Line #12 TearJerker/TheDayAfter


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3	* Even the first 45 minutes or so before any of the nukes start flying are pretty sad when you realize almost all these people will die—and those who die will be the lucky ones.
4	* Eve Dahlberg, in deep-seated denial, stubbornly tries to continue doing housework despite the fact that there is only a few short minutes to nuclear armageddon. After a brief struggle, Jim starts to drag her down to the cellar, while she bawls loudly in despair the entire time ...
5	* Denise Dahlberg toward the end of the movie. "They gave me this ribbon to wear ... but I haven't got any damn hair to put it in to ..."
6	** A deleted scene reveals the purpose of the ribbon. It's color-coded, meaning "certain to die, do not waste medical attention." Note that Stephen Klein is wearing a similarly-black armband on his right bicep in the scene where he goes to see Denise.
7	** Made even ''worse'' if you know that this is an actual practice in RealLife. Actual plans in case of actual nuclear disaster involve clipping triage tags[[note]] which in this situation would be marked or torn down to the black "EXPECTANT" category, denoting impending, unavoidable death[[/note]] to still living individuals and other fatalistic symbols. It's a triage situation - they can't afford to waste precious resources (including the time, care, or attention of medical staff) on people who will die anyway just to spare feelings. In a situation like this, the dying would likely even be denied pain management medications as they would better serve patients with a chance at living.
8	** Made even worse by the fact that her entire family is most probably dead (except for her brother, who has been blinded by the nuke blast)-father nonchalantly killed by a squatter with a shotgun when he tried to protest them being on his yard, and it is implied that the squatters killed her mother and youngest sister afterwards.
9	** Just as the war starts, Denise, who had been trying to assert her independence, is clutching a stuffed animal as she heads into the basement, reduced to a frightened child.
10	* "This is my home...!" InstantDeathBullet by shotgun, nonchalantly continuing to cook poached meat
11	* Earlier, Danny inquires about Dr. Hachiya's name, and guesses that he's Italian. Later, when Danny leaves the hospital with his dying sister and friend, he asks where Hachiya is really from.
12	-->'''Hachiya''': [[DoomedHometown Kansas City]].
13	* During evacuations of the city, a girl asks her dad if they have to go down, and an officer says that they will. Later, during the nuke attack, that same girl is briefly shown being trampled underfoot by a panicking crowd trying to get to the shelter.
14	* After the radiation goes down enough to go outside, the Dahlbergs and other local survivors go to the ruined church, where the pastor attempts to hold a service. Denise passes out bleeding in the middle of it, and is carried out by her family. The pastor attempts to continue the sermon, but breaks down crying as the scene ends.

Context TearJerker / TheDayAfter