie. I thought it was perfection. I asked my DH what his thought about the end was, he said “I loved it. The world is literally ending and she’s trying to watch her tv show… distract the people with a shiny tv show and they’re oblivious to the horrors of the world around them”.
The author is a Black man and I assumed that’s why the Obamas were involved. Elevating/promoting a wordsy literary novel written by a Black man.
I couldn’t get twenty pages into the book before I quit but I really liked the movie.
Is the central couple the same in the book as in the movie? I was kind of blown away by how hands-off they were with their kids while the world is falling apart around them. How is a 13 year old able to get lost or forgotten in a scenario like that? I’d think I’d be tethered to my kids and vice versa.
The mom in the book is not a likeable character. And yes she’s oblivious and it fits that she’d be doting on her son and not notice her daughter went missing.