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Title: On mental illness
Review: The protagonist in Take Shelter is a young family man who loses his job and is about to destroy his marriage as he keeps seeing nightmares (and day-mares) about an upcoming apocalyptical storm and other related occurrences. He spends everything they have and don't have to build an underground shelter complete with gas masks, a generator, and amenities. There are many distractions that lead a viewer to believe the storm may actually be coming (some reviewers believe the storm is actually coming). The ambiguous ending contributes to that goal. You may believe that too. To me Take Shelter is a movie about mental illness rather than a supernatual thriller with a proactive hero.I did not enjoy the movie because it was singularly focused and seemed artificial at that. The main actor's skills seemed overshadowed by that of a secondary character, his smart and devoted wife.Not recommended.
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