Volcanic eruptions are a natural phenomenon that can occur anywhere in the world, including other planets and some moons in the Solar System. The event occurs due to the accumulation of heat and gases, as well as the heating and explosion of magma. Next, check out five films about volcanic eruptions to watch.
5. Pompeii (2014)
The narrative introduces us to Milo: a strong man who spent a lot of time as a slave and was then sold to become a gladiator. Both he and the other warriors have been bought and are forced to fight each other to the death. In the midst of this difficult life, he meets Cássia: a beautiful young woman who sympathizes with his plight and with whom he ends up falling in love. In the midst of this attraction, the volcano, which is located around the city, erupts and begins to destroy everything around it. So, Milo must escape and save his beloved Cassia.
The production is based on a volcanic eruption that actually occurred in Italy and which caught the population so off guard that the people attacked by the lava were “mummified” and the bodies, which later became carved stones, still exist and can be visited today.
The work can be seen on Netflix.
4. Dante’s Inferno (1997)
Harry Dalton is an expert volcanologist with a very difficult past, as he lost his partner Marianne in a volcanic eruption in Colombia. Four years after the accident, he travels to the town of Dante’s Peak to conduct an investigation and discovers that the nearby volcano will soon become active.
In a race against time, he must alert his friend, who is the mayor of the city, and all the people whose lives will be in danger if an eruption occurs and lava flows down the mountain.
The film can be rented on Telecinema or Prime Video.
3. Vulcan: The Fury (1997)
A frightening earthquake devastates the city of Los Angeles, triggering a danger alert among the security authorities. As a result, a civil protection director is called in to investigate the problem, which also involves an expert geologist. The girl determines that a volcano has formed tunnels in the sewer systems and that a possible eruption would release lava from underground directly to the surface.
However, they fail to acquire enough evidence to force the city administration to act in time, so they are forced to come up with a plan to avoid the worst.
The production can be seen on Star+.
2. Disaster Zone: A Volcano in New York (2007)
In the city of Manhattan, a construction company carried out illegal activities to obtain geothermal energy and profit from it. However, this ground disturbance opened the way to a previously unknown area full of magma reserves. This magma begins to heat up and becomes an imminent threat, like a real underground volcano. The only salvation is to activate a team of expert tunnel workers to find the magma reserve and cool it before the eruption occurs that destroys the entire city.
The film is available on DVD, which can be purchased on retailer websites.
1. Sky on Fire (2019)
Geologist Wentao Li lost his wife in a volcanic eruption on Tianhuo Island; after this incident he promised that he would never return to the place again. Her daughter, however, grows up and is also interested in geology, deciding to continue the research started by her mother on the island. One day she realizes that the site of the previous volcanic eruption is active again and she will have to make an effort to get out alive and still warn other people.
Fearful of losing his daughter, Wentao Li returns to Tianhuo, even after promising he would never do so, and intends to help his daughter escape the same kind of disaster that befell his wife in the past.
Those interested can rent the film on Telecinema or Prime Video.
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