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| The movie "2012" | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 14 2009, 11:04 AM (369 Views) | |
| 24thcenstfan | Dec 14 2009, 11:04 AM Post #1 |
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I went to see the movie “2012” this past weekend. I didn’t have high hopes because it is a disaster movie and it was staring John Cusack. The same with the Director’s work (Roland Emmerich). However, the movie turned out to be somewhat interesting/entertaining. “2012” is loosly based on the ending Mayan calendar cycle and the potential for cataclysmic events when this happens. The movie starts a couple of years before 2012 when scientists notice certain major geological changes. These changes are happening rapidly and they calculate that by 2012 the world was going to end as we know it ((major earthquakes, land masses changing, the world’s inhabitants all being killed…). All of the major world governments keep this knowledge secret for the next two years while certain life saving plans are made for a select group of people. The move fast-forwards to 2012 after they set the story up a bit. For the rest of the movie, we have John Cusack's character ("Jackson Curtis") trying to save his family as natural disasters begin to destroy everything and another group of people (a geologist working for the President and others working to enact the final plans started two years ago to save some of Earth’s inhabitants). John Cusack’s role was not totally dislikeable. The character and his family weren't vital to the movie though except to give it more of a personal touch in regards to how the events were affecting people. The geologist (“Adrian Helmsley”) I mentioned, is portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ejiofor turned out to be the surprise actor in this movie for me. I had seen him in a couple of other movies, but I never imagined him to have this range. I would consider him to be the lead actor in the movie even though focus was split with “Jackson Curtis”. There were some recognizable/major stars in smaller roles. Some of those roles were hit and miss. Woody Harrelson's role as Charlie Frost was a "miss" IMO. He portrayed a wacky conspiracy theorist type. He was supposed be comedic relief, but that sort of fell flat. Oliver Platt was the jerk off (do what has to be done type). He successfully portrayed his role. Danny Glover was the US President. I thought his role was mediocre. His actions towards the end were note worthy though. Thandie Newton portrayed the US President’s daughter. She wasn’t particularly strong in this role, but she didn’t detract from the movie. Amanda Peet portrayed Jackson Curtis' wife. Nothing strong about the character portrayal, but again not a major detractment from the movie. There was one scene where she was asking another mother for help that was kind of emotion tugging. That's about it. As far as action and CGI are concerned, there were a few “yeah right” moments, but there were other very good visual moments when for example landmasses were being enveloped by the ocean and other occurrences. There were also “things” (trying not to give it away) that were CGI and very impressive. They surprised me somewhat because I was expecting them to be “something else”. I definitely think this movie was worth the $5 movie ticket. It ran a little long (158 minutes runtime), but the story ended up being more thought provoking than I thought it would be. It wasn’t just a "mentally check out" action/CGI flick. I woke up early the next morning not being able to sleep wondering about the ramifications of such events and how I thought our governments would act in similar circumstances. I think they would do the same if they could manage to bring together those kinds of resources (in reality). With the backing of that many countries and their resources, it might just be possible. Certain things also happened after the disasters began to die down that made me wonder as well. The events in this movie also saddened me some because I know that I wouldn't be one of those to survive this. I was going to give this movie 3.5 stars, but for ultimately being more than just your basic action flick, I am going to push the movie up to 3.95 stars.
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| 24thcenstfan | Dec 28 2009, 06:18 AM Post #2 |
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I came across this article a little while ago. It does not surprise me that the movie has done well there considering the role China plays in the movie '2012'. '2012' sets box office record in China
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| ImpulseEngine | Dec 28 2009, 11:29 AM Post #3 |
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I have been planning to see this movie, but I'll probably wait until it's out on DVD. I don't believe one tiny bit in the prophecy, but it looks like it could be a good movie. It's nice to hear that you liked it well enough especially after you weren't expecting much. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Dec 28 2009, 06:57 PM Post #4 |
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I don’t think the movie will receive any Academy awards, but I didn’t think it was a total waste of time. ![]() Re: The Prophecy. I’m highly skeptical, but I might stay close to home that day just to be on the safe side. ![]() |
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| TribbleMom | Jan 1 2010, 11:49 AM Post #5 |
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I may hold off on my Christmas shopping that year until the last minute.
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| 24thcenstfan | Jan 1 2010, 06:10 PM Post #6 |
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![]() Yep, "the big day" is just two days before Christmas. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Feb 27 2010, 08:25 AM Post #7 |
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This is an interesting turn of events. I didn't think you could sue over something like this. I wondered why (then and now) the Director had chosen to focus more on the destruction of Christian symbols/places in the movie... Church upset Roland Emmerich destroyed Jesus in 2012
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