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The new movie "2012" depicts natural disasters on a global
scale. In the scene depicted above, the USS John F Kennedy
is carried on a tsumani and about to crush the White House.
(Columbia Pictures)
Natural disasters have long been a staple of the big screen and a new movie set to hit theatres this week takes the genre to a new height. “2012” by director Roland Emmerich depicts cataclysmic disasters on a global scale brought about on December 21, 2012 - the mythical end of the Mayan calendar.
Disaster movies have shown tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis but rarely has a film been made that included every type of disaster imaginable. “2012” brings all disasters together with scenes of California falling off into the ocean, fireballs raining from the sky, the Sistine Chapel collapsing on devout worshipers and even the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy being dumped ashore on top of the White House by a giant wave.
An all-star cast featuring John Cusack, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Amanda Peet depict man’s struggle to survive the incredible calamity. As one of the movie’s fictional characters says, “Our mission is to ensure the continuity of our species.”
The title of the new movie is no coincidence and it is meant as a play on the supposed end of the Mayan calendar. Fueled by Internet conspiracy sites, the date of December 21, 2012 is said to be the date when the earth will meet its demise. This however has no basis in science any more than Emmerich’s previous disaster movie “The Day After Tomorrow” does.
Cities will burn on December 21, 2012 according to Internet
conspiracies. (Columbia Pictures)
Speculation about the film has raised the curiosity levels about the mythical end to such a level that NASA published a special webpage last week titled “2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End?” The agency says, “Contrary to some of the common beliefs out there, the science behind the end of the world quickly unravels when pinned down to the 2012 timeline.”
With our nation’s best rocket scientists having dispelled the myth of Nibiru, Planet X, Eris and the end of the world, we should feel safe to enjoy “2012” for what it is – a fictional movie with some pretty impressive disaster scenes.
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