Apocalypse now… disaster is waiting to happen
In a nutshell the film feeds off the Mayan doomsday prophecy that due to phenomenon seen once in million years where all planets align and the sun’s power would lead to catastrophic results. The signs are first discovered by an Indian physicist, Dr. Satnam Tsurutani, who warns off his American friend, Adrian Helmsley. He sounds off his boss who sounds off the Big Boss-the President of USA.
From that point onwards things are set in motion the world has just two years to plan their survival but how do you prepare 6 billion people? You don’t. The Americans along with other G8 countries decide to build Arks like old man Noah which would carry some 400,000 humans and animals needed to preserve humanity. So how do you get a ticket on the ride? By paying one billion euros or if that doesn’t work then evoking the sense of humanity in otherwise heartless people who went ahead with such a crazy plan in the first place!
The other plotline involves a failed writer, Jackson Curtis, battling all odds to get his family on the ship. The film takes some time in setting up the premise but once that is done slips into heavy duty action. The writing is cheesy but then who is listening when you see earthquakes, volcanoes, tidal waves and just about everything hell bent on destroying humanity.
At two hours and 38 minutes 2012 is a tad too long for how many times can we see the same disaster scenes interspersed with tirade dialogues. We pretty much get the picture when the ground starts cracking up for the first time and to show the same thing every 15 minutes speaks volumes about the lack of a plausible story line. But why would you look for some semblance of a plot in an Emmerich film?
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Will the year 2012 be a doomsday??? This question intrigues me and makes me search for more information on the same. 2012, I don’t think so.
“Apocalypse Now” was a frictional movie that had a very weak plot. The characters being portrayed weren’t so appealing to hold the interest of viewers.
There are numerous movies made every year in Hollywood including different categories but not all are well made. Some of them are really poor.
I was disappointed with 2012. The storyline lacked the punch of previous flicks like ‘Independence Day’ ‘Deep Impact’. But the special effects were definitely commendable.