Churchill was angry at the number of countries the soviets claimed influence over after nazi germany fell. Exactly what is implied by the title could be open to debate. The unthinkable reveals why, under the same circumstances, some people caught up in a disaster survive and others do not. Sep 02, 2019 when this 4yearold came home hungry, her mom realized the teacher had messed with her lunch duration. Unthinkable discussed in offtopicofftopic at wizard of vegas. First, we have agent brody carrieanne moss of, yes, the ctu. First off, let me get the inevitable comparison out of the way. May 11, 2010 unthinkable i m ready the element of freedom. Plot an fbi counterterrorism team and a blackops agent are assigned to interrogate an american muslim man named yusuf sheen, formerly named younger, who claims to have nuclear bombs planted in three u. Unthinkable discussed in offtopicofftopic at wizard of. If only the agent had killed the child in front of the man then he would have complied. Identifying who survives disasters and why time magazine reporter amanda ripley takes readers inside fires, floods and airplane crashes in.
If it means anything, theres an alternate ending where its revealed that there is, in fact, a fourth bomb. The fact that no children were tortured i the end, and the fbi lady said i dont care, let the b go off. Unthinkable is a 2010 american thriller film directed by gregor jordan and starring samuel l. Too unreal to justify torture, but not the movie it was meant to be. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. My friends at stanford are twisting themselves in knots because they just cant escape the selfrighteousness, absurdity, and stupidity of a character who, in all earnestness, advises the president to let the bomb go off because we have rules about how to treat someone who plants nuclear bombs in public places. The misfits, marilyn monroes final film, is bleak perfection marilyn monroe shows the boys whos boss at paddleball in a lobby card for john hustons the misfits 1961. As the fbi is celebrating, however, behind a nearby crate, the originally unconfirmed fourth bombs timer counts down to zero.
However i will tell you what the movie did right it made me laugh. On a sunny friday afternoon in 1986, the unthinkable happened in the small town of cokeville, wyoming. Alicia keys unthinkable im ready official music video. Jackson and an fbi special agent carrieanne moss see how close they can get to doing the unthinkable to getting him to disclose the bomb s location. The film is noteworthy for the controversy it generated around its subject matter, the torture of a man who threatens to detonate three nuclear bombs in separate u. This question is, is it ever justified to torture an individual to save the lives of many.
Who survives when disaster strikes and why to abc news. Jackson, carrieanne moss, michael sheen, stephen root the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. All the terrorist has to do, at any point in the movie, is begin earnestly giving. All the terrorist has to do, at any point in the movie, is begin earnestly giving information about the. An edgeoftheseat thriller set against an urgent contemporary. The 2010 movie is a little dated in that now theres public knowledge of the role and efficacy of enhanced interrogation in the killing of bin. Just watched it for the first time in a while just now and noticed the ending had a very important scene removed. Jackson engage in a good copbad cop routine to make the terrorist talk.
Then it stopped for good, trapping her and five other people. After an american muslim michael sheen admits to planting three atomic bombs, which will go off in a matter of days, an offthegrid interrogator samuel l. Mar 16, 2017 even after the 2 atom bomb attacks, we didnt necessarily expect surrender. Agent who press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the u. May 23, 2010 the bombs are due to go off in three days time. Jackson as hhh and carrieanne moss as agent brody could have been a good movie, but making it heavy on antiamerican propaganda at the expense of a good story ruined it. Women, children, and the elderly were issued long poles, bayonets, and rope to make long spears to kill off the invading imperialists who would come. We are starting off the new decade with a horror movie that makes you laugh more times than it does scare you. It pursues a few different topics and has some twists and turns, but in the end, the watershed decision becomes clear. Its so stupid and uninformed, the movie you linked to, that even i get speechless. A psychological thriller centered around a blackops interrogator and an f.
