The Day After Tomorrow - (***) Green Light



This movie takes a big-budget, special-effects-filled look at what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and disaster, including multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes (I don't quite get the science of that one), tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age.



At the center of the story is a paleoclimatologist (a scientist who studies the ways weather patterns changed in the past), Professor Adrian Hall (Dennis Quaid), who tries to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who was in New York City as part of a scholastic competition, when the city was overwhelmed by the chilling beginnings of the new Ice Age.



I really enjoyed this movie, but only because my expectations were set correctly. It was an action packed special effects summer movie. Everything you needed to know about the plot was in the preview. The scenes of the various disasters were great. Just don't ask yourself too many questions like, "Why not burn furniture in stead of books?" or "If he knows the storm will only last a week, why not just wait and fly in with the choppers?" or the biggie, "Global warming will cause the new Ice age?"...



It was fun, forget the questions.





The summer season starts earlier and earlier. I can't say I will complain!



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