This is just a quick blurb about a movie I watched last night. I hate horror movies and even though this one isn't, it was very disturbing. The great part is that the movie is so poorly done that it is quite laughable. Very weak overall, but it did get me to thinking.
"The Happening" is about an airborn toxin that causes sequential blocking of neurotrasmitters resulting in self destruction. The people in this movie, once exposed kill themselves. We do see the progression, which is very quick, within minutes of exposure. The first stage is verbal incoherence, then physical disorientation, and then a form of suicide. People were jumping off buildings, shooting themselves, hanging themselves and one man laid down in the grass while a lawn mower mowed him over.
Because of this A&P class I undertand how neurotransmitters normally work. I can't see how a toxin could manipulate your NT's in such a way to totally control you. I've looked this up online and I have found that yes, controlling certain NT's can cause severe depression which could lead to suicide but it's not an fast reaction and highly unlikely. Even though this movie seems to have no validity, it does make you start to wonder the possibilities of being controlled by substances. As we all know when somebody takes drugs or alcohol, you are altered in some fashion. Different people have different reactions so to leash a toxin on a large scale you have to wonder how to protect yourself, or if you could...
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JENN! oh my gosh i know exactly what you are talking about. That movie was ridiculous, all i gathered was that you were considered "safe" if you stay out of the wind and if possible keep inside. The way the people just died, was so incrediably scary! Sitting on a bench in the middle of central park, when the wind picks up, and all of a sudden are in a daze. I didn't understand the end though, they were standing outside, with the wind blowing...and yet still survive?
ReplyDeleteVery good movie. The plants basically released the airborn toxin when they felt threatened. At the end of the movie the plants no longer felt threatened so they weren't releasing the toxin anymore. I did like how they showed a european country start to do the same thing. Leaves it open for a nice sequel.
ReplyDeleteI saw that movie too! Ahh it was kind of weird. It wasnt really scary, I just didnt really look forward to seeing people kill themselves. Plus there were quite a few times when I was talking to the TV saying "NO dont go that way!" or "no dont do it!". Like you said, there is nothing online saying that anything about NT blocking leading to you killing yourself. But it does make you wonder....if someone found something like that out it could end up being like a round about way to do terrorist attack. SCARY!
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