The movie opens with a documentary-style nuclear explosion scene, revealing numerous so-called top-secret documents against the backdrop of yellowing paper.
After the main cast and crew credits flash by, a team of protective suit-clad surveyors is suddenly attacked and wiped out.
Then comes the typical American horror film beginning, where a family goes on a trip, choosing to drive across Nevada.
All dialogue and scenes highlight the profession and personality of the male protagonist, Bob, a physical education teacher coaching baseball among other sports at a school, as well as a young father.
He has a deep love for his family, enduring his conservative, stubborn, and overbearing father-in-law time and again for the sake of his children and wife.
Each time a disagreement occurs and his wife comes to mediate, Bob would take a step back for the sake of his wife.
Conceding for the love of family, the audience at least wouldn't take a disliking to this character.
