History YMMV / WhenTheWindBlows

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: There's a lot of {{Fanon}} that Jim knows a lot more about their dire situation than he lets on but isn't revealing as not to worry Hilda.

* AngstAversion: Applies equally to the graphic novel. We basically get to watch an adorably naïve and charming old couple slowly break down physically, mentally and emotionally as they inevitably die in the fallout from an atomic blast. Like [[Film/TheDayAfter other stories]] [[Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies in the same vein]], the sheer ''hopelessness'' of the situation makes it a hard movie to sit through.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids
** This book gets mistakenly shelved in the children's sections of British public libraries ''all the time''. Many libraries put a massive 'ADULT SECTION ONLY' sticker on the front.

** When trying to urge Hilda to get into the shelter, Jim frustratedly yells out "Come back, you stupid bitch!".[[note]]merely "stupid fool" in the original book[[/note]] This was likely made as [[PrecisionFStrike a warning sign]] for the audiences, though still comes off as laughably awkward and ineffectual heard from gentle old fashioned Jim.

** After the blast, the Bloggs comment on a smell that's like roast meat, implied to be the smell of ''roast people''.

** As horrifying as the DerangedAnimation of the nearby town being eviscerated by the bomb is, I may still be ruined for some by Hilda's "The cake will be burned!" continuing to echo on in the background.

* {{Narm}}: When trying to urge Hilda to get into the shelter, Jim frustratedly yells out "Come back, you stupid bitch!".[[note]]merely "stupid fool" in the original book[[/note]] This was likely made as [[PrecisionFStrike a warning sign]] for the audiences, though still comes off as laughably awkward and ineffectual heard from gentle old fashioned Jim.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The opening theme is by Music/DavidBowie, for crying out loud!

* {{Squick}}: There's a brief moment in the movie where Hilda seems to imagine herself as a fairy with butterfly wings. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the fact that she's naked in this sequence.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Just like the book, parents have mistakenly shown this movie to their kids just because of its harmless-looking art style.
** With tongue firmly in cheek, Severin Films released the Blu-Ray as part of their Severin Kids label.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Applies equally to the graphic novel. We basically get to watch an adorably naïve and charming old couple slowly break down physically, mentally and emotionally as they inevitably die in the fallout from an atomic blast. Like [[Film/TheDayAfter other stories]] [[Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies in the same vein]], the sheer ''hopelessness'' of the situation makes it a hard movie to sit through.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Applies equally to the graphic novel. We basically get to watch an adorably naïve and charming old couple slowly break down physically, mentally and emotionally as they inevitably die in the fallout from an atomic blast. Like [[Film/TheDayAfter other stories]] [[Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies in the same vein]], the sheer ''hopelessness'' of the situation makes it a hard movie to sit through ([[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped even if that is the point]]).

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Applies equally to the graphic novel. We basically get to watch an adorably naïve and charming old couple slowly break down physically, mentally and emotionally as they inevitably die in the fallout from an atomic blast. Like [[Film/TheDayAfter other stories]] [[Film/GraveOfTheFireflies in the same vein]], the sheer ''hopelessness'' of the situation makes it a hard movie to sit through ([[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped even if that is the point]]).

%%* AnimationAgeGhetto

** With tongue firmly in cheek, Severin Films released the blu ray as part of their Severin Kids label.

** "Come back, you stupid bitch!" has been used as a reaction clip by the YouTuber ''Steve Reviews'', which has been used in other contexts as well.

%%* {{Anvilicious}} to some, but mostly SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Much like ''Film/{{Threads}}'', this film points out that there is no way to survive a nuclear war.

* MemeticMutation: [[SkewedPriorities "The cake will be burned!"]] has become an in-joke for this film.

* {{Narm}}: When trying to urge Hilda to get into the shelter, Jim frustratedly yells out "Come back, you stupid bitch!".[[note]]merely "stupid fool" in the original book[[/note]] This was likely made as [[FBombPrecisionStrike a warning sign]] for the audiences, though still comes off as laughably awkward and ineffectual heard from gentle old fashioned Jim.

* {{Narm}}: When trying to urge Hilda to get into the shelter, Jim frustratedly yells out "Come back, you stupid bitch!".[[note]]merely "stupid fool" in the original book[[/note]] This was likely made as [[FPrecisionStrike a warning sign]] for the audiences, though still comes off as laughably awkward and ineffectual heard from gentle old fashioned Jim.

* TheWoobie: In this 1982 graphic novel -- as well as its subsequent animated [[WesternAnimation/WhenTheWindBlows film adaptation]] -- the Bloggs, James (or Jim) and Hilda respectively -- are an elderly couple living in Sussex, England. Having survived the Blitz in the Second World War, the couple takes the news of an impending strike lightly, with James wasting no time constructing a crude bomb shelter. When the bomb is dropped onto Sussex, wiping out nearly everything in its path, the Bloggs survive and attempt to rebuild, unknowingly contracting radiation sickness for their efforts. Even as their health began to decline and the rations were becoming scarce, the Bloggs still firmly believed that their government would save them only to then succumb to despair as the acknowledgement of their oncoming deaths became evident. From their unwavering faith in the [[PowersThatBe "Powers that Be"]] to their tragic ends, the Bloggs stand as a cautionary tale of the consequences a nuclear war has on society.

* TheWoobie: In this 1982 graphic novel -- as well as its subsequent animated [[WesternAnimation/WhenTheWindBlows film adaptation]] -- the Bloggs, James (or Jim) and Hilda respectively -- are an elderly couple living in Sussex, England. Having survived two world wars, the couple takes the news of an impending strike lightly, with James wasting no time constructing a crude bomb shelter. When the bomb is dropped onto Sussex, wiping out nearly everything in its path, the Bloggs survive and attempt to rebuild, unknowingly contracting radiation sickness for their efforts. Even as their health began to decline and the rations were becoming scarce, the Bloggs still firmly believed that their government would save them only to then succumb to despair as the acknowledgement of their oncoming deaths became evident. From their unwavering faith in the [[PowersThatBe "Powers that Be"]] to their tragic ends, the Bloggs stand as a cautionary tale of the consequences a nuclear war has on society.