The Hills Have Eyes

Today i watched The Hills Have Eyes, a horrer/thriller based on the orginal 1977 film of the same name. There is lots of stong violence throughout the film but the part i found most striking about the film is the intro. The film begins with a small block of text. The text explains the contreversy of the use and testing of atomic bombs during the the late 40's and how the american government to this day are still denying the fact that the nuclear falllout caused during these blasts has any genetic effects on living matter. The scene then cuts to a small group of american researchers in Bio-Hazard suits scanning an area of american dessert for radiation when they are ambushed and killed by a group of "mutants". The death of the final researchers triggers the opening credits. Behind the credits are various film reels of the testing of atomic bombs with quick snaps of nutated faces and bodies. The videos used are very strong and hardhitting, showing the power of the bombs and linking it to the mutants you have just seen, Comparing the huge destructive power with the incredible violnce of the mutants from the previous scene.