>>212702499All of those things are barely even factors for our main characters:
>break down of communication"I miss mommy waaaahhh!!!"
>break down of transportationThey are in a working car for the entire first half of the movie. Also working boats and military vehicles are shown.
>break down of familial ties"I miss mommy waaaahhh!!!" Everything is fine at the end though, and nobody in the family died.
>break down of government order>break down of military orderThe army is still very much active and organized though, fighting the aliens with tanks, jets, helicopters, and guiding and protecting the civilians for the entire movie.
>They literally live rodent like life for a seemingly timeless periodThey're in a basement and the guy says they have enough food for weeks, also our main characters are never shown in extreme distress from hunger or lack of sleep. Like I said, boring, stale, no tension.