After reading the synopsis for this new movie (which hits theaters tomorrow) I felt a re-surging sense of what it was like to be trapped, not knowing or understanding just what was "out there".
In September of 2001, my family was traveling the East Coast. On Sept. 10 we had visited a few places in Washington D.C. and then traveled back to our condominium in Virginia. That night we decided we would move to a hotel in D.C. so that we would have more time to spend seeing the things we wanted to see and not have to waste the drive time.
So on the morning of the 11th, we headed into town to get our new hotel room. It was very strange. There were highway signs flashing and all other traffic was heading out. Only one lane was heading back into town. We could not understand what was going on.
We got to the hotel and got the arrangements settled, and were about to pay for our rooms when a couple asked my mom if she felt "trapped". Not understanding what the couple was talking about, my mother questioned them as to what they meant. Then the lady went on to tell my mom about the tower that had been hit in New York City and about the attacks on the country. We were stunned! Not only did we not really understand what all was happening, we were amazed that the hotel folks would go ahead and check us in, without saying anything about what was going on outside. (Looking back we are sure the hotel staff thought we did know!)
It was an eerie and terrifying feeling to go through the rest of that day. Feeling trapped with evil lurking outside can really cause all kinds of thoughts and emotions to swim in your head. And not knowing just who to trust or how others will react or whom you can depend upon only serves to enhance the fear.
I wonder if The Mist can cause its audience to emote this same feeling while watching…
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