A House of Dynamite

[Anonymous]

Welp. That's absolutely horrifying.

How are we not talking about this already?!

[Anonymous]

I liked it, but I’m really into that genre. It definitely freaked me out enough to see who the people would actually be today making those decisions (and only the real stratcom person who serves in that role today gave me comfort that they would know what to do).

[Anonymous]

I liked it too. I’m hoping that some dcumers with more knowledge about this stuff can speak to it. Also Idris for President.

[Anonymous]

It was very well edited. The young staff gave me pause, lol. And the lollygagging when there were literally minutes to do anything. Like launch more kill vehicles!

The end was unsatisfying.

The best moments were the dad on the phone with DD...that smile.

[Anonymous]

Awful and made the country look inept especially the military al the stuff looked fake. I doubt they will be allowed to use the military agajn

[Anonymous]

Combine what is at stake (should this ever happen), and who the GOP’s in Congress put in charge (Hegseth).

A weekend Fox host. With a drinking problem, Who paid off the woman who accused him of rape. Does not believe in a free press (or secure means of communication). Who impregnated a co-worker, when both of them were married to other people.

Yeah, that guy.

[Anonymous]

The multiple viewpoints of the same event were well done.

It was satisfyingly technical, which I love.

But there was no end! And I get that this is a dissection of people's reactions before the actual outcome, so the outcome is in itself not the goal of the story, but still! Very frustrating!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Awful and made the country look inept especially the military al the stuff looked fake. I doubt they will be allowed to use the military agajn

Haven't seen it yet. Does it make the actual military characters look bad or just the political appointees?

[Anonymous]

Both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was very well edited. The young staff gave me pause, lol. And the lollygagging when there were literally minutes to do anything. Like launch more kill vehicles!

The end was unsatisfying.

The best moments were the dad on the phone with DD...that smile.

Spoilers






IMO the ending suggests Chicago was indeed hit. Anna Clarke is seen with her son going to Raven Rock, which is an hour from Gettysburg. She wouldn't have made it there in time from Gettysburg before it detonated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Awful and made the country look inept especially the military al the stuff looked fake. I doubt they will be allowed to use the military agajn

Haven't seen it yet. Does it make the actual military characters look bad or just the political appointees?

I thought it made everyone look competent, including all the military characters. Even the DoD guy who calls his daughter was trying. I am not sure his real life counter part would have any clue what to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Combine what is at stake (should this ever happen), and who the GOP’s in Congress put in charge (Hegseth).

A weekend Fox host. With a drinking problem, Who paid off the woman who accused him of rape. Does not believe in a free press (or secure means of communication). Who impregnated a co-worker, when both of them were married to other people.

Yeah, that guy.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Awful and made the country look inept especially the military al the stuff looked fake. I doubt they will be allowed to use the military agajn

Haven't seen it yet. Does it make the actual military characters look bad or just the political appointees?

I thought it made everyone look competent, including all the military characters. Even the DoD guy who calls his daughter was trying. I am not sure his real life counter part would have any clue what to do.

The hubris (this is what we do) and denial were demonstrated by uniformed military.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was very well edited. The young staff gave me pause, lol. And the lollygagging when there were literally minutes to do anything. Like launch more kill vehicles!

The end was unsatisfying.

The best moments were the dad on the phone with DD...that smile.

Spoilers






IMO the ending suggests Chicago was indeed hit. Anna Clarke is seen with her son going to Raven Rock, which is an hour from Gettysburg. She wouldn't have made it there in time from Gettysburg before it detonated.

Yes, I noticed this as well. Was this perhaps after the detonation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Awful and made the country look inept especially the military al the stuff looked fake. I doubt they will be allowed to use the military agajn

As someone who served, I disagree. It made the incredible complexity of that kind of situation disarmingly straightforward for people who've been forcefed America's military superiority their whole lives. Yes, we're good. We're DAMN good. And in a situation like the one in this plot, it may/may not be enough. People seem to have this idea that we have infinite resources and absolute protection. That's just not true. Nobody in the film was scripted as inept, just human. Human feelings, human emotions, human variables. There were no obvious mistakes or human glitches, and it still didn't work. That's scary.

Then you contrast with who we've got for current leadership as PP pointed out, and it's horrifying.