2012 movie reviews
Franco , and written by Kloser and Emmerich. The plot follows geologist Adrian Helmsley Ejiofor , who discovers the Earth's crust is becoming unstable after a massive solar flare caused by an alignment of the planets, and novelist Jackson Curtis Cusack as he attempts to bring his family to safety as the world is destroyed by a series of extreme natural disasters caused by this. The film refers to Mayanism and the phenomenon in its portrayal of cataclysmic events. Filming, originally planned for Los Angeles , began in Vancouver in August The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visuals but criticism for its screenplay.
The late, great planet Earth: A thoroughly destroyable show
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According to the movie, the Mayan calendar ends on Dec. Designed to be a doomsday thriller, is more of a disaster than a success. The weak story drowns out its spectacular special effects.
To say that it was not entertaining is an understatement; the constant presence of digitally-created death and destruction, foul language, and sarcasm toward faith makes it unlikable. Jackson Curtis, a divorced, unreliable dad, stumbles upon the U. Some of the visuals literally take your breath away — streets and buildings being easily split in two, volcanoes erupting spontaneously, and tsunamis washing away whole cities.
Supposedly, neutrinos from the Sun have heated up the Earth's core causing it to break down. Earth Crust Displacement results as land masses begin to shift. Unfortunately, the outstanding special effects go a little too far. A few of the totally unbelievable shots are border-line silly. After surviving that ordeal, he falls into a fault that should have consumed him.
Yet, just moments later, his hand reaches out of the abyss and he pulls himself to safety. And all of this happens within the first half of the movie. The story is a bit weak and too predictable. A broken family finds the will to love again after a traumatic turn of events pushes them to realize they need each other. Even more than that, the story takes a turn for the worse when even as millions are dying, a dog is saved. Speaking purely on entertainment value, this movie could have been stronger with a more significant character in the lead, like the scientist who initially warned the U.
Adrian Helmsley. Having the ex-husband and wife passionately kiss minutes after her boyfriend dies also was a poor choice. He fits the character perfectly. The acting offered by John Cusack and others is acceptable, but not memorable.
The underscoring tone of the film includes a hint of sarcasm toward the Christian faith. Christian monuments topple over, as an Islamic place of worship is spared. Those who turn to prayer, specifically the U. President and the Italian Prime Minister, are tainted with sarcastic comments. The weak story, less than remarkable characters, and use of profanity and obscenity make this a movie unworthy of your time and money.
Hannah Goodwyn didn't enjoy seeing millions of people plummet to their deaths as the Earth swallowed them up. Two and a half hours of 's utter destruction was not entertaining. Hannah is CBN. For more articles and information, visit Hannah's bio page. The Christian Broadcasting Network. Subscribe Weekly CBN. What's This? Translate Close. Are you seeking answers in life?
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It's not so much that the Earth is destroyed, but that it's done so thoroughly. "," the mother of all disaster movies (and the father, and the. Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi by the ancient Mayan calendar, which says that the world will come to an end on December 21, Rate And Review.
For decades, Cecil B. In the s, Irwin Allen became Master of Disaster, and ships sank, buildings burned, volcanoes blew, cities fell and killer bees swarmed. Now, Roland Emmerich presides over the carnival of destruction, commanding huge budgets, wilfully ignoring scientific advisors to keep the plot boiling for future reference, sudden continental drift probably will affect your cell-phone reception — but not in this film and cracking a whip over slave-like hordes of computer-programmers piling up the pixels which render the unbelievable photo-realistic. Godzilla, in which a monster only attacks New York, is one of his smaller films.
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The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Coronavirus response: We have free resources to support you through the pandemic. Skip to Content. Despite the relentlessly depressing, gruesome subject matter and millions billions? Several characters risk their lives or well-being for family members, and one character tries tragically to contact his family too late. Certain selfish characters are redeemed by saving family members, and the movie makes a point of mentioning that the most selfish character of all has no family. Aside from that, a few characters look beyond family to try to rescue total strangers as well.
2012 Review
That personality was integral to his way of doing business, Isaacson writes, but the real lessons from Steve Jobs come from what he actually accomplished. Along the way he helped to transform seven industries: personal computing, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, retail stores, and digital publishing. None of these men was a saint, but long after their personalities are forgotten, history will remember how they applied imagination to technology and business. In the months since my biography of Jobs came out, countless commentators have tried to draw management lessons from it. Some of those readers have been insightful, but I think that many of them especially those with no experience in entrepreneurship fixate too much on the rough edges of his personality. The essence of Jobs, I think, is that his personality was integral to his way of doing business. His petulance and impatience were part and parcel of his perfectionism. One of the last times I saw him, after I had finished writing most of the book, I asked him again about his tendency to be rough on people.
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It's not so much that the Earth is destroyed, but that it's done so thoroughly. This is fun. It even has real actors in it. Like all the best disaster movies, it's funniest at its most hysterical. You think you've seen end-of-the-world movies? This one ends the world, stomps on it, grinds it up and spits it out. It also continues a recent trend toward the wholesale destruction of famous monuments. Roland Emmerich , the director and co-writer, has been vandalizing monuments for years, as in " Independence Day ," "The Day After Tomorrow" and " Godzilla. In all disaster movies, landmarks fall like dominos. The Empire State Building is made of rubber. The Golden Gate Bridge collapses like clockwork. Big Ben ticks his last. The Eiffel Tower? Quel dommage! Memo to anyone on the National Mall: When the Earth's crust is shifting, don't stand within range of the Washington Monument.
Sign In. Hide Spoilers. I was well aware that this movie would be about over-the-top action and CGI only and so I decided to shut down my brain to stand-by and direct all available blood to the eyes and ears. A technique that works perfectly for classic Bruce Willis or Arnie films giving you 2 hours of entertainment and fun. Unfortunately this time it did not work. Then the real suffering began. You don't expect to get a good script with witty dialog and good storytelling in movies like this - and you don't get it.
