The Day The Earth DIDN'T Stay Still...

Hey everyone!
Well, well, well. Today I went on a small excursion to my local cinema. What I really wanted to see was New Moon, mainly because I'm fed up of people going on about it and thought that after I went to see it, it would stop being cool, as usually happens. Alas, the showings were at really awkawrd times, and the only other good thing showing was 2012, so I went for that instead. And actually, it was a good decision. This film will amaze you. Fact.
Plot-wise, I'll admit it was pretty rubbish. Dubious science aside, half the characters seemed to exist just to feel sorry for themselves, and the other half were too stuck up and arrogant to care about the ordinary people. On top of this, I got the impression that throughout the movie essentially every disaster movie for the past ten years had been plagiarised - There were elements of Knowing, elements of Titanic, Day After Tomorrow, Sky Captain, not to mention plenty of Biblical references. The two things that stand out to me were, firstly, the fact that two people, of dubious experience, could fly a completely un-prepped Antonov (that's the largest aeroplane in the world, for those not in the know) off a rapidly shortening runway and get it all the way from America to China without any mishaps until the last minute. I mean, come on! Forget neutrino particles, or whatever, it's little things like that which ruin it for me. The other thing was the fact that the whole make-or-break relies on the lead character pulling some guy's leg out from between too giant cogs. You'd have thought they'd have had a backup system or something.
Despite this, the movie left me with an impression of brilliance, and that brilliance was due, for the most part, to the incredible graphics employed throughout the movie. Ultimately, that is the movie's Unique Selling Point - the fact that it depicts the end of the world in greater detain and realism than ever before. And it delivers, easily! There isn't a building left standing by the end of it. The Yellowstone volcano was breathtaking, but that was only the start! Admittedly, it was a little more sinister in my opinion because one of my few real fears is... well, inevitability. Like, when you know something really bad is going to happen, but can't stop it. So that bit with the aircraft carrier was a bit distressting, and likewise the many bottomless pit of doom incidents. That's what makes this movie so great though - it ramps up the fear factor to make the end seem ever more victorious. That guy must be gutted about his leg, though.
Those who know me well will have recognised that I'm a sucker for inspiring epic-ness, and 2012 delivered this both in the single 2-hour-ish dose and also through a lasting impression - I've just downloaded the credits song - Time For Miracles by Adam Lambert, which has some awesome chords and has got be thinking, as many things do these days. Quite what'll become of this inspiration remains to be seen - I've got far too much schoolwork to be doing to spend time projects that are actually fun and creative, clearly! But until life clears up a little,

See ya 'round!

Jack