209 The Aftermath
The blizzard finally passed, but the huge Manhattan fell into a dead silence, as if all life had lost signs. On the snow-capped ice fields, even the buildings had disappeared, leaving only large areas of ice fields with high and low heights. There was no other scene, making people feel as if they were in the Arctic Circle, with no vitality within a radius of hundreds of miles.`
When Jack and his group finally arrived in New York, they saw such a magnificent scene - the huge cargo ship was inserted on the ground, completely frozen, and the snow-white frost covered it tightly; the ice cone on the Statue of Liberty stood south in the direction of the hurricane, with only a head and arm left on the ground, wrapped in layers of icicles... and the New York Public Library disappeared.
Standing on the snow field, Jack lost himself in a daze, "How far is it from the library?"
Jason looked at the navigation device in his hand and said, "It should... be here." But looking around, except for snow or snow, except for icicles or icicles, not only were there no trace, but even the buildings were not visible. Jason said hoarsely, "I'm sorry, Jack."
The other parents standing behind Jack looked blank, and after they were extremely desperate, they could no longer react. Some trivial sobs could be heard in the screening room, and the uncontrollable tears wet the boundless silence and silence, making the movie reveal a sense of sadness.
But Jack was unwilling to give up. He began to run wildly on the snow field, running to a snow hill, and then saw the magnificent scene in front of him. The New York Public Library was buried under the thick white snow, only revealing the two arched windows on the top floor. All other parts were frozen into ice, as if time and space had been frozen.
Human insignificance has been magnified to the extreme at this moment.
The sob came to an abrupt end. Like other audience members, Javier couldn't help but start leaning forward, following Jack and others' footsteps into the library that evolved into the Eskimo igloo, chasing signs of life. The steps of despair were strolling in the ice and snow. The empty steps could not awaken any signs of life. The sight was completely white, boundless white, and there was no color. The six people staggered and ran around the empty library. Each step was cutting a glimmer of hope, sad and cruel.
Finally, I finally saw a trace of orange-red coming from under a white ice door. When I walked in front of me, Jack and others' steps frozen. They didn't dare to move. Everyone else stayed in place. Only Jack took a hard step, walked up step by step, and then pushed open the door. The entire igloo dyed with orange-red appeared in front of me. Jack looked at the figures in front of him that were shrunk into a trembling ball, as if everyone had lost signs of life. Jack suppressed his trembling wrists, searched one by one with a flashlight, trying to find Sam's figure. Finally, he stopped by the fireplace.
Lauren woke up from the light of the flashlight, "Who is that?"
Sam looked at Jack's astonished eyes, smiled and whispered, "My Father."
At this moment, Javier's warm eyes could no longer bear the weight, and the hot tears slid down like this. The moment of embarrassment made Javier lower his head, and then wiped the tears in his eyes. However, he saw that Joshua seemed to have twisted his head away from his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, the call of life came from the library. The parents finally met their children again. The joy of reunion was caught off guard. When Brian learned of his father's death, his at a loss made the joy heavy. Sam left his father's arms and walked to Brian. He gently patted his shoulder; then, Lauren and JD also walked over one after another.
At this moment, they are all surviving children.`
The disaster ended, but the disasters around the world began. The US president unfortunately fell in the snowstorm, and the vice president who had not paid enough attention to the greenhouse effect had to become the interim president. He took over the heavy responsibility of post-disaster reconstruction, "In the past few weeks, we have felt that we are so small in the face of the power of nature. For many years, we have thought that we can squander resources without any consequences. We were wrong. I was wrong!"
After the disaster was over, not only Sam and others, but also many survivors in New York, who walked up to the top of the tall buildings, seeking assistance; not only New York, but also more survivors in the north, waiting for a new life on the vast ice field.
The power of nature cannot be stopped, and human beings are so small; but in the face of nature, human beings' tenacity and firmness have never bowed their heads.
The movie ended. Javier let out a long breath, his muscles relaxed, and he slumped on the chair, easing his tense for 120 minutes, but Javier could not feel tired at all. The kind of happiness that survived the disaster and hope after the end of the world were slowly flowing in his blood.
