The Impossible

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2020)

This movie was about the real survival story of a family vacationing in Thailand for Christmas. During this film a tsunami hit separating them. This movie showed their story as they search to be reunited with each other. This movie enraptured the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami that took over 200,000 lives in Phuket Thailand. With a wave height reaching fifty feet this was the biggest and deadliest tsunami to ever hit Thailand. In addition, there was a large number of tourists vacationing during this time adding to the death toll. This film accurately depicts the chaos and confusion after a natural disaster hits as well as the destruction it causes. There were thousands missing and more injured. This movie accurately depicts the massive undertaking of trying to provide medical aid, food, and water to all affected. However, it failed to show the warning signs of a tsunami. During this movie it appeared that there were no warning signs of any danger. In the event of a tsunami the water would have receded and tides would have been unpredictable. This was not shown in the film. Additionally, this tsunami was originally caused by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake. This was another warning sign that was missed in the film. However this earthquake happened in the deep ocean waters off the coast of Indonesia in addition to the sand absorbing the shock it is possible no one felt it occur. It did however depict the silence before a tsunami hits and how fast it hits. With speeds of around 200 miles an hour there was no time to react and this was depicted in the movie. Overall this film accurately portrays the aftermath of a tsunami. It caused a large amount of death as well as showing the damage it caused. Phuket was completely devastated by this event and caused many long-term effects in both the environment, farmlands, and the tourist industry. During this event many countries suffered significant death tolls as well as economic losses.