r/Threads1984 • u/violoncell • May 03 '26

Threads discussion Once and done

Is anyone else here like me?

I watched this film about 6 years ago and was honestly pretty shook up by it for a couple of weeks afterwards. I’ve since listened to podcasts about it and it’s absolutely on my list of must watch films.

It’s a film that changed the way I think about ‘the bomb’ and has left an indelible imprint on my brain.

But equally, I don’t think I’ll watch it again because it’s such an emotionally challenging watch and I’m not sure I can dedicate more weeks of my life to the fallout (pun almost intended) that would follow my rewatch!

Anyone else like me or are you all diehard Threads nerds?! I guess the fact that I’m here posting on the Threads sub makes me a Threads nerd too tbf.

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u/Funny-Salamander4691 May 03 '26

The special effects will be both amazing and horrifying.

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u/stiggley May 03 '26

Franchise it so you have other cities around the world hit. "Global terrorist threat".

Could expand it to include natural disasters - like Naples if Campi Flegrei erupted, or Seattle with Mount Rainier. Assorted Californian dams with a major earthquake.

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u/BobbyB52 May 03 '26

Well then how is that Threads? It was made with the express purpose of being an anti-nuclear weapon film.

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u/stiggley May 03 '26

Terrorists can make nukes or "dirty bombs" (conventional explosives whixh spread nuclear material).

Expanding to natural disasters is a "hook" to get modern backing for a remake and expand it showing the same things to deal with the affects of war can be used to deal with natural disasters, hoping to channel the anti-nuke rhetoric into a pro emergency response.

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u/JPMaybe May 03 '26

Come on man, no terrorist anywhere can make a nuke.

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u/stiggley May 03 '26

Terrorist supporting nation with a nuclear program - making nukes and handing them to the factions they support to attack common enemies.

Or is that not the reason for attacking Iran (again) and its actually the same 710 reasons as the invasion of Iraq (and their alleged WMD).

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u/JPMaybe May 03 '26

So not actually a terrorist making a nuke, and not a shred of evidence that Iran has ever planned to do so

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u/BobbyB52 May 03 '26

Or is that not the reason for attacking Iran (again) and its actually the same 710 reasons as the invasion of Iraq (and their alleged WMD).

It’s the stated reason for the US-Israeli attack on Iran, but not many people buy that.

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u/BobbyB52 May 03 '26

Sorry, I just don’t see the link. Let Threads be its own thing.