Netflix- Leave the World Behind is here and its chilling.
Starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke, the apocalyptic thriller from Mr.
Robot creator Sam Esmail tells the story of two families as they fight for survival amid an inexplicable blackout.
Only one things for sure: There is no going back to normal.
Technology is mysteriously on the fritz, and the deer around the families Long Island hideout are acting strange.
Find out more below, and stay safe out there.
“Leave The World Behind”.
It even secured a spot as a National Book Award finalist.
You would tend to think so.
Not the case sadly.
But don’t be fooled by the end-of-the-world setting; this tale delves much deeper.
It exploresheavythemes of race, class, privilege, and our society’s ever-growing dependence on technology.
It was adapted from the book to screen by Sam Esmail.
The guy behind the hit show “Mr.
Robot” (which I fucking loved).
Surely, this had to be right up my alley right?
How the fuck had I not heard of this I thought to myself…
I’m not a fan of making a carbon copy of the book.
I thought I was off by a lot!
The fact that he said that scared the fuck out of me.
I’ll get to why this was even more bizarre in the spoiler section below.
(The daughter is a fucking weirdo btw).
They get to the house, and it is beautiful.
It’s set in the woods, with nobody else around it, quiet, and large-scaled.
Ethan Hawke’s character goes to the door to find a well-dressed Black couple standing on the doorstep.
He claims he’s the owner who rented the house to them and that there’s a nationwide blackout.
Nor, the government.
Generals have predicted for years now thatthe next world war will begin and be fought electronically.
So this isn’t some far-fetched science fiction drama.
But it’s so confusing and vague.
There are SO many loose ends, and things are never accounted for or explained.
It gives it an even creepier and darker undertone than I initially thought.
Because it’s been a long time since I’ve watched something as screwy as this movie was.
2- Did Elon Musk really miss the point this badly?
3- What the fuck was up with the Spanish woman?
What was she saying?
Can anybody translate that for me?
Why wouldn’t the subtitles say what it was?
(Update- found it)
4- This felt like a longer episode in the middle of a series.
Why did they even bring them up or introduce them?
5- What was the point of the shot from the moon of the American flag?
6 - Why did a former President have anything to do with producing a film as dark as this?
One that depicts the fall of the United States of America?
Without a clear enemy or motive, people will start to turn against each other.
If done successfully, the third phase would happen by itself: coup d’etat.
Kind of fucked up, no?
A white lion guides us and offers spiritual guidance and protection.
Pretty bold symbolism smashing it into the beach in one of the opening scenes.
10- What was up with the little girl wearing a NASA shirt the entire film?
There had to be something with that, right?
11- What the hell was the point of the shed???
Who was sleeping in there?
And what the hell was the point of this scene???
14- what was up with that ear-piercing noise?
Were they actually sonic weapons and microwaves like they mentioned?
This explanation from director Sam Esmail -
16- Who was actually behind everything?
Were they all in together?
17- What was the point of the bug bite?
18- What the hell was this QR code over the map of the US?
19- Not going to lie, this part was terrifying and possibly the scariest part of the entire movie.
As was the explosions going off from a distance in NYC.
