This is one of the weirdest scenes from Sam Esmail’s The World After Us, which has been a real hit since its release on the Netflix platform. A family struggles to survive in this technological thriller about an America targeted by cyberattacks. In this type of disaster scenario, the expression “every man for himself” takes on full meaning, as does this scene in which the father of the family, played by Ethan Hawke, refuses to help a damsel in distress.
Clay’s character is in his car and a lone woman asks him for help at the window. He tries to connect, hesitates and, faced with the urgency of the situation, finally decides to follow her path. The woman speaks a foreign language, Spanish, and her words are not translated for the audience. This is true in the original version and in the French version.
What is this poor woman saying? Here’s the answer: “Thank God I finally found someone! I’m trying to get home, I’m lost! I’ve been driving for a long time, I need to use your phone. You are the first person I met today! We must run! I just saw a plane releasing red gas. I saw more than fifty deer. They were coming out of the forest. It’s sad! I have to go home. A military plane appeared before disappearing. There is no one! Is this a chemical attack?“
Everything the Spanish lady describes rings true in the rest of the film. Final Mystery: Why is the entire movie translated except for this scene? There are two reasons. The first allows the audience to put themselves in the place of the character played by Ethan Hawke, completely lost and speechless. The second reason supports the film’s point, which emphasizes our inability to communicate with the outside world without technology – in this case, a translator.
is turned on His Instagram accountActress Vanessa Aspilaga posted a photo with Ethan Hawke on the set of this scene and jokes:Don’t worry, he’ll get back to me later! I teach him Spanish, he teaches me English, and we learn about life online. We are just survivors and we spend time telling each other stories and living off the land. Everything is fine!“
The World After Us is available on Netflix.
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