BBC Focus Magazine

[worldmaker]

Incensed, so much I have to put metaphorical pen to cybernetic paper, thus herein are my views, thoughts and the venting of spleen, etc.

Now I don't mind the underlying premise. The writers have to hand the story on something and the huge upheavals in the Earth are as good as any excuse for a story Hollywood can come up with, so I'll let them off for that. (Please, if you're a geologist or astrophysicist don't tell me off there, yes I know, unrealistic, etc.)

So let us at the underlying storyline.

A billion euros (a bit like a foreign dollar, very alien and un-America, gosh what were the producers thinking, poking fun at the feebleness of the good ol' greenback!?), for your safe seat on the "last ship out of the end of the world".

Sound like a good deal, to any half-wit. But how much does it really cost to build your own ship for you, your family, friends, girlfriends, mistresses and other totty? A couple of hundred million, and a few hundred million to spare for some other luxuries, like a few more ships?

So all the half-wits are to be packed away on a magical, mysterious "big ship" to save their lives.

Right. Yes. I think not.

Oh, and don't forget to kill of all the non-U people, those who don't "fit" the magical ships, like foreigners who aren't proper Americans, ie., born in America or as rich as an America.

As for big ships, obviously the half-wit population of the world haven't noticed the huge cruise ships already floating around the world, so easily modified, oh and the vast aircraft carriers that could airlift an entire town to safety, oh, and... But of course these are "special ships" for special people, not like all the nuclear submarines in the world though.

As so we sail off into the sunset heading for a new home, where all the foreign people have already settled because it didn't get harmed too much in the end of the world (of America), so we can conquer it as soon as we arrive by offering them Trade Goods.

Let this sink in the mire of it's own doom.

[Shadowwolf]

Is that not expecting too much of a CGI fest like 2012; like contrasting a 'Diehard' flick against real world physics?

The story is often just a weak matrix to hang the effects sequences and not meant for hard or even cursory thought, one must suspend ones disbelief to enjoy such movies.

2012's real crime is in peddling the doomsday idiocy as though it were a real risk.

[Jamie]

I would assume cost would not be an issue at all.

"£10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ? Sure, no problem, we'll pay 30 days after receiving the invoice."

FAIL.

[worldmaker]

I would assume cost would not be an issue at all.
"£10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ? Sure, no problem, we'll pay 30 days after receiving the invoice."

And that's just for one boat.

[M Paul Lloyd]

The thing is, if the world is faced with doom and destruction of such global magnitude then surely the mega rich would have very little advantage in the spaceship building game unless they could get a vast workforce to build the darn things knowing that they would not be saved.

I guess a lottery is the answer here?

Ok so a few good souls might be prepared to work for free just to help ensure the survival of the human race, but in reality its going to be a close thing once the actual winners are announced and the riots start. Besides surely this has all pretty well been portrayed already in When Worlds Collide made back in 1951?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044207/

[Shadowwolf]

Not to mention that it's a bit late now.

[M Paul Lloyd]

Well if you will insist on staying up past your bedtime Mr.S!

[EzBloke]

I'm going to say; <slowly>"it's only a movie, dude..."</slowly>



What makes me laugh is that the tabloids will be looking for a serious angle and pseudo-science will then reign supreme! Bwah-ha-ha-haaaaaaaa! *cough* Or something...

[M Paul Lloyd]

A couple of very good points there Ez,

[Shadowwolf]

What makes me laugh is that the tabloids will be looking for a serious angle and pseudo-science will then reign supreme!

Thats the worst thing I can see about how the flick is being marketed, supplying the impression to folks who don't know better that there is something real to this.

Well if you will insist on staying up past your bedtime Mr.S!

One word, 'crickets'!

[Liam Sheppard]

perfect sunday afternoon hangover movie! loved it.. required no thought!

although I did think to myself..

'that wouldnt happen'

many times..

[Flakkarin]

The thig that struck me about the film (after I glossed over all the geological inconsistencies... but I'm more one for enjoying the special FX) was that the main family were racing towards what they thought to be space ships as their only chance of survival but... this is only 2012, and once they get to space, where did they think they were going to go?? We won't even have buildings on the Moon by then. Frankly, I thought, if I'm going to die, I'd rather die on Earth than on some folly in space.

[nemisis39]

Not seen the film yet unfortunatley its on my to do list but i would think its is human nature to try and survive against what ever the odds are. I have to agree that flying of into space in 2012 would not be my ideal solution to the problem unless they know something that we don't

[M Paul Lloyd]

I suppose if you had a hint that a Vogon hyper-space-way-clearance-starship (or whatever) was passing through the solar system you could always try and hitch a ride??

[Shadowwolf]

the main family were racing towards what they thought to be space ships as their only chance of survival but... this is only 2012, and once they get to space, where did they think they were going to go??

Agreed, but perhaps it was any chance to live a little longer and see what comes rather than just giving up, perhaps they intended to return to Terra after it had settled down?