{"id":4071,"date":"2025-03-10T03:33:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rovidx.media\/unexplainedco\/news\/review-leave-the-world-behind-on-netflix\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T23:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T23:11:15","slug":"review-leave-the-world-behind-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unexplained.co\/news\/review-leave-the-world-behind-on-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Leave the World Behind on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Netflix has just released an end-of-the-world thriller called “Leave the World Behind” by executive producers Michelle and Barack Obama.\u00a0 \u00a0The film delves into what would happen in an “end of the world scenario” and how the real threat isn’t the Chinese or Russians… it’s your neighbor.<\/p>\n

**_ Spoiler Warning _**<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The film starts innocently enough.\u00a0 Amanda Sanford (Julia Roberts) books a vacation home in Long Island so that her and her family can get away for a few days.<\/p>\n

They arrive to find a beautiful vacation home in the wilderness.\u00a0 \u00a0Everything is great until they go to the beach.\u00a0 \u00a0While enjoying the sun they realize a large oil tanker is on the horizon.\u00a0 \u00a0Over the next few minutes, the oil tanker steams towards them causing the father Clay (Ethan Hawke), son Archie (Charlie Evans), and Rose (Farrah Mackenzie) to flee.<\/p>\n

Upon returning home they reflect on how the children seem to be “over it” already,\u00a0 neither realizing that this was only the start.<\/p>\n

Later that evening the owner of the house GH Scott (Mahershala Ali) shows up with his daughter Ruth (Myha’la).\u00a0 \u00a0After playing up some racial stereotypes that all middle-class white couples are awkward bigots, the Scotts reveal that they had just come from the symphony and that there was a major black-out in the city and they had decided to come to their vacation home that was rented by the Sanford family.<\/p>\n

Over the next few acts it plays out that GH (also known as George) works in the stock market and handles the accounts of wealthy people.\u00a0 His biggest client is a defense industry contractor.\u00a0 \u00a0 He tells Amanda that this man had called a few days ago and had asked GH to move a large amount of money around and that the client would be out of touch.<\/p>\n

When George inquires where he is going, his client’s reply was simply “Good luck to you” in a sympathetic tone, and then hangs up.<\/p>\n

After a bit more, they go to find help and end up at a “Dooms Day Prepper’s” home played by Kevin Bacon.\u00a0 \u00a0Before what’s becoming an apparent Cyber Attack, the prepper and GH had a great relationship.<\/p>\n

When arriving at the prepper’s house, they find a different tone than they expected.\u00a0 \u00a0Kevin Bacon’s character comes out holding a rifle and being very standoffish.\u00a0 \u00a0 After a few tense minutes, he relents and helps the family and gives them a tip to an underground bunker at a near by neighbor’s home.<\/p>\n

The Underlying Premise<\/h3>\n

It’s quite clear that the Obamas were behind this film.\u00a0 \u00a0The director Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot) has mentioned that the Obamas were very instrumental in details in the script.<\/p>\n

This begs the question, was the movie just a mediocre thriller, or were their hidden undertones to the screenplay?<\/p>\n

The entire premise of the film is “Don’t worry about foreign invaders, worry about your neighbors”.\u00a0 \u00a0Then there is the underlying subplot that China, Russia and Korea are going to use a cyberattack to shut down North America.\u00a0 \u00a0Also mixed in are tidbits of information, like the world isn’t controlled by a cabal, but more like a bunch of cabals competition for resources.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

All in all it’s well worth the watch, but pay attention to the underlying details.<\/p>\n

Video Review by Think Story<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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