Not just Javier, it seemed that everyone in the entire screening room had relaxed. There was no sound, just relaxing the tight muscles on the chair. The luck that survived the disaster was stirring hard in the chest, not cheering, not shouting, just smiling, and then relaxing.
Suddenly, Javier had an idea that the end of the world was not terrible, because as long as humans were willing to unite, as long as the family affection, friendship and love in their hearts would not be extinguished, they could always find a way out; what was really scary was always humans themselves: blindness, pride, arrogance, arrogance... and the blindness of interests.
This feeling of hope calmed Javier's restlessness. He could feel that the "acquired" script was all-encompassing, teasing the issue of Mexican immigration, especially the current living conditions of Hispanics were mentioned several times, which also complemented Lance's previous attention to "City of God"; and then teasing the government's inaction that was obsessed with interests, which not only mocked the tax policy, but also hinted at the government's stupid and selfishness of the Iraq War; in addition, satirized the role of media and public opinion leaders...
It can be seen that "the day after tomorrow" is not just a commercial movie, but a simple story is placed in the context of the apocalypse - especially the apocalypse caused by human selfishness, which leads to a series of problems. Lance hinted in the script, although the length is limited and it is told in a playful way, but it is undeniable that it still brought some thoughts after the movie is over.
This is indeed rare for commercial films. But the most important core idea is still family, friendship, and love as the benchmark. Only when uniting and moving forward together can human beings find a way out in the devastating disaster of nature. Invisibly, it is once again in line with the theme of "Take them home", sublimating the whole story.
"How does it feel?" Joshua's voice came from beside him.
Javier turned to look at Joshua, thought about it seriously, and nodded, "I like it very much!" After saying that, he looked at the subtitles that were slowly climbing up on the big screen. At this time, the audience behind him stood up one after another, and 66 continued to give applause and whistle. Although it was not neat, he could clearly feel the cheerful breath of the audience. Javier couldn't help but stand up, give applause to the movie, and then looked at Joshua again, saying with certainty, "I like it very much!"
Joshua smiled, and he did not answer Javier, but stood up, joined the applause, and turned to look at the big screen.
At this moment, at least two-thirds of the audience in the Chinese Theater stood up, and the scattered applause mixed with joyful whistles and cheers seemed very lively. This is not a film festival, nor is it an art movie. This is just a commercial movie screening ceremony, and the refreshing smile and happy expression on the audience's faces are the greatest reward for the movie.
Joshua looked back at the boiling scene and couldn't help but lightly tap his chin.
The first half of the movie is undoubtedly successful. After the main line of the second half of the movie is concentrated, the script feels a bit thin, but the rhythm control is still exciting, especially when the two lines are moving forward side by side, the disaster setting is one after another, and the difficulty level is higher than the other. Finally, it reaches its peak when the eyes of the wind sweep, and it is exciting, almost pushing the adrenaline explosion to the extreme. It is simple and crude, but has an undeniable attraction.
Especially the creation of the atmosphere, with despair in the tension, but firmness in the despair, which made the entire viewing process almost even the breathing was forgotten, and could only be moved forward by the movie. This reminded Joshua of the outline of the atmosphere by "City of God". His skillful skills almost made people unable to feel that this was just Lance's second movie.
If you want to pick the bones, the spiritual core of the movie is obviously too weak, and the story is too simple. Many parts can be added with some details and digging in depth... However, as a commercial movie, Joshua believes that this is undoubtedly successful. Popcorn is popcorn, and asking popcorn to taste the aftertaste, which is also unnecessary.
So, Joshua looked forward again, found Lance's figure in the camp of the main creative staff, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He was already looking forward to Lance's next movie.
Jessica Alba couldn't help but stand up, following the audience on the scene, encouraging her hands, and her heart was surging. Although she participated in the production of the entire movie, she couldn't help but feel excited when she saw the effects on the big screen. It was hard to imagine that this was the result of their busy life in Montreal for several months.
She turned her head and looked in the direction where Lance was, but what was reflected in her sight was the wrong conversation between Lance and Kaira, which made Jessica's heart contract suddenly and she stiffened in place in an instant.
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