I love watching the FearNet channel (for those in different states, it's just a channel that shows nothing but scary movies and shows - hence "fear"). I especially love their old movies. Recently, I caught a black and white episode of the Twilight Zone which left me thinking about a horrible future.
It's called "Time Enough At Last", starring Burgess Meredith and it first aired November 20, 1959.
Synopsis : A man loved to read. All the time, everyday, almost anything. He worked at a bank and was married as well. His wife was annoyed that he read so much and so was his boss. He even read while customers were standing in front of him! Long story condensed, he snuck into the bank vault one day to eat his lunch and read some magazines. Suddenly, a meteor (or something like it) hit the world and wiped out everyone...except this dude sitting in the armored vault. He escapes, wanders around looking for food and other people. Eventually, he comes upon a library where all the books have been blown out of the building. He is so super excited and dances all around the books, laughing and building piles to read for later. He bends over a little too far and knocks his glasses off of his face, shattering them to pieces! Oh no!! We then get to see the view from his perspective...he is practically blind without those glasses. Everything is so blurry. He picks up a book and can't make out a single word. Oh the horror!!!
Luckily, I don't wear glasses.
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