The 'Man Who Invented The Internet'... Albert Gore The Nineteenth, or whatever... Is pushing this mess of a movie real hard the last few days.
Like we aren't losing our kids to ignorance fast enough. If we don't stop 'Global Warming' we will all be frozen to death.
I ain't making this up. The premise of the 'Highly Scientific' (Gore's words, not mine) movie is that we will freeze to death if 'Run-away' warming occurs.
Go Figure. There is absolutely no mechanism for the earth to cool under 'Warming' conditions. There has never been, and never will be a mechanism that matches this silly and inane movie.
This is the third 'End Of The World' epoch in American history that I have lived through. The endings just keep getting more stupid each time.
Sad to be losing a whole generation to propaganda. I wish science and reality could be more a part of our lives.
Originally posted by StarValleyWyWhen I first saw ads for this film, I assumed it was a modern telling of the Book of Revelation, with all the nastiness happening for that reason. But then I realised they were pretending that these were 'natural' phenomena.
The 'Man Who Invented The Internet'... Albert Gore The Nineteenth, or whatever... Is pushing this mess of a movie real hard the last few days.
Like we aren't losing our kids to ignorance fast enough. If we don't stop 'Global Warming' we will all be frozen to death.
I ain't making this up. The premise of the 'Highly Scientific' (Gore's w ...[text shortened]... a whole generation to propaganda. I wish science and reality could be more a part of our lives.
From what I've heard, the story line is that the Gulf Stream seizes up (which has been suggested by some scientists) causing Europe, the Northern US and Canada to cool down (fair enough, it could be by as much as 5C or 9F in places) in the course of a single day (er, no) so much so that everyone freezes to death (🙄). Then the weather goes completely berserk and the US gets mashed by a random assortment of hurricanes, tornadoes etc (huh?).
The funniest thing I saw in the trailer was people fleeing across to Mexico. So let me get this straight - the Gulf Stream seizing up has caused even TEXAS to become uninhabitably cold, even when Texas has a Gulf coast?
I agree with you: this film sounds very, very silly. Surprisingly, some scientists have spoken out in favour of it, saying that no matter how unrealistic it is, it at least gets people thinking about climate change. The implication is that if it weren't for nonsense like this, people would be completely unaware of the possibility (and to some extent the reality) of climate change, even in the most general terms. 😲
I might watch it anyway though, for the special effects and the scientific comedy of errors.
Originally posted by AcolyteI've not seen it yet, but from what I've heard, it sounds like it's a film full of sarcasm.
When I first saw ads for this film, I assumed it was a modern telling of the Book of Revelation, with all the nastiness happening for that reason. But then I realised they were pretending that these were 'natural' phenomena.
From what I've heard, the story line is that the Gulf Stream seizes up (which has been suggested by some scientists) causing Eur ...[text shortened]...
I might watch it anyway though, for the special effects and the scientific comedy of errors.
Not realistic political and meteorological facts, but loads of satire on current events.
Here is a review I read from Yahoo that made me chuckle.....
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There is only one word to describe the experience, of seeing The Day After Tomorrow. WOW... I rarely want to walk out during a film but this was rediculous. NO STORY...no movie can stand on just special effects. Please for the love of God have a story to go with your effects... My dream, and it isn't a large dream is that this movie fails miserably and Shrek makes another 200 million this weekend, there by teaching Hollywood a lesson; Your stories must have a STORY, maybe throw in a little character development so we actually care about what is happening to these "characters". Please save your cash and DO NOT SEE THIS FILM...you have been warned...when you leave the film you are going to say "man I should have listened to the guy on the internet"
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Lol!
I went saw it yesterday. The story line....hmmm, don't remember a story line. The scientific reality......more of that on Bugs Bunny cartoons. The surprise plot twists.... none of those, figured out the entire story and what was going to happened right after the opening credits and that's what happened. Good special efffects.
Here's an interesting tidbit. A scientist that was getting tired of the "end of the world" movies published an article a few years ago. Just to clear it up he had determined (scientifically) that if the ice caps completely melted, the world's oceans would rise 2-3 feet (don't remember the exact number). Now go watch the movie..what a hoot.
Originally posted by saintnicki went to see the film and the funniest thing to me was this current they were talking about.......it does not circulate like that and infact only circulates in a big circle in the north atlantic.
I went saw it yesterday. The story line....hmmm, don't remember a story line. The scientific reality......more of that on Bugs Bunny cartoons. The