Time Enough at Last

          Last week, we were made to watch the eighth episode of the Twilight Zone’s first season entitled “Time Enough at Last.” It was a science fiction film, which revolved around the story of a book enthusiast named Henry Bemis. Henry loves to read a lot, however, doesn’t have the time or the place to enjoy his pastime. Set in a post-apocalyptic location, where he was the only person to survive after hiding in a vault, he finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war. At first, he became lonely, as there’s no other person to accompany him in his daily life on Earth. It was until he found a library where he began to enjoy and plan what to do for the rest of his life. The short episode ended tragically on Henry’s tears when he accidentally dropped his glasses and was unable to read for the rest of his life.

          If I were to make an adaptation of the story, it would revolve around an ROTC student for example, who doesn’t take the drills seriously and doesn’t necessarily obey the commands of his commander. One day, there occurred a third world war where all the nations fought for their respective survivals. Since this ROTC student is inexperienced and coward, he didn’t have the courage to go outside and defend his beloved nation, and instead opted for his own safety and hid inside a bunker. The world was then destroyed after the collective efforts of the nations to destroy one another, and it was only when he left the bunker when he realized that he was the only one standing. At first, he was lonely as hell and tried to aim the trigger in his head, similar to the temptations Henry faced upon holding a gun. In the end, he found company. However, it also ended tragically as he realized that such creatures were in the form of zombies, similar to the post-apocalyptic nature of 2013’s video game of the year, The Last of Us. Had he taken the drills seriously or obeyed his commanders, his fate would’ve gone the other way around as he was able to defend himself from such zombies.

Suarez, Joshua Philip C.

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