I was channel-surfing recently and was surprised to bump into an HBO screening of The Hunt for the Red October. As much as I love science fiction and fantasy more than most other genres, just political / military thrillers continue to hold a special place in my heart. And for this I can only blame my family for being a bunch of nerds about these things and of course my limited debating career back in high school.
Amid renewed threats from North Korea this week, it seems a tad odd to go back to a movie that depicted another period when we felt we were dancing around the threat of nuclear war - the Cold War era. But quite frankly, a good movie can stand on its own feet regardless of the modern day context and this will always be one such movie for me.
But on a side note, I don't foresee North Korea somehow finding the resources (let alone the supposed nuclear armament) to make good on their threats. But I do foresee that any gestures of strength will inevitably affect South Korea. But that's a no-brainer, really.
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Apr 12, 2013
[Movies] The Hunt for the Red October (1990)
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