darth_ender said:

xhonzi said:

In any case, it doesn't really matter how long it takes for them to be out of food... they would be out of food in short order. The movie shows supply trucks showing up... but I can't begin to imagine it being anywhere near efficient enough that very many people are alive at the end of the 5 months.

There is food inside many people's houses, there food in all the restaurants in the city, there is food in all the supermarkets and convenience stores in the city and whatnot. It one conserved properly, it could last awhile.

I'm still not sure what time period you're suggesting here. It was an island full of 8 million people. How much food do you think was there, and how long are you suggesting it would last? And why do you think people would conserve it properly? Everyone was in a state of panic and disorder. If you think there's more than a half week's worth of food at the supermarket at any given time, I think you have a critical misunderstanding of how much people eat.

I was saving this for my big rebuttal, but I'll just say it now...didn't they emphasize that a system of shipping supplies and food into the city from the outside world was developed when discussing the random person with the bomb trigger? It seems I remember them saying something about no outside influence except shipment somewhere

I can't begin to imagine it being anywhere near efficient enough that very many people are alive at the end of the 5 months.