2012
With
John
Cusack,
Chiwetel
Ejiofor,
Amanda
Peet,
Danny
Glover,
Oliver
Platt,
Thandie
Newton,
Woody
Harrelson
Written
by
Roland
Emmerich
&
Harald
Kloser
Directed
by
Roland
Emmerich
Roland
Emmerich's
2012
is
a
hold-onto-your-seat
end-of-the-world
disaster
movie
that
does
not
take
itself
too
seriously.
Based
on
several
2012
prophesies
with
emphasis
on
that
of
the
the
Mayan
calendar,
the
plot
is
weaved
around
two
central
characters:
Geologist
Adrian
Helmsley
(Chiwetel
Ejiofor)
and
author
Jackson
Curtis
(John
Cusack).
Helmsley,
with
the
assistance
of
a
colleague
Dr
Satnum
Tsurutani,
discovers
that
the
core
of
our
planet
is
being
heated
by
solar
flairs
and
that
this
event
will
cause
earth
crust
displacement.
Along
with
all
the
major
governments
of
the
world,
they
have
two
years
to
prepare
for
"the
end
of
the
world"
The
heads
of
state
have
a
plan
to
save
a
select
section
of
the
population,
and
to
keep
the
rest
of
the
world
in
the
dark.
This
plot
is
discovered
by
Curtis
when
he
takes
his
children
to
the
Yellowstone
National
Park
where
he
makes
an
interesting
discovery
and
also
meets
conspiracy
theorist
Charlie
Frost
(Woody
Harrelson).
And
so
starts
Curtis's
epic
journey
to
save
his
ex
wife,
her
boyfriend
(who
incidentally
is
an
amateur
pilot)
and
his
two
kids.
Their
journey
takes
them
to
China
where
both
Curtis
and
Helmsey
realize
that
it
is
only
the
super
rich
that
is
to
be
saved,
this
creates
a
moral
dilemma
for
Helmsley
and
a
very
tense
finale
unfolds.
Even
if
you
are
not
a
fan
of
disaster
movies
you
will
be
entertained
by
2012.
Roland
Emmerich
has
outdone
himself
with
the
sheer
scale
of
destruction
that
paints
a
very
bleak
picture.
If
you
are
a
serious
conspiracy
theorist
you
will
find
lost
of
holes
in
the
plot
and
2012
will
probably
not
live
up
to
your
expectation.
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2012
Directed
by
Roland
Emmerich
If
you
have
a
planet
to
destroy
(or
at
least
a
major
city),
Roland
Emmerich
should
definitely
be
in
your
top
3
list
as
the
man
for
the
job.
Geologists
discover
that
the
world
is
heading
for
a
global
catastrophe
(which
may
be
linked
in
with
the
Mayan
calendar
which
ends
in
2012).
As
with
Emmerich's
Day
After
Tomorrow,
the
experts
approach
the
government
who
write
it
off
as
bogus
-
until
it
hits
the
fan
and
quick
plans
have
to
made
to
save
(at
least
part)
of
the
world's
population.
A
struggling
writer
who
has
a
strained
relationship
with
his
kids
(after
divorcing),
becomes
the
human
focal
point
of
the
story
when
he
takes
them
to
Yellowstone
for
a
bonding
experience
doing
some
(failed)
camping.
Here
the
magnitude
of
the
situation
becomes
clear
and
a
dizzying
race
for
survival
kicks
off.
Cusack
is
again
the
everyman-neutral-guy
and
succeeds,
while
Amanda
Peet
as
his
ex-wife
often
fall
into
dismal
acting
territory.
You
have
cliché
Russians
and
Indians,
and
Danny
Glover
as
the
US
president
is
touch
and
go.
The
hopelessly
overplayed
conspiracy
theorist
caricature
of
Woody
Harrelson
is
rather
disappointing
in
its
hammed-up
stupidity,
but
will
appeal
to
the
general
audience.
While
they
try
to
milk
your
sympathies
and
emotions
focusing
on
this
group
of
individuals
amid
the
chaos,
in
the
end
it
is
the
amazing,
big
budget
digital
effects
that
is
the
star
of
the
movie.
The
movie's
highlighting
of
humanity's
ability
to
be
compassionate
as
well
as
self-serving
is
illustrated
in
the
most
basic
of
ways
for
a
general
audience
to
leave
with
a
bit
of
a
message
and
not
just
a
get
their
hair
blown
back
by
a
visual
extravaganza.
PS.
South
Africans
(and
Capetonians
in
particular)
will
get
a
kick
out
of
a
small
but
highly
crucial
piece
towards
the
end.
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