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[17 Nov 2009|07:54pm] |
The movie initially glimpses at year 2009 where scientist Adrian Helmly meets up with his friend, Indian sceientist, Dr. Satnam Tsurutani who provided him with an emergency update regarding the Earth’s temperature problem that could lead to the entire race’s fatal end.
Adrian meets up with a politician to provide his report. In turn, Adrian was tapped to work for the White House in connection with his revelation.
Come 2012, the scene is focused on divorced Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) who fetches his two kids from his ex-wife so that they could camp overnight at the Yellowstone Park. Instead of finding the usual lake in the park, they saw an empty land restricted by steel fences. Eager to investigate, Jackson and his kids went inside the fences to check until an army of men found them in the site and transferred them to another location.
Adrian who was assigned on the same location to investigate met Jackson and openly expressed his admiration for having read one of Jackson’s books. Adrian added to Jackson about him having the responsibility to analyze the grave case of the Yellowstone. With this, he asked the security officers to release Jackson and his family.
While camping that night, Adrian met a certain Charlie Frost who is obsessed with the Mayan’s end-of-the-world prediction which will occur on December 21, 2012. Charlie has books, personal radio programs, video clips and even a map that illustrates how one could manage to survive the apocalypse. He mentioned about special ships which could transport people to a safer place as the world is crumbling down.
Frequent earthquakes were being felt in most parts of the country. In one scene, Adrian’s wife, Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet) and her live-in partner Gordon (Thomas Mc Carthy) experienced a destructive earthquake while inside a supermarket. She asked Jackson through a phone call to bring the kids to her home in an instant.
Jackson returned to his job as a limousine driver for a Russian billionaire, Yuri Karpov. He received an urgent phone call for him to bring Yuri’s twins and girlfriend Tamara to the airport. One of the twins screamed at Jackson that at least they are going to be saved from the end of the world and that Jackson is not going to survive it in any way.
Remembering Charlie’s study on the 2012 Mayan prediction, Jackson instinctively rushed to save his family in time before the strong earthquakes set in. All else followed: volcanic eruptions, tidal waves and other destructive tragedies. The scenes that proceeded were a race for Jackson and his family to get the answers from Charlie for them to survive the cataclysm. The richest citizens have paid an unknown amount to be saved. The other people who were either oblivious to the deluge or have believed that the world is coming to an end has remained helpless and struggling in fear as the earth crumbles. Jackson and his group remained racing against time to save themselves.
The film centers on themes of deception, greed, sacrifice and heroism. There were strong action scenes with excellent special effects. The actors were able to portray their roles well although there were certain characters that never had their fair share of introduction.
Generally the whole catastrophe story is expertly made. Apart from the end of the world thing though, Jackson Curtis’ family relationship is rather “overused” and this also holds true when it comes to the Great Lama’s teaching in the movie. They could have used something that is far greater and valuable. The side story could have had some “revisions”.
The ending is fascinating as it is metaphorical in nature. All in all, 2012 is a memorable, well-presented movie for 2009.
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| GH |
[15 Nov 2009|02:58am] |
i am frustrated.
the language barrier hurts. although i feel that im being loved, it just doesnt feel enough. could it be coz we're far away from each other?
please convince me how this is going to work.
sometimes i just want to escape, have babies and get married to you.
but it just wouldnt be right.
im so scared of how i'll end up --
to have made a compromise and not have followed my dreams and everything just goes wrong eventually
sorry if u get hurt when im not optimistic abt us
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[10 Nov 2009|05:38pm] |
"I have more room in my heart than a whore house."
- Florentino Ariza, Love in the Time of Cholera
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