THE IMPOSSIBLE (2012) - FULL LENGTH REACTION
Added 2022-06-27 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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This one hits a wee bit close to home for me and brings back memories from nearly 18 years ago. I have no idea how I missed this film when it came out! In 2004, I was 18 and had just (re-)started college. On December 26, I was home in Chennai (Madras), a town on the east coast of South India. The earthquake struck at around 6:30 AM. The epicenter of the earthquake was 2,000 km away, but it was so strong (9.2 magnitude) that tremors were felt in many places across South India. It was a Sunday morning and I was still asleep and didn't feel anything. The tsunami reached the coast at around 8:30 AM. We lived 5 km from the shore and the tsunami waters came less than 0.5 km inland. It caught morning walkers (along the beach) and coastal fisherfolk communities by surprise. Minutes before the tsunami hit, the water along the shoreline suddenly drew back several tens of meters, which was most unusual. This characteristic behaviour ("drawback") should have been a sign of danger, but tsunamis were unheard of in India and nobody knew why the water receded so much so suddenly and some people even excitedly ventured into the exposed seabed to explore shells and stranded fish. There were many casualties among fishermen who ventured out to sea that morning. I woke up that morning to live coverage of the devastation on TV (instead of regularly scheduled Sunday morning shows). In total, an estimated ~228,000 people across 14 countries were killed. Indonesia suffered the most deaths (~167,750). India suffered ~16,500 deaths and Thailand, where this movie is set, suffered ~8,250 deaths. This is a powerful film that shows how such a terrible disaster brings out the courage, strength, and vulnerability in people. We are all human. Tom Holland and Naomi Watts had me in tears, especially towards the end. Thank you for the request, Verity and, as always, the heartfelt reaction, Kemi!
Raga G
2022-07-14 20:35:26 +0000 UTCThank you for requesting it Hun
Sincerely, K.S.O.
2022-06-28 23:04:08 +0000 UTCThank you very much for watching this film - I'm so glad you enjoyed it, but sorry it made you cry! I was so touched when you talked about your dream of creating a safe place for children to have their own little community - I'm sure your dream will come true!
Verity
2022-06-28 06:03:07 +0000 UTC
