![]() It is a short and reasonably punchy telling of the film's story. This is a novelisation of the 2004 movie, based on the movie's screenplay, and with that in mind, this review is more a review of Strieber's telling of the story, as opposed to a review of the actual story itself. Now a Major Motion Picture from Twentieth Century Foxģ / 5 for 'The Day After Tomorrow' by Whitley Strieber Now he must not only find a way to reverse the rampant ecological destruction that is transforming the world into a frigid wasteland, but also rescue his rebellious son, who is one of the millions trapped in the icy depths of a frozen New York City. A stunned humanity realizes that a second ice age is about to engulf the earth.Ĭlimatologist Jack Hall tried to warn people of the approaching peril-but it may already be too late for any hope of survival. The storms grow until they form a bizarre and gigantic blizzard unlike anything ever seen before. Massive ice melt stuns the world as open ocean appears at the pole for the first time in living memory.ĭeep under the Atlantic Ocean, currents crucial to life react, dropping south-and suddenly, storms of unprecedented ferocity start exploding over the arctic as cold air returns, slamming into the heat with cataclysmic results. It's all absurd, yet sporadically fascinating, if only for the way the actors commit to their roles despite the silly scenario.THE BEGINNING OF THE END: It's a fiercely hot summer, so hot that the north pole's heat record is broken by fifty degrees. ![]() The group's fraught expedition to save the planet is filled with an excessive amount of scientific jargon and melodrama, backed up by a hyperactive score that works overtime to drive home their dire situation. The vessel that carries them as it drills into the planet's interior is piloted by two NASA astronauts, including Swank's Major Beck, a young but distinguished pilot. Zimsky, embark on a mission to deliver nuclear weapons to the core. What follows is a journey to the center of the Earth as Keyes and three other scholars, including Tucci's arrogant Dr. He quickly determines that the core of the Earth is no longer rotating, a problem that will lead to all kinds of disasters all over the world and end in the destruction of the planet. With a starry cast that includes Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Don Cheadle playing scientists and public officials, the wacky plot is pure cheese, but that cheese is pretty tasty.Īfter a group of seemingly random people all drop dead simultaneously in New York City, the government asks Eckhart's Josh Keyes, a geophysicist, to determine what happened. In the movie, a relatively minor earthquake somehow causes a volcano to form underneath the city, touching off an escalating calamity that starts in the subway (which is depicted as far bigger than the subway system that really exists in L.A.) and creeps into the streets. On the other hand, "Volcano" takes place in Los Angeles, a place known for many natural disasters - although volcanoes aren't one of them. Plus, while it features all the creeping lava and spewing gases you'd expect, the story centers on Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan), the volcanologist who anticipates the eruption, and Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), the mayor of the small town, who strike up a relationship as they flee together with Rachel's kids when disaster strikes. "Dante's Peak" is undeniably the more realistic of the two films, focusing on the eruption of a thought-to-be dormant volcano near the fictional title town.
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