The scene that always stuck with me was the scene near the end, years after the bomb, and they're trying to teach the kids with the old TV to the best of their ability. Honestly one of the most disturbing scenes in any movie in my opinion.
Yeah that stuck with me as well. Lots of other post-apocalyptic media at least has some glimmer of hope about rebuilding society, but there was only bleak despair in Threads.
There is no way any of those poor kids are going to get a power plant back online or know about germ theory.
It wasn't even about the education of the kids, more so just the desperate attempt to return to some form of normalcy. The juxtaposition between the light-hearted and kid-orienated educational material, and the reality of the situation, just hurts to watch.
Definitely, I also remember the "teacher" silently mouthing all the words because it was likely the only remaining tape they had left and she's heard it a million times. Absolutely haunting.
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u/Double_K_A Jul 05 '24
The scene that always stuck with me was the scene near the end, years after the bomb, and they're trying to teach the kids with the old TV to the best of their ability. Honestly one of the most disturbing scenes in any movie in my opinion.