Apocalyptic
doom
and
cataclysmic
disaster
has
been
a
favourite
genre
with
Hollywood
and
the
latest
in
the
line
is
2012.
The
movie
Roland
Emmerich
directed
movie
is
inspired
by
the
idea
of
a
global
doomsday
event
coinciding
with
the
end
of
the
Mayan
Long
Count
Calendar's
current
cycle
on
or
around
December
21,
2012.
The
sub-plot
of
the
movie
is
that
amidst
this
environmental
catastrophes
all
over
the
world,
wiping
out
major
cities
and
killing
large
portions
of
the
population
a
broken
family
reunites.
Roland
Emmerich
is
no
stranger
to
imagination
and
sci-fi
after
having
made
Independence
Day,
Godzilla
and
The
Day
After
Tomorrow.
He
seems
to
enjoy
nothing
more
than
seeing
the
most
famous
monuments
toppled.
Emmerich
is
a
professional
when
it
comes
to
showing
massive
destruction
but
he
seems
to
have
gone
overboard
with
the
destruction
theory
and
destroyed
his
movie
2012.
The
initial
devastation
seems
impressive
but
two
hours
of
monotonous
scenes
seems
unbearable.
Jackson
Curtis
(John
Cusack)
is
a
divorced
father
while
his
ex-wife
Kate
Curtis
(Amanda
Peet)
and
children
live
together
with
her
new
boyfriend,
Gordon
(Thomas
McCarthy).
At
the
Mayan
city
of
Tikal
in
Guatemala,
the
victims
of
a
mass
suicide
seem
to
adhere
to
the
Mayan
calendar,
which
predicts
the
end
of
the
world
will
coincide
with
a
Galactic
Alignment,
which
is
to
occur
on
December
21
of
2012,
the
date
of
the
northern
hemisphere's
winter
solstice.
The
IHC
(Institute
for
Human
Continuity),
a
secret
organization,
has
realized
the
situation
and
begins
constructing
vast
arks
beneath
the
Himalayan
mountains
designed
to
withstand
most
natural
disasters
in
order
to
save
both
humanity,
significant
species,
and
the
greatest
treasures
of
mankind
for
when
doomsday
finally
happens.
There
are
arguments
however
about
how
and
when
the
governments
of
the
world
will
alert
their
fellow
citizens
and
even
discussions
about
how
the
remaining
survivors
will
be
selected
to
survive
Armageddon.
The
special
effects
have
always
been
highlight
of
Emmerich's
movies
and
2012
isn't
any
exception.
But
the
movie
lacks
a
good
screenplay
and
that
is
what
separates
it
from
blockbusters
like
Independence
day
and
The
Day
After
Tomorrow.
Acting
seems
ordinary
as
the
poor
script
takes
away
everything
from
the
stars.
John
Cusack
seems
to
be
the
only
star
who
shines
in
the
movie
by
delivering
a
brilliant
performance.
The
movie
runtime
of
158
minutes
seems
to
be
a
shade
longer
for
a
movie
which
just
is
a
montage
of
special
effects.
In
the
end
2012
is
seems
less
interested
in
talking
about
the
Mayan
truth
and
more
about
its
Box
Office
success.
The
hype
that
the
movie
has
created
around
itself
with
the
Mayan
doomsday
prediction
is
sure
give
it
a
huge
opening.
Roland
Emmerich
should
have
waited
till
2012
and
made
a
better
movie
or
else
should
have
waited
till
2012
and
spared
the
world
from
a
headache.