2012the end of the world at the cinema
In 2009, Roland Emmerich proposed with his twelfth feature film, 2012, the end of the world on a scale never before seen in cinema. With John Cusack as the protagonist, 2012 follows a family’s journey as immense natural disasters devastate the planet. Ultra-spectacular, with very convincing visual effects, the film confirms – once again – that the director ofindependence Day knows a wide range to organize destruction, with effective management of scale.
For example, in a long shot there is a suggestive representation of the city of Los Angeles destroyed by an earthquake. But Roland Emmerich also maintains an ironic distance in some places, as in the case of the imposing and dramatic explosion of a volcano balanced by Woody Harrelson’s crazy performance as a sympathetic enlightener.
A pure production of popcorn entertainment that leans very lightly on some age-old beliefs, 2012 did not convince critics upon its release. At best, it is the quality of entertainment that is emphasized, 20 minutes AND The Figaroscope for example, proposing comparisons with an attraction, the second writing:
A real roller coaster, breathless and tense (…) A muscular reinterpretation of Noah’s ark. We remained stuck to our seats for 2 hours and 40 minutes.
On the contrary, the specialist in fantasy cinema Crazy movies I hated it and didn’t mince words:
“Guilty Pleasure”, 2012? Guilty yes, pleasure in no case (…) Emmerich makes a series of choices that, without a doubt, would have made Hitler happy.
From the United States, the same climate with the recognition of the work done for the visual effects, but the judgment on a film that is too long, with a very weak screenplay and which demonstrates a conservatism that is at best out of date when it comes to the development of its characters . Magazine Rolling Stone he wrote at the time: “Beware “2012,” which achieves the dubious miracle of matching Transformers 2 in terms of sheer, cynical, mind-bending, time-, money-, and soul-wasting stupidity..
However, despite his notes to the press 39% ON Rotten tomatoes, 47% for the spectators e 2.6 for Allociné viewers, 2012 performed well at the global box office.
(Almost) the first non-franchise film at the global box office
If Roland Emmerich doesn’t do nuance, he must be a very profitable director, and he proves it once again with 2012. With a budget of $200 million, it makes money $791.2 million in global revenue. An impressive performance, especially in France where it attracted 4.6 million spectators.
2012 ends the year 2009 at 5th place at the global box officebehind the phenomenon Avatars (2.7 billion global revenue), Harry Potter and the halfblood Prince, Ice Age 3 AND Transformers 2. We note, with the exception of the first work of the Avatar saga, that 2012 it is therefore the best-performing film of that year at the global box office, excluding films from then-established and popular franchises.
A peak to which the German screenwriter and director will not return, his subsequent films having been much less successful, with one last catastrophic release to date, The moon goes downwhich didn’t even reach half of its $140 million production budget in terms of overall revenue…
Source: Cine Serie
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