Nuclear war, terrorism or apocalyptic post nuclear bomb stories have inspired movie directors since the Second World War and hundreds of movies have been made using this frightening theme. To name a few recent or less recent ones: Godzilla, Mad max, Terminator, Malevil, the War game, the Day after, Water world.
The stories can be classified in two groups:
Group 1: Movies in which the heroes have to prevent a nuclear catastrophe provoked by bad terrorists or before the end of the cold war by bad Russian generals hiding behind the iron curtain and fighting good Americans generals. The nuclear bomb can be transported by a plane, a submarine or even a train. Usually the good guys succeed in stopping the bad ones at the last minute and the world is saved from the nuclear war.
The stories can be classified in two groups:
Group 1: Movies in which the heroes have to prevent a nuclear catastrophe provoked by bad terrorists or before the end of the cold war by bad Russian generals hiding behind the iron curtain and fighting good Americans generals. The nuclear bomb can be transported by a plane, a submarine or even a train. Usually the good guys succeed in stopping the bad ones at the last minute and the world is saved from the nuclear war.
Group 2: Movies in which the story is taking place after the bomb has exploded, the nuclear war has taken place and a group of courageous (and beautiful) heroes which survived because they were hidden in a cave or somewhere under the ground when the war took place, come to the surface and find a devastated planet full of degenerated (ugly and degusting) mutant groups that try to eliminate them. Usually at the end the heroes succeed in rebuilding a civilization of peace and love and once again the good defeats the bad.
It is interesting to note that in the past there were more movies from group 1 ( the nuclear war has been avoided) and that most recent popular movies are more from group 2 ( the nuclear war already took place). Let us hope that it is not because the public and movie directors got used to the idea that the nuclear war should happen one day or another....
It is interesting to note that in the past there were more movies from group 1 ( the nuclear war has been avoided) and that most recent popular movies are more from group 2 ( the nuclear war already took place). Let us hope that it is not because the public and movie directors got used to the idea that the nuclear war should happen one day or another....
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