the day after tomorrow (is the next day)

Title:
The Day After Tomorrow (B+)
Actors:
Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Ian Holm
Writer/Director:
Roland Emmerich

The science word science term is scientific name and scientific phenomena have happened (sorry, I’m not much of a scientist, obviously). The world is about to enter a new age (its’ like the end of FRIENDS, the end of an era) but no one’s happy bout it cuz 3 circling thingys with holes in the middle are coming to a state near you. And guess what they can do? At their highest might it can turn you into Mr. Frosty within a sec. (Popsicles anyone? Hmmm, I wonder what Britney will taste like when frozen, or Madam Auring, we better ask Monica Lewinsky). Jack (Quaid) a climatologist (is that right?) and he’s “theory of when you look up you’re not looking down” clearly explains why the sudden change of climate might just erase every living organism on the surface of America, Great Britain and the rest of the first world countries (talk about fairness! Justice my friends, it exists). He warns the vice-president but who cares, the economy is more important. So the scientific phenomenon occurred and everyone must evacuate before the thingys hit the state you’re in, He tells them to go to the North (or was it South, my mind froze up) and then, of course this won’t be exciting unless the main character does something stupid and he does, the most stupid thing imaginable, he goes where he told the people to get away from (what a scientist, he knows precisely what to do). He goes to New York to save his son Sam (Gyllenhaal) and will he be able to do so? Of course he will! That’s a no brainer.

Roland Emmerich once again comes out with a world-ending movie, which is very surprising (not!). The next thing you know he’ll be coming out with a world war movie where everyone dies. I know that most moviemakers are eccentric of some sort but this guy is seriously disturbed. He’s obsessed with annihilation, they should watch out for this dude. And if some scatty fellas are wondering if this is a sequel of Independence Day cuz it’s like The Day After Tomorrow (which actually is the next day) you are right it is (not!!!). They have one purpose though to kill as many as they can (just a suggestion kill BILL--- oh, no Bush!!! Stop war! Not Peace! And I quote!).

On a serious note (I was being earnest earlier), let’s tackle the title, which I thought was a weird choice. They wasted a lot of ink they should have chosen The Next Day, it’s the same thing but it’s shorter. This movie was in a way mundane, but in a way an unusual science fiction, which worked for them. One thing common here is the inexorable fact that most of the people don’t understand what the heck those scientific things they’re talking about (speak in English!!!). It has always been that way and unless some daring director attempts to put captions while the terms are preceded (HURRICANE – something that moves) then there’s no way it’ll change. And the obstinacy of the characters is still there but that won’t kill them but their friends will be the ones to suffer.
The one thing truly unique here is the fact that the character didn’t get any. That is highly unusual, no sex scenes of any sort, a little petting in one scene but besides that nothing else and I thought that was very brave.

Acting wise it was good but in some way I get distracted by Quaid’s eyes. It’s weird but it just does. He has this weird look. Jake clearly resembles Tobey Maguire, they look the same and they’re style in acting matches completely. That’s why I won’t be surprised if the next Spiderman movie goes to him since he’s dating Kirsten Dunst and Tobey’s known to have some attitude problem. Sela Ward had this one scene where I don’t know what kind of acting it was but it wasn’t in that scene. But the Peter scene, she was brilliant and it was moving, that was the acting highlight for me.

It might not be the kind of film to get an Oscar nomination but it’s one movie you can get pleasure from. Just don’t think too deep and enjoy what’s in front of yah and it’ll be worth your time. And stop yourself from saying “that’s impossible that can't happen in real life, are you fucking kiddin' me, this movie's a bummer, what the heck, what the fuck... do yah think we’re stupid and so on...".