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English Saint brought up "of end-of-the-world movies" on another topic. This made me wonder what everyone's favorite apocalyptic movies were. These shows not just entertain, but gives us pause to think: "what if". So, if snow-bound in a log cabin, what three apocalyptic movies would you want to play on your solar powered VCR/DVD?

1- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Set in post nuclear war Australia, this movies shows both the gritty and good side of people living in difficult situations. A fun flick that is not too dark.

2- Testament. The lives of people in a small town in Northern California who must deal with the after-effects of a nuclear war. Residents are isolated and many are slowly dying from radiation poisoning. Focuses on one family and a mother who must keep her family together in the very worst of times. Intense.

3. On the Beach. The effects of nuclear war on Australia and a U.S. submarine looking for survivors - sub commanded by Gregory Peck. Good entertainment.

How about the new 2012 movie coming out next year.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/2012/

2012 sounds like another global warming film.

joseph wrote:2012 sounds like another global warming film.

Yes, these films (and books) seem to fall into a number of categories.

We have the 'We have to do what Al Gore says otherwise the world will end' films:

The Day After Tomorrow
2012

Zombie films:
I am Legend
Resident Evil
28 Days Later
28 Weeks Later

Nuclear holocaust:
Jerico

Then we have the killer virus films and dramas:
Survivors

Children of Men

Natural disasters:
Armageddon
(loads of others that I won't list right now)

Let's not forget George Orwell's 1984 etc.

I think some of the films are released to brainwash us into thinking that the entire northern hemisphere will freeze if we don't switch to embarassingly silly looking electric cars like the G-Wizz http://www.greencarsite.co.uk/4sale/sal ... r-sale.jpg. Can you imagine the likes of Al Gore and his Nobel Prize winning friends driving around in one of these? I reckon the elite thinks it's hilarious that they've got the public driving around in these cars.

I think these environmental films are made as some sort of religious propaganda. I was taken in by The Day After Tomorrow when it first came out, but now I go out of my way to critisise the false eco-religion. I think films like this are dangerous because they attract many millions of gullible converts. I was browsing my old school's website the other day and was dismayed to read the eco-propaganda that they bombard kids with these days. How things have changed. I left (high) school nearly 25 years ago.

I'm not sure what the zombie films are trying to tell us. Perhaps they are just a bit of fun, or perhaps they have a serious message mixed in with a lot of nonsense.

The killer virus films could be telling us that the elite wants to use bio-weapons against us. They've been doing it for years, and like many criminals, they can't resist bragging about their crimes.

It is quite feasible for Hollywood film producers and directors to be approached by representatives of the elite with story lines. In fact, I'd be surprised if the elite didn't do this. Just look at the films that promote homosexuality, debauchery and crime. Definitely a propaganda tool.

We've even had cases where the British government has been found using BBC (British Broadcasting Conspiracy) soaps to push their agenda.

The killer virus films could be telling us that the elite wants to use bio-weapons against us. They've been doing it for years, and like many criminals, they can't resist bragging about their crimes.

A have to agree with English Saint. Although natural causes could cause the Last Days destructions, I have no doubt that much of it will be man-made. And I do believe that the film industry uses movies to present ideas that the Big Guys are actually working on. I wouldn't be surprised if the PTB even promote that we're facing an alien invasion in order to have us agree on a One-World government to save us. I think it was Henry Kissinger who once said that it would take something like this to get us begging for a one-world force to save us.
We do know that the Anti-Christ ,whoever or whatever that may be, will have great power and wonders insomuch that even some of the elect will be deceived. Who knows what technical wonders have been developed in the black budget programs? (Now I'll remove my tin-foil hat).

I do think that a bio attack is coming, though. It will wipe out a lot of us "useless eaters". It may be that we'll all be quarantined or under Martial Law and won't be able to leave our homes to get food or anything else.

That all said, the movies I liked are "Deep Impact". It showed the POTUS as a compassionate and intelligent man,
and a way to provide for the survival of our civilization, and the resiliancy of the human spirit.
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Next is "The Day After". Not to be confused with the Day After Tomorrow. "The Day After" was a tv movie made in 1983 and shows the effects of a nuclear strike in Kansas. It showed some things we need to be aware of. And shows how quickly international tensions can escalate past the point of no return.

"On the Beach" is right up there but it's devoid of any hope whatsoever. It's good if you want to push for MAD, (mutually assured destruction.)

"Testament" is very personal and touching.

"Jericho" showed some good points...the townspeople getting together and sharing but it was also so unrealistic. The bar still was serving liquor all of the time and they were burning like a hundred candles in there. IN fact, it seemed like everyone had an unlimited supply of candles and water. They were being a little too normal. I thought it was interesting that a Blackwater-type group came through to plunder and pillage. Also, it was interesting that sources inside our own country planted the weapons. Hmmmmmm.

I'd like to add that a really good book to read about survival is "Alas Babylon". It's pretty old, but it's a great book about courage and doing what it takes to survive.

The most realistic book is the series of novels by Chris Stewart..."The Brothers" series. It takes us through nuclear strikes and EMPs that destroy the power grid. I like this one because faith and righteousness are the best survival tools around.

Also, the series of three novels by Jessica and Richard Draper are excellent. "The Seventh Seal" books show just how many of the prophecies can come to pass. In fact, they're downright prescient. I highly recommend these books for all LDS.

The most realistic book is the series of novels by Chris Stewart..."The Brothers" series. It takes us through nuclear strikes and EMPs that destroy the power grid. I like this one because faith and righteousness are the best survival tools around.

Also, the series of three novels by Jessica and Richard Draper are excellent. "The Seventh Seal" books show just how many of the prophecies can come to pass. In fact, they're downright prescient. I highly recommend these books for all LDS.

I have enjoyed these 2 series greatly. There is a third LDS "Left-Behind" type series -- "Millennial Glory" by Wendie L. Williams. Vol. 8. "He is Coming" is due out any time now. These are heavily foot-noted and entertaining, though-provoking, despite the unlikely premises that all the families children could end up each entwined with varying centers of power and power-players.

I am enjoying my birthday/Christmas presents too!! I Love the Chris Stewart books I have read so far.

I really enjoyed Chris Stewerts "The Great and the Terrible," series. I enjoyed them the most of any I have read. I wish they werent finished. I have enjoyed the Milleneal Glory series, and the Seventh Seal series. Each one approaches the prophecies differently, but it is interesting to see the different viewpoints. You can say how things might turn out in fiction, where as in reality, you can't say, "This is how it is going to be." The fiction writers do present possibilities, however.

Believer

Another series (well, 2 books, so far) by Chad Daybell are kind of fun to read. The first book is "the Gathering" and if you subscribe to the "call-out" theory, then you'll like Daybell's two novels.

Another series (well, 2 books, so far) by Chad Daybell are kind of fun to read. The first book is "the Gathering" and if you subscribe to the "call-out" theory, then you'll like Daybell's two novels.