I watched this last night and I have some thoughts.\u00a0 First of all – can we talk about that ending? The ending that’s not really an ending because it leaves so many unanswered questions.<\/p>\n
So many thoughts from people online about the messaging of the movie.\u00a0 The references to how each of us spend our days tuning out “leaving the world behind” in our own way. Maybe that’s scrolling social media.\u00a0 Maybe it’s listening to a podcast or watching your favourite show.\u00a0 One of the characters in the movie “Rosie” wanted to escape by watching “Friends”.\u00a0 It was the thing that brought her happiness and helped her feel connected.\u00a0 She cared about the characters and almost treated them like they were real.<\/p>\n
Especially sad after losing Matthew Perry this year.\u00a0 That hits a little harder.<\/p>\n
Julia Roberts is brilliant.\u00a0 She’s angry, frustrated, mad at the world.\u00a0 Or more specifically the people in it.\u00a0 Her job reveals the ugliness in people.\u00a0 She studies them to sell to them.<\/p>\n
We see each of the family finding different ways to escape reality through different means.\u00a0 And we see just how terrifying the world could be if we lost technology in a moment.\u00a0 It’s a scary concept how much we rely on it.<\/p>\n
It’s a long movie – be prepared.\u00a0 2 and a half hours long but worth it to watch to the end.\u00a0 I felt anxiety and a bit of fear.\u00a0 I realized just how much we do rely on technology and how much we isolate ourselves every single day by using it and relying on it instead of each other.<\/p>\n
Electric cars shutting down highways.\u00a0 Planes losing control in the sky as they lose their ability to fly and navigate.\u00a0 \u00a0How would travel change if you no longer had your GPS to tell you when to turn?<\/p>\n
Credit and debit cards.\u00a0 All the machines we use and rely on every day.\u00a0 Gone.<\/p>\n
It’s unsettling because it’s possible.\u00a0 I like movies with happy endings.\u00a0 I like to work through the struggles and have a positive outcome at the end.<\/p>\n
This movie didn’t offer that.\u00a0 I have more questions.\u00a0 I want to know what happens next.<\/p>\n
If you watch – let me know – let’s chat about it.\u00a0 Send me an email – cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca or text us using the A1 Security textline – 519-464-1999.<\/p>\n
Not want you want to watch to get into the spirit of the holidays, that’s for sure.\u00a0 But it might make you rethink how often you try to find your own way to “leave the world behind”<\/p>\n