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2012

2009 · 158 min

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

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Appeals to viewers who want maximalist disaster spectacle, escalating global destruction, and an emotionally direct race to protect loved ones.

Tone
epic, tense, bleak
Payoff
adrenaline, catharsis
Pacing
relentless
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
survival, family, civilization, inequality, natural catastrophe
Setting
near-future, collapsing global cities and hidden evacuation facilities

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