The Rock-Afire Explosion: Film Analysis

There is a fine line between holding on to something sacred to you and becoming obsessive over it. Nostalgia can be a beautiful thing. Afterall, it triggers a sense of happiness and bliss within the individual reminiscing on the past event or thing. Though in some cases nostalgia can be quite crippling to one's life. It can prevent an individual from being able to move on from the past as a result of the euphoric feeling it gives off. In the documentary, The Rock-afire Explosion, a man by the name of Chris Thrash is heavily focused on throughout the film because of his obsession over everything that involves the The Rock-afire Explosion. The Rock-afire explosion was an animatronic band that performed throughout the ‘80s for children at an
Going back on what was previously stated in the last paragraph, Thrash says that he chooses to only drink liters of Mountain Dew everyday as a result of him falling in love with the soda as a child. Soda such as Mountain Dew contains a ton of sugar, acid, and caffeine. If consumed too often, all of these things can cause health problems such as tooth decay from acid, diabetes from sugar, and insomnia as a result of an excessive intake of caffeine. Thrash is highly likely to acquire one of these health problems due to the fact he drinks nothing but liters of Mountain Dew every single day. As far as mental health goes, Thrash’s nostalgia can cause mental health issues such as nostalgic depression and the inability to deal with the issues that come with reality. In the documentary, Thrash says,” I wanted it to where Showbiz pizza place could never be taken away from me again” (Whitcomb). This is alarming because if life takes a turn to where any of Thrash’s memorabilia was to be taken away from him, he may not be able to function because he is so obsessive over it. Thrash needs to learn to disconnect from some of these possessions and transition into something