2012 a disappointing end to the World
2012 (2009)
2012 begins in present day with the discovery that we, as a human race, are at the beginning of the end. Earth's crust is due to collapse causing all land masses to shift and move by thousands of degrees.
The whole film follows a couple different stories that are linked together by simple connections. Mainly the stories that keep the plot progressing are the struggles of Jackson Curtis (John Cusack), a divorced father who is a writer and a limousine driver, along with Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an American scientist who was around to discover that the Earth's core was rapidly heating and the one to realize the cataclysmic effects of this unnatural activity.
The audience becomes familiar with the caring and righteous Helmsley right from the beginning but it is Curtis who is the real every day hero that audience members can relate to. Early in the film it is clear that his life is in a downward spiral. His ex-wife Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet) is in a new relationship and his son seems to be more interested in his mom's boyfriend than his own father. Curtis takes his kids out for a camping trip in Yellowstone National Park when they become part of the select few to realize something big is happening to the planet that only the government and select citizens are aware of. Essentially the movie is a non-stop struggle for survival.
There is no doubt that the story and visuals were exciting and kept viewers on the edge of their seat hoping the characters would make it through the next disaster, but it got to be ridiculous. Many scenes were fantastic to look at such as ocean waters and title waves flooding over the Himalayas or the collapse of a whole city like Las Vegas. But it was too sensational.
The acting was good and there were a few very touching moments between characters and their family members saying final goodbyes. These aspects of the film were outweighed by too many cheesy one-liners and way to many action sequences where characters are able to just make it in time to keep their lives. There really was never a dull moment and that got tiring.
Some parts were almost laughable and that was not the intention of a film about the end of days on Earth. There are certainly some underlying themes that make you think ‘what if.' The idea that the government would be the only ones to know makes you wonder who would actually survive if there were a chance, and who would be considered worthy of warning to have a chance to say goodbye.
I have to say I was disappointed by 2012, it was very long to sit through and rather than leaving with the thoughts of life as we know it coming to an end I was thinking about the bad parts of the movie and how outrageous the story got. I definitely wouldn't advise you to pay to see this in theatres, if you're really interested wait until you can rent it- at least then you can turn it off whenever you please.
2012 begins in present day with the discovery that we, as a human race, are at the beginning of the end. Earth's crust is due to collapse causing all land masses to shift and move by thousands of degrees.
The whole film follows a couple different stories that are linked together by simple connections. Mainly the stories that keep the plot progressing are the struggles of Jackson Curtis (John Cusack), a divorced father who is a writer and a limousine driver, along with Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an American scientist who was around to discover that the Earth's core was rapidly heating and the one to realize the cataclysmic effects of this unnatural activity.
The audience becomes familiar with the caring and righteous Helmsley right from the beginning but it is Curtis who is the real every day hero that audience members can relate to. Early in the film it is clear that his life is in a downward spiral. His ex-wife Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet) is in a new relationship and his son seems to be more interested in his mom's boyfriend than his own father. Curtis takes his kids out for a camping trip in Yellowstone National Park when they become part of the select few to realize something big is happening to the planet that only the government and select citizens are aware of. Essentially the movie is a non-stop struggle for survival.
There is no doubt that the story and visuals were exciting and kept viewers on the edge of their seat hoping the characters would make it through the next disaster, but it got to be ridiculous. Many scenes were fantastic to look at such as ocean waters and title waves flooding over the Himalayas or the collapse of a whole city like Las Vegas. But it was too sensational.
The acting was good and there were a few very touching moments between characters and their family members saying final goodbyes. These aspects of the film were outweighed by too many cheesy one-liners and way to many action sequences where characters are able to just make it in time to keep their lives. There really was never a dull moment and that got tiring.
Some parts were almost laughable and that was not the intention of a film about the end of days on Earth. There are certainly some underlying themes that make you think ‘what if.' The idea that the government would be the only ones to know makes you wonder who would actually survive if there were a chance, and who would be considered worthy of warning to have a chance to say goodbye.
I have to say I was disappointed by 2012, it was very long to sit through and rather than leaving with the thoughts of life as we know it coming to an end I was thinking about the bad parts of the movie and how outrageous the story got. I definitely wouldn't advise you to pay to see this in theatres, if you're really interested wait until you can rent it- at least then you can turn it off whenever you please.
