Intro: Possibly my fascination with disaster movies started with this one. I'm not sure how many times I've seen it, but quite a lot for sure.
Film 2442: "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004), Roland Emmerich
Watched: From the computer
Language: English
Watched with: No one
Thoughts: I mean, it's definitely not a masterpiece and it doesn't pretend to be, so for what it is, it's quite fun. In a way, it was ahead of its time, strongly pushing the climate change narrative to the most extreme scenario imaginable. And yeah, of course it does it because it's convenient for the plot, but rewatching this movie 22 years later, it was quite impressive to see how much time is spent discussing the issue and in such strong terms. It's clear that, although not a political movie whatsoever, the leaders of the world (especially the American ones) are depicted here as shortsighted, stubborn, and not trustworthy. Rings a bell?
Anyway, I'll admit that this time around I enjoyed "The Day After Tomorrow" a little less than I anticipated. Not that I was ever a big fan, but Dennis Quaid's views on politics and life have kind of tainted whatever movie legacy he had (that I was aware of), so seeing him here had an impact on how I perceived the movie this time around. Also, I'll be honest, I didn't care too much for his character anyway.
I definitely cared about Jake Gyllenhaal's and Emmy Rossum's characters, though. I think they have great chemistry together, and their storyline in the library is definitely more compelling—at least to me.
All in all, I'm still a fan of "The Day After Tomorrow" and the disaster movie genre. They tried to replicate this formula many times with varying degrees of success, but this movie and "2012" (both by Roland Emmerich) are definitely my favourites.
Film 721 - The Day After Tomorrow - L'alba del giorno dopo
Film 2442 - The Day After Tomorrow
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward.
Box Office: $552.6 million
Worth a watch?: I think it's good fun. Less fun nowadays, considering the climate situation around the world, but hey—this is a movie, a disaster movie specifically, and you know what to expect if you decide to watch it: everything gets destroyed and the world has to start over, possibly (hopefully) learning its lesson. It's a blockbuster movie with an environmental message.
Awards: The movie won 1 BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects. Nominated for 2 MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance (Emmy Rossum) and Best Action Sequence ("The destruction of Los Angeles"), it won the latter.
Key word: Ice age.
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Watched: From the computer
Language: English
Watched with: No one
Thoughts: I mean, it's definitely not a masterpiece and it doesn't pretend to be, so for what it is, it's quite fun. In a way, it was ahead of its time, strongly pushing the climate change narrative to the most extreme scenario imaginable. And yeah, of course it does it because it's convenient for the plot, but rewatching this movie 22 years later, it was quite impressive to see how much time is spent discussing the issue and in such strong terms. It's clear that, although not a political movie whatsoever, the leaders of the world (especially the American ones) are depicted here as shortsighted, stubborn, and not trustworthy. Rings a bell?
Anyway, I'll admit that this time around I enjoyed "The Day After Tomorrow" a little less than I anticipated. Not that I was ever a big fan, but Dennis Quaid's views on politics and life have kind of tainted whatever movie legacy he had (that I was aware of), so seeing him here had an impact on how I perceived the movie this time around. Also, I'll be honest, I didn't care too much for his character anyway.
I definitely cared about Jake Gyllenhaal's and Emmy Rossum's characters, though. I think they have great chemistry together, and their storyline in the library is definitely more compelling—at least to me.
All in all, I'm still a fan of "The Day After Tomorrow" and the disaster movie genre. They tried to replicate this formula many times with varying degrees of success, but this movie and "2012" (both by Roland Emmerich) are definitely my favourites.
Film 721 - The Day After Tomorrow - L'alba del giorno dopo
Film 2442 - The Day After Tomorrow
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward.
Box Office: $552.6 million
Worth a watch?: I think it's good fun. Less fun nowadays, considering the climate situation around the world, but hey—this is a movie, a disaster movie specifically, and you know what to expect if you decide to watch it: everything gets destroyed and the world has to start over, possibly (hopefully) learning its lesson. It's a blockbuster movie with an environmental message.
Awards: The movie won 1 BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects. Nominated for 2 MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance (Emmy Rossum) and Best Action Sequence ("The destruction of Los Angeles"), it won the latter.
Key word: Ice age.
Trailer
#HollywoodCiak
Bengi
