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2012: A Disaster of a Movie

A review of the movie 2012.

I went into 2012 not expecting much. I had seen some of the reviews on-line and none of them were flattering. So knowing this, I thought, would allow me to go into the movie with low expectations, thus allowing me to enjoy the movie. I was wrong.

Here’s a quick synapses of the movie. In 2009 the suns starts emitting huge solar flares that act like a microwave in the earth’s core. This causes the internal temperature of the earth to rise. Without going too much into the science part of the movie, this event is what eventually causes the cataclysmic events predicted by the Mayans that will happen in 2012. Mix in a divorced family, a scientist with morals, a noble president, and a government antagonist (besides mother nature) and you have 2012.

I’ll go over what I liked about the movie first. The CGI and special effects in general were awesome. Some of the best CGI effects I have ever seen. I also liked, well, nope that’s it.

When you go see any movie you have to suspend your notion of reality. Especially when you go see a big summer blockbuster or disaster movie. The problem with 2012 is that ...

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