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I have been a fan of Roland Emmerich ever since his Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow films. So this time mga ka-barrio siete, hindi ko pinalampas ang 2012.

SPOILER ALERT: DONT READ THE ENTIRE POST IF YOU HAVENT WATCH THE FILM YET!!! BAKA AWAYIN NYO AKO! ANO VAH!

The film tells about the impending doom that the whole world will face in 2012. Yes, mga ka-barrio. Gugunawin daw ang mundo by 2012. Ihanda na ang mga nuclear bunkers! Charing. Heheh. The story starts in 2009 when a scientist in the name of Adrian Helmsley (starred by Chiwetel Ejiofor) learns about the abnormality ng solar flares ng sun which caused the bombardment ng neutrinos sa Earth. Yung bombardment ng neutrinos are causing disruptions sa core ng Earth, hence affecting the Earth’s crust, the core and the magnetic fields ng planeta natin. He worked continuously with the Indian scientist na si Satnam (Jimi Mistry), provided him with the data and Helmsley immediately took off to Washington D.C. para ma-warningan ang US government.

Forward then kay John Cusack, who played the role of Jackson Curtis, isang writer, divorced husband and part time limousine driver. He took his kids, Lily (Morgan Lily) and Noah (Liam James) to a hike in the Yellowstone Park. They ended up in a restricted government site and was apprehended for trespassing. After being released ng mga sundalo, thanks kay Dr. Helmsley na na-meet sila, ibinalik na ulit sila sa outskirts ng site. Dun nila na-meet ang eccentric na broadcaster na si Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson) who was doing radio broadcasts about the Mayan doomsday prediction of 2012. Nabanggit din ni Charlie kay Jackson ang mga misteryosong pagkakamatay ng mga known figures and he assumes na pinatay ang mga key people na ito para di sila makapagsalita about the 2012 doom.

Nagkaroon ng deep government cover up as soon as Helmsley informed the US government. There was a scene na yung Mona Lisa painting sa Louvre e pinalitan ng perfect replica para mailigtas sa impending doom. 2009 na-discover ang anomalies which can lead to the Mayan prediction ng 2012 pero ang mga governments e nilihim ito sa karamihan. Instead, they chose to build the arks sa Himalayas para just in case na magkaroon ng great flooding, just like sa story ng Noah’s ark, e mailigtas ang ilang tao at species.

And in the rest of the film, nagunaw ang mundo. Nagkaroon ng matinding earthquakes. Ang California e nawala sa mapa ng America. May mga other countries na nagsubside towards the sea. Ang magnetic poles ng Earth ay nagshift – ang North Pole na kung saan e makikita dati sa Arctic Circle e biglang napunta sa Wisconsin. Darn. Maraming tao ang namatay. Ang USS John Kennedy e tinangay ng tsunami at sinalampak ng bonggang bongga sa White House. Aside from that, nagkaroon ng mega tsunami na umabot sa height ng Himalayas!

If you gonna ask me what’s my rating for this film, I give it a B minus (B -). Entertaining naman ang film. Well, sanay na ako manuod ng apocalyptic films ni Roland Emmerich kaya I did not found myself screaming like hell sa sinehan. In terms ng fear factor, di siya nakakatakot. Mas nakakatakot pa nga ang Cloverfield kesa sa pelikula na ito. Over-all, entertaining naman. Medyo mapapakapit ka nga lang sa upuan mo kapag nakikita mong gunawetch na ang mga familiar na landmarks all over the world.

What I found lacking sa film e yung explanation nila about the Mayan 2012 prophecy. Supposedly, ineexpect kong may explanation about that. Interesting naman ang mga concepts about the abnormal height ng solar flares ng Sun pero nakukulangan ako sa explanation – baket nga ba nagloloko ang flares ng sun natin? Kumbaga, parang nalimutan ata ni Emmerich na i-expound ang mga underlying concepts kung baket may 2012 prophecy chorvalais. Nagpokus na pati ang pelikula sa fast paced action kaya naiwanan ang mga supposedly concepts na magiging substance ng film. So kung may background knowledge kayo sa Mayan 2012 prophecy, then napanuod nyo ang film na ito, baka madisappoint lang kayo kasi hindi umikot dun ang pelikula.

So yun lang ang aking review peeps. If you want entertainment or makitang magunawetch ang mundo (hehhe), try nyo ding panuorin ang film na itech! Enjoyfullness nyo na lang.

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silver is the blogger behind Dare to Speak Out, a personal and commentary blog.She graduated with a degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She posts blogs that ranges in different topics – from trivial to the political. She currently works as a freelance writer.