First of all, the Obamas helped produce this film themselves which likely means that they wanted Americans (and the rest of the world) to recognize the problems created by this scenario.
Is this a valid Scenario depicted in the movie? Possibly.
In other words parts of what happened then I have already experienced in power outages where all cellular phone service ended for almost a week and if you didn't have a generator you were shit out of luck and where our heater (central heating) stopped working without power from a power company.
So, basically the only communication we had left with the outside world was NOT through any cell phone, any texting, any computer Internet stuff. Nothing. So, if there had been an emergency it's true we still have two land lines for emergency and other stuff.
So, could the scenario happen in the movie in actuality. It's a distinct possibility. However, having made this movie it also mobilizes people around the world to help prevent these kinds of scenarios too.
However, one thing my wife and I agreed upon especially after losing all cell service including Internet for about a week last winter along with the house going down inside to 58 degrees Fahrenheit just after my wife had a hip replacement and was recovering. I tried to get her to go to a hotel for warmth and she said she wouldn't because of potential infection which can be a problem with hip or knee surgery when they open you up with their incisions after the operation.
So, what we just agreed upon today is that it would be very helpful to have a pair of those multi-channel walkie talkies like Motorola and other companies make if and when we have another week without cell phones or Internet. However, strangely enough most of the time we still had cable TV also. And as long as you have a Gasoline or diesel power generator you aren't going to lose 1000 dollars of more in your freezers of food you might have in stock. So, another helpful thing is to have on hand non-perishables like rice and beans and pasta to make when there is no electricity for your refrigerator (unless you have a working Electrical Generator too. I recommend at this point a Yamaha 2200 which though it is expensive for a small generator it is also reliable. (even though after getting it serviced at a local motorcycle shop where they sell them they told me I needed to keep starting it at least once every 2 weeks. So, don't expect your generator to just start up without servicing after not running it for 6 months or a year or two.
The other thing that rang true about the movie was all the Teslas smashing into each other with no one inside. This theoretically could be done with some Teslas and other cars that are totally electric the way they are set up and possibly could block major freeways and roadways trapping people either in the city or the out in the country or wherever they were at the time.
However, this is a very important movie for people to watch because theoretically at least most of this could actually happen almost any day now.
And where would you be if it did?
