Nov 20, 2009

promise is promise.part 1


Lets review this one first..

We Were Warned




okay..this movie tell us about a n epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivor.

saya rasa anda pasti tau lah mengenai film ini..film yang hebohnya sejak berbulan bulan sebelum penayangan perdananya..film yang menghabiskan dana sekitar ratusan juta dollar..memang menduduki peringkat teratas box office 2 minggu ini.

If you've seen Independence Day, Titanic, or any recent vintage of the well-worn disaster film genre, you will not be disappointed at all with any of 2012. Its 2.5 hour+ running time moves at a great clip, and there's enough science and pseudoscience running around to give the film a certain of-the-moment wonder and clarity.

The many destruction sequences throughout the film are absolutely breathtaking to behold, and one wonders if Roland Emmerich starts every film imagining how he will destroy the White House. Like all of his other films (except for The Patriot) it has big names but no huge names and really is a blast to watch. It has just the right balance of action and melodrama, often, as with all good films of this genre, in the same scene.


but..

They had all the money, actors and special effects they needed so how did they manage to screw this one up?

Obviously they thought exiting moments were more important than developing deeper characters and that's why this story that had great potential stayed so shallow. The dialog was always cheesy and none of the 'hero's' in this film really showed any real emotions nor did they give any of those speeches that give the audience goose bumps. Another thing that really bothered me was that so much was almost going wrong the whole time.

Every second of the film had a 'close call' which made the film seem totally unrealistic. Examples are planes taking off just before the runway collapses or driving just fast enough to not get hit by an explosion. This can be very cool if it doesn't happen 100% of the time and I have never seen a movie abusing this way of creating excitement to this extent.



So to sum up: If you feel like turning your brain off and watching special effects and big explosions with a very shallow storyline then this movie is for you. But if you feel like watching a movie with a bit of depth then go and see something else.


Roland Emmerich the director

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