Jan 18, 2018 the misfits is one of those screamingly hopeless films that only occurs when the stars magically align. I mean i am the type that would go to the far extremes to get that info. It is something like prevention by early detection. The ending i saw originally was of the bomb defuse team in dallas getting to the bomb in. I saw unthinkable a few years ago and i really really enjoy this movie. Jan 15, 2011 unthinkable 2010 director gregor jordan starring samuel l. Jun 18, 2010 as the clock ticks down and the bombs seem ready to go off, h asks the only decent person in the room brody if he can torture youngers children to find the location of a probable fourth bomb.
An fbi bomb disposal team arrives at one of the disclosed locations and resets the timer to prevent the bomb from going off. But the truth is, the overwhelming majority of our terrorism has always been homegrown. Should h do the unthinkable, and will brody acquiesce. In the alternate ending, iirc, the bomb is counting down, unfound, but the film ends before it blows up.
Aug 08, 2008 the other thing that day taught me was to trust my gut. Although the shopping mall bomb appears to have been detonated at least feet away, the people on the roof see it and feel the. Jan 27, 2019 joseph stieb rated it really liked it. Unthinkable is a serious study of how far we will go, as a nation, in stopping terrorism, particularly nuclear terrorism. Dad cuts daughters hair off for getting birthday highlights. In some ways this book probably suffered from bad timing. A routine thriller about finding the usual obligatory hidden bomb ok. Actors and directors stocks in hollywood go down, as far as leverage in future contracts, casting or directing. Starts with the halifax explosion in 1917 and explores 911, 1993 bombing, sewer explosions of guadalajara, and katrina.
I found peace in the fact that the fourth bomb was there and exploded. Said stars marilyn monroe, clark gable, montgomery clift are all shown on their last legs. Unthinkable is directed by gregory jordan released in june 2010,the movie is about a terrorist who detonate 3 nuclear bombs in 3 cities of america. Brody could well have been the movie s embodiment of the human conscience.
Brody arrives in the interrogation room and tells h he can put the drill down that he was using on youngers teeth. And what would you do to save millions of innocent people. Its all turned on its head by the end when h lays into them for potentially allowing a fourth potential bomb to go off, arguing that theyre all being selfish because they refuse to do things that will keep them up at. Carrieanne moss and michael sheen in unthinkable 2010 samuel l. After an american muslim michael sheen admits to planting three atomic bombs, which will go off in a matter of days, an off the grid interrogator samuel l. Jun 16, 2010 this thread is about discussing hypothetical scenarios like the one presented in the movie unthinkable. An edgeoftheseat thriller set against an urgent contemporary backdrop, unthinkable begins as a muslim extremist places three separate nuclear bombs in mystery locations around america. Jackson, carrieanne moss, michael sheen, stephen root. As the fbi are celebrating, the unknown fourth bomb is revealed behind a nearby crate as its timer counts down to zero. An edgeof the seat thriller set against an urgent contemporary backdrop, unthinkable begins as a muslim extremist places three separate nuclear bombs in mystery locations around america. So h kills the dudes wife unthinkable 2010 discussion. As the clock ticks down and the bombs seem ready to go off, h asks the only decent person in the room brody if he can torture youngers children to find the location of a probable fourth bomb.
Monitoring the activities of suspect individuals via the internet has already paid off, but even better technology is on the way. Youve proved that were exactly the kind of people we say we arent. You dont even have to tell them about the 4th bomb. Unthinkable raises a question which has been an issue for many people all over the world for a very long time, and especially since 911. There will be spoilers, so if you plan to see it you might want to skip this thread.
The movie is just as much a statement about how horrific things are done on both sides, given the right circumstances, as it is about knowing when to draw the line, when to pack it up as a species and let the bombs go off because were no longer worth saving. Why some are hopelessly immobilized by fear and crippled by panic, and others are filled with strength, endurance, reactions and the other intrinsic stuff of which homeric heroes are made. Where the defuse team is in the garage then the camera pans over to the fourth bomb. Jan 19, 2009 when the bomb exploded, they heard a loud pop and the elevator stopped and began to descend. The most suspenseful thriller of the year explores just how far we will go to protect ourselves and our country. Because this was a terrilble movie, i will spoil it.
