Stephen King, The Mist and Real Life Storms

After watching a trailer for The Mist by Stephen King recently, I started to realize how similar this upcoming movie is to real life.

Many of us have been caught in storms or some type of heavy fog. There was even a recent news story about a highway crash involving multiple cars as a result of thick fog. We cannot control nature, but we can control ourselves and how we deal with each other. I have been stuck in a thunderstorm few times. However, they were enough to know that thunderstorms are not fun and they aren't pretty.

Each time, I thought about all of the people spoken of on newscasts who were injured some way during a thunderstorm. One was a young boy who died after being hit by lightening. One time, I waited for one entire hour to catch a bus that did not seem to be arriving any time soon. After a while, I decided to catch a taxicab despite the fact that I did not like taxicabs. This was just to get out of the rain. My trip ended up costing $13 more dollars than I would have paid initially while waiting for the bus. However, I was standing on a busy city street with cars zooming past, heavy rain pouring down and thunder and lightening coming from the skies.

To top it all off, it was windy and that made matters worse. My clothes were soaken wet. I was completely angry because I only planned on spending $2 for a ride. However, safety is more important than money when you are stuck in a thunderstorm or other bad weather conditions. That same day, a man not too far down the city street where I was seemed suspicious like he was trying to rob someone. That was pretty strange, the things that citizens do even during a thunderstorm. When thunderstorms or other forms of bad weather occur, it is best for people to stick together and help each other out. Instead, many citizens look out for themselves and others cannot be trusted my like that suspicious guy on the city street. This is similar to The Mist because townspeople who are trapped by this mist that contains danger need each other in order to survive.

However, the main character has to figure out where the real danger lies. Although I was worried about the thunderstorm I was stuck in, the suspicious guy could have been more of a concern than what he appeared to be. While the dangers of bad weather conditions can be scary, you have to wonder if that is worse than the truth about some of the people around you. This seems to be what The Mist is all about. Everyone trapped in the grocery store trying to escape this deadly "mist" may not be revealing the truth about themselves. That can pose danger for others. The movie trailer for this film is spooky, but attractive. It will have you thinking. Why wait? Visit the website and watch the trailer for The Mist by Stephen King.