natural disaster movie of %year%
Natural Disaster Movie of %YEAR%
in ten steps
1// Misunderstood Scientist (caucasian, american, male), married to his job, presents Natural Disaster prediction to Skeptical Government Official.
2// Skeptical Government Official dismisses prediction while mumbling about money and reelection.
3// Foreign Respected Scientist supports Misunderstood Scientists claims.
4// Natutral Disaster wipes out new york city.
5// Misunderstood Scientist says, 'oh shit, i am brilliant.'
Skeptical Government Official says, 'oh shit, im not going to be reelected.'
6// Misunderstood Scientist discovers ex-wife and/or child is stuck in the path of Natutral Disaster, realises he was a terrible husband/father and vows to save them, risking his own, misunderstood life.
7// Foreign Respected Scientist dies. down with foreigners.
8// ex-wife and/or child escape Natutral Disaster just before Misunderstood Scientist comes to the rescue.
9// Skeptical Government Official cries because it is so darn beautiful, sends Military Enforcement to take full credit for survivors.
10// sweeping camera pans over destroyed new york city.
Credits
120% predictable, yet we cannot get enough of them. why?
(and yet i still really enjoyed the day after tomorrow)
2004
8 Love Notes
I'm watching that tonight with the ex.. how fun.
Really, the only other options would be a). Government Official listens and crisis is avoided or b). crisis destroys the whole planet. Neither of those would make for a very interesting movie.
I really liked the movie and have to admit that I'm a sucker for disaster movies. It's the ultimate in "well, my life doesn't seem so bad..."
i actually really, really liked this one. there were a few times that i forgot i was watching a movie, sitting in a theatre.
Well, you did forget "Natural disaster acts in ways completely unheard of in nature, but makes for really dramatic camera angles. (e.g. Earthquake stops right before swallowing sub hero #22 in the firey crack of doom, Glacier moves from Detroit to Austin in 30 minutes, trillion ton molton core of planet stops.) Such unprecidented events require amazing equally improbable semi-technical solution requiring Nukes (e.g. Spot weld planet with nukes, Correct ocean currents with nukes, save kitten from tree with nukes, etc.)
see? nukes arent only good for wiping out all of humanity. nukes save kittens!
Yes, but every time you build a nuke, God kills a kitten...
The major unpredictability of these movies is the order in which the extras are going to die. That always has me on the edge of my seat.
I thought it was every time you masturbate God kills a kitten ?? Darn those poor kittens always getting killed.
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