Angela Tung Oversharing on the internet since 2005.

Last night MB and I saw The Road.  We both really liked it.  The pacing was slow – which was fitting for the plot – but gripping.  I was constantly tense and wondering what was going to happen next.

Even when I left to use the ladies’ room, I was on edge: I saw in the mirror the door of the stall I just was in swing shut and thought, What was that?  And jumped into defense position.  Haha, not.  I don’t even know what “defense position” is.

A few other thoughts:

The movie was a realistic portrayal of people in a post-apocalyptic world. How would I know, right?  But unlike other end of world movies, the people in this one aren’t necessarily bad ass.  They don’t automatically know how to use weapons or fight.  They’re not suspiciously well-groomed.  After years of no moisturizer, SPF, or toothpaste, your skin and teeth are going to be fucked up, and fucked up they were.

I don’t know if I’d survive. I kept thinking about this throughout the whole movie.  Would I make it?  What would I do?  I’m hungry right now because I haven’t had dinner – what if it was days and days since I last ate?  How could I sleep?

MB might have a better chance of surviving.  He knows martial arts, was in the military, and has lived in some harsh conditions.  I thought if we were together in such a world, I’d have him train me every day.  There’s no way I’d venture into a dark basement or tunnel completely defenseless.

The overabundance of our world is so strange in comparison. After the movie, we went to Whole Foods to pick up food for dinner.  I know I was just in a movie for a couple of hours, not in war-torn Afghanistan, but I was still conscious of how much beautiful food there was.

I’d like to think I’d surprise myself with my bravery, that I’d be a good scavenger who wouldn’t resort to cannibalism and cruelty.  But I guess that’s what makes the movie both good and disturbing.  Those people probably thought the same thing.

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