2012

Hi Friends,

Good to see u all, Today i am going to share my thoughts about this fantastic film 2012. This is a disaster film which is made fully of awesome special effects. This film shows that what will happen if the world ends in 2012, and the emotions of people, their crual behaviour, their ability to take chances and with lots of sentiment and touching scenes. I like this film very much because our india is mentioned as the greatest country with lots of knowledge in physics and astrophysics. In this film there is a scene where the scientist explains all the leaders and presidents of all country that " There is a young astrophysicistt from India, who is the reason we are all here", it means that an Indian is the one who made the americans and all other people to live. Those are extrordinary words, and rare from an americans mouth, thanks to the director who made us proud. I clapped my hand till it become red for that scene when iam watching this film in the theatre. All should see and enjoy this film, and let us hope that nothing should happen like this in the year 2012, December 21 . Thank u.

Essentially the film is based around the ancient Mayan belief that the world as we know it will end on the winter solstice of 2012 due to increased solar radiation heating the Earth’s core and destabilising the continental crusts. As you would expect in this type of movie a brilliant US scientist, Adrian Helmsley (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers what is happening in 2009 and alerts the President of the impending disaster. In 2010 the President is shown telling other Heads of State at the G8 Summit, and in 2011 key artefacts of human civilisation begin to be evacuated for safe storage.

In 2012 cracks begin to appear in the Californian coast and rapidly the continental plates begin to shift and break up, causing catastrophic earthquakes and massive devastation. The process culminates in a series of colossal Tsunamis around the world that wipe out most human life.

The human focus of the film revolves around a second rate, divorced author, Jackson Curtis (played by John Cusack) who struggles to save his ex-wife Kate, her new partner, and their two children from the impending destruction. He learns of what is going to happen on a camping trip to Yellowstone National Park when he bumps into an eccentric Charlie Frost (played by Woody Harrelson) who broadcasts a radio programme highlighting the Mayan predictions. Frost tells him of an international plan to build a series of Arks in China to withstand the destruction of the Earth and save the human race. Jackson returns to Kate’s house just in time to save them from the destruction of Los Angeles and flies them out in a twin-engine aircraft. Meanwhile we witness the destruction of the Vatican and later on the White House and Washington DC.

Jackson and his family get a lift on a Russian Antonov transport plane with his boss, a Russian billionaire ex-boxer, who has bought himself and his two sons tickets for one of the Arks at Euro 1.6bn per ticket. They arrive in China and make their way to the secret facility where six massive Arks have been built, just before a 1,500m high tidal wave hits the area. Eventually the family get on board an Ark but in so doing manage to jam the hydraulic system that seals the boarding door and prevents the ship taking in water. Through many more struggles and tense moments the family survives and the film ends with three of the Arks making their way towards the newly raised continent of Africa to restart human civilisation.

The movie is directed by the German director Roland Emmerich. Inspired to direct after watching the Star Wars film he is now one of the highest grossing directors of all time in the US with films such as “Universal Soldier”, “Stargate”, “Independence Day”, and “The Day After Tomorrow” to his name. His films have grossed almost $1bn in the US alone. “2012” cost $200m dollars to make, significantly less than the original $260m production budget.

Unusually for a mainstream US film many of the leading characters are black or Asian, including the US President (played by Danny Glover). There are some humorous cameo performances of characters such as Queen Elizabeth, rushing with two Corgis to get on one of the Arks, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger but regularly the plot stretched credibility too far for me, as Jackson and his family managed to survive every natural disaster thrown at them while everyone around perished. However, it is a truly gripping film with magnificent special effects.