Finally, I’ve watched one of the most hyped-about movies of the year, 2012. Before watching this flick by self-proclaimed ‘disaster movie maestro’ Roland Emmerich, I was quite skeptical because he has directed movies like Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 BC which are considered bad. But after watching this one, I sort of liked it and hated it. Here’s my honest opinion…
So, the story is about a scientist who discovered that there was something fishy about the sun, and comes to a shocking revelation when he found out that the world will come to an end at 12 December 2012, as said in the Mayan Calendar(Oooh…Great…). Meanwhile, a sci-fi author who was recently divorced took his estranged kids to a camping trip and discovered about the apocalypse that is nearing them.
Throughout the whole movie we see a family evading the disasters which involve everything around the world blowing up and experiencing destructions( Example: Building collapses, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, etc…) Yes, that’s a lot of shit blowing up…Besides that, many people were killed including The US President(played by Danny Glover) and the Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger whose gubernatorial position left us questioning due to the fact that he was The Terminator.
What I think about the movie? Well, my opinion is a little ‘mixed’. I don’t know if it’s good or bad. What’s good about the movie is the breathtaking CGI effects which gives a very realistic feel when shit starts to blow up. This movie also sends a positive message to the audience: when it’s the end of the world, we should all unite as one family to go through the whole pandemonium. Even though this is meant to be a very serious movie, there are some funny moments in the midst of the crisis. Plus, there’s a happy ending……
What I don’t like about the movie is the wooden acting. A-list actors like John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Glover weren’t at their best except for Woody Harrelson who played an eccentric radio DJ who kept broadcasting “The End is Nigh” messages but no one believed him. Like the movie War of The Worlds, the main character is a divorced father who tried to reconnect with his kids which is not original. Not original at all. Not just that, the prophecy about the end of the world in the year 2012 is real bullshit. No one believes in some shit Mayan Calendar. Seriously no one knows when doomsday will occur except for God. Being a movie about the apocalypse, The Second Coming was never mentioned…Which makes the prophecy seem bogus.
Like the movie Armageddon, the movie is just a flick that knows how to blow shit up, that’s it. Like I said, it’s not a bad movie, it’s not a good movie.
Overall, 3/5 stars.
Cheers, -Tim-
