So, I am a movie lover, and I love being able to go to the movies to suspend reality. That becomes a bit more challenging when the movie is based on a scenario right in your own yard. Live Free or Die Hard was an action packed film with lots of special affects anc complex situations. But as I am currently living in DC, it was difficult to watch when the ideas were based on some things that could really happen, in DC. They used historical images in Washington, DC to magnify the situation. Other surrounding locations were in Marlyland and West Virginia. It was a bit odd watching mayhem occur in places that I pass daily in route to my internship. It just didn't sit well with me. And I couldn't figure out why. Then, of course, it made sense. Many of us come out here for a measured period of time to learn how to navigate our careers, help others, career build and improve our quality of life. What we don't often think about is this idea that we are in an area that is constantly coming under pressure, nomatter what your politics are, conservative or progressive. Granted, in this movie, most federal agencies are rendered helpless with no reasonable plan to counter the attack measures. For everything to happen in exciting movie style, all police departments, systems managers, federal and state emergency response teams would be no hlep because they are just plan dumb. But there are other issues raised within the movies plot that has a bit of validity. So the real questions are: Is this possible? Does the movie seem like it is portraying something real? Does it make you think twice about living or working in Washington, DC?