Did I enjoy watching Thrash?
To some extent, yes, but I noticed some flaws too. Above all, however, the flood’s originality should be applauded. What do I mean?
Before deciding to watch this movie, I saw a BTS clip posted by Netflix on Facebook showing how the flood scenes were shot, and I couldn’t imagine how they managed to create a real flood in such a large environment. That was superb.
The plot is good. The government foresaw that a heavy flood was coming and warned everyone to vacate the town. Many people heard and obeyed, while some took it as a mere warning, believing there was no way a flood could come and swallow two-story buildings or break through well-reinforced structures. But, just like in a play, the flood came, swallowing houses and even breaking through the best reinforced buildings. Not only that, the flood came with sharks.
The few and stubborn people left in the city were attacked by both the flood and the sharks. Then comes Lisa, a heavily pregnant woman who got stuck on the road when her car was trapped by a tree branch in the midst of the flood. I feared she was going to die on the spot because of her physical state of health . The water rose to her head, and she struggled to survive. The first set of guys who came to rescue her were killed by the sharks with no mercy.
Then Dakota, who saw everything from the top floor of the building she was, decided to go rescue her and that was very brave but hey, I couldn't just grab how she got to pull the pregnant woman to the top floor. I questioned the lapse in the movie there.
The shark effects aren’t bad compared to many other movies I’ve seen, where the CGI(computerised effect) was too obvious.
But, the sharks were not properly directed in their attacks. Fgs! The sharks are angry and hungry and there's no way they'll see a prey and won't attack. I understand that the producers wanted to save lives and didn’t want the sharks to kill everyone, but there were scenes where the sharks had clear and good opportunities to strike, yet they just moved around the people.
The actors did excellently well, and I think the casting was spot on. Dakota is the standout character for me. She was emotionally shaken throughout due to the death of her mom which happened a few months before the outbreak, but her bravery truly stood out.
I’ll rate the movie 6/10.
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