An fbi bomb disposal unit arrives at one of the disclosed locations and resets the timer, preventing the bomb from going off. Jackson, carrie anne moss, brandon routh, stephen root, michael sheen, gil bellows, martin donovan screenplay by oren moverman, peter woodward there is a scene early in unthinkable where special interrogator named h, played with a simple, elegant wisdom by samuel l. Who survives when disaster strikes and why paperback june 16, 2009. Jul 22, 2008 identifying who survives disasters and why time magazine reporter amanda ripley takes readers inside fires, floods and airplane crashes in the unthinkable, a disquieting study of disaster. No spoilers i saw unthinkable a few years ago and i really really enjoy this movie. I saw the movie with my girlfriend and she still gets scared out of her mind even by cheap horror movies. By having the nuclear bomb go off at the end it is implying that people were killed because we didnt torture. The ticking bomb is exactly the plot mechanism that drives the story in. The person who detonate 3 nuclear bombs is detained by fbi and army of united states and was tortured by them in order to tell them where he. And it makes me want to be an emergency prepared nerd. The movie, by any other name, but jack bauer is replaced perhaps fittingly by not one but two people.
Next time i go to a movie theater or get on a plane, i know ill be checking for the emergency exits. Brody could well have been the movies embodiment of the human conscience. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. To participate you dont really need to see the film, although that helps.
Jackson, carrieanne moss and michael sheen an american muslim man releases a tape claiming he has planted three nuclear weapons in three separate cities and will detonate them unless his demands are met. With time running out, fbi agent helen brody carrieanne moss, disturbia agrees. Sooner or later our enemies will attempt to destroy one or more cities with nuclear devices. The problem is netflix didnt show it they left it ambiguous and cut the film off right when helen walked out of the school with the children. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. I definitely did not enjoy most of the movie not because of the torture scenes, i watched all the saw movies with delight, but because of the weakwilled personnel in power positions.
The film imagines a scenario in which sweden is invaded during a rainy summer. Unthinkable is, conveniently, the perfect way to describe the unthinkable, a brash, bold, film directed by a fiveman swedish film collective called crazy pictures. For all the years you did not notice cancer, had you already survived it. Unthinkable 2010 stream and watch online moviefone.
Jackson and an fbi special agent carrieanne moss see how close they can get to doing the unthinkable to getting him to disclose the bombs location. It is using the tactic of fear to sell torture and compliance. Published just 2 years before usiran nuclear deal, it looks like it didnt garner a whole lot of attention. And im not just talking about the corporation stocks of the parent companies of the studios attached to the film. She tries to get him to fess up a bomb location again by playing good cop. It stuck out to me at the time i saw it and i have seen it a few times since i originally watched it in 2011.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing unthinkable near you. Japan was a priority, the british were getting ready to invade themselves, so had operation unthinkable happened, it would almost certainly have happened after japan surrenders late summer 1945, when the us is mass producing atomic bombs, and is still the only country to have them. Two people walked into the local elementary school and took the towns children and teachers hostage. Good gut check on understand risk and how to respond. Unthinkable is a 2010 thriller film starring samuel l. Unfortunately, the extendedversion of the movie brokenaesop thrashes said premise in just forty or so extra seconds spoiler. Where these bombs will come from and who will build or steal them isnt clear.
One of these products is the 2011 movie unthinkable never released in the theaters. Jul 21, 2011 the bomb that didnt go off since september 11, 2001, we have finely honed our fear of the other. It is a surprise that there was a plan so ludicrous and dangerous, it not only would have caused world war 3 but nuclear war. Yusufs michael sheen stubborn refusal to cooperate and divulge the location of his bombs has led h samuel l. The government, desperate to find these bombs, turns younger over to a man. Atomic bombs in operation unthinkable ace in the hole. The alternative to the bombs was simply unthinkable. H quickly shows his capability and cruelty by chopping off one of yusufs. The unthinkable is a weird movie whose ambition wildly.
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