2012 (United States, 2009)


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Columbia Pictures apocalyptic movie "2012" achieved the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie. This is another calamity epic from "Independence Day" director Roland Emmerich. A boy is featured among the prominant actors providing a view of contempory fashions. He plays a key role in the film. There is also an Indian boy. It is interesting to note that the Hollywood movie makers who portray themselves as bravely standing against intolerance and injustice show churches come crashing down--but no mosques. Apparently they were concerned that they might be attacked by Islamic fanatics if they depicted any harm to Islam. A British reader writes, "Yes I have several issues with the film. Islam was shown and the faithful prayed without let or hindrance. Other religious groups and Christians were not allowed this . They were shown in situations of peril as the Vatican crashed down. The president when quoting the Bible was cut short by a power cut. Queen Elizabeth II was shown getting on board an Ark. Felt quite insulted at that insinuation. She would have stayed as did the President and the Italian Prime Minister. There is president for such an assumption. The Royal family did stay in London during the Blitz. She might have sent someone else instead but she would have remained in London. Anyway nothing much Happened in our part of the world it took place in Asia. Lancashire was Ok as was Blackpool Tower. It is only a daft film but it attacked much of Western culture and traditions."

Filmology

Columbia Pictures apocalyptic movie "2012" achieved the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie. This is another calamity epic from "Independence Day" director Roland Emmerich.

Setting


Chronology

The film has a contemportary setting.

Cast

A boy is featured among the prominant actors providing a view of contempory fashions. He plays a key role in the film. There is also an Indian boy. The boy called Noah Curtis is play by James Liam. He is a Canadian child actor. Born August 1996. He is 13 years old. He has acted in several films. He is able to save the Ark he is a passenger on in the film 2012.

Plot

The boy saved the Ark. His father had gone on a suicide mission to free cable that was jamming the door closing mechanism. He was not able to do this until his 10 year ols son arrived and his small hands completed what his father was unable to do. Both father and son survived the mission. The Ark was saved and it could sail away from Mount Everest and sail towards South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope. The movie perpetuated the myth of the rich contributing a significant amount to the extra costing of the salvation project. He wears a white tradtional clothes. We first meet him in monsoon weather where he is sailing a boat in a puddle, He shelteres under an umbrella. He features in two other scenes. One with his father and other scientists who come to be briefed on the looming catastrophy. The last time he is seen is at the world's end. Transport to take them to China to the Ark did not get through. The boy's white clothes are grubble looking. The family is trapped as a giant wave approaches them. The family kiss each other before their heroic death.

Assessment

It is interesting to note that the Hollywood movie makers who portray themselves as bravely standing against intolerance and injustice show churches come crashing down--but no mosques. Apparently they were concerned that they might be attacked by Islamic fanatics if they depicted any harm to Islam. A British reader writes, "Yes I have several issues with the film. Islam was shown and the faithful prayed without let or hindrance. Other religious groups and Christians were not allowed this . They were shown in situations of peril as the Vatican crashed down. The president when quoting the Bible was cut short by a power cut. Queen Elizabeth II was shown getting on board an Ark. Felt quite insulted at that insinuation. She would have stayed as did the President and the Italian Prime Minister. There is president for such an assumption. The Royal family did stay in London during the Blitz. She might have sent someone else instead but she would have remained in London. Anyway nothing much Happened in our part of the world it took place in Asia. Lancashire was Ok as was Blackpool Tower. It is only a daft film but it attacked much of Western culture and traditions." Another reader writes, "Yet economic truth is that tourist class and steerage provide the overall profits of an aeroplane or shipping company. The scheme would have been awash with funding if a steerage class had been included in the scheme. The space taken up by a state room could have been room for 90 in steerage generating much needed fund for the project. Also a society composed of chiefs would not have survived long as a chief needs Indians to boss about. Society soon fragments when a group of bosses start bossing each other about and none will take on a submissive roll."







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