The stunning bit of cinematography worked upon by Dean Semler was surely the saving grace of the film. The excellent editing by David Brenner and Peter S. Elliot couldn’t have turned any more gripping. From the tumultuous mountain avalanche to the terrifying landslides, every inch of the screen captures succeeded to evoke a sense to eerie and religious fear in to the hearts of the viewers. The sense of doom that was portrayed by the special effects almost seemed make believe and concrete enough to make one dread the approach of the year 2012.

After a very slackened first half [that was occasionally peppered with the special effects portraying volcanic upheavals], the second half did manage to prove to the better lot of the bargain. While the characters seemed sketchy enough [even the leads], they did manage to somewhat strike a cord amidst the tale of chaos. Amidst a roller coaster journey that took the viewers hurtling past crumbling towers and volcanic eruptions, it almost did convince that apocalypse was at hand.

John Cusack plays the character of Jackson Curtis, who is a science fiction book writer and is probably the only one in the cast who could blow some life in to his otherwise cold screen alias. Amanda Peet, who played his former wife, had nothing much to do besides being present as the female lead. Woody Harrelson was almost wasted, playing the affable and almost eccentric Charlie Frost. Others, like Danny Glover [essaying the role of the 45th American President, Thomas Wilson] mostly did what they could in the minuscule role that they had in hand. It being a disaster movie and consisting of an essentially big cast, it is quite understandable that not everyone will have a big screen time. The remaining of the ensemble cast that had the likes of Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, timidly added in their bits to the saga.

One moot point that was very much appreciable in the film was the way it dealt with the issue of humanity and all things that are considered to be humane, even in this brusque, fast paced world. One can quickly note the tone adopted, which promotes humanity and just how frail man is in front of the might of the nature. However, when united, nothing seems an impossible feat and man can, if not overcome, at least brave the toughest of all battles for survival [as has been echoed in the film]. And it is once again the idea of Noah’s arc [here also conveniently addressed as the arc] that managed to save the many species in the world, including that of mankind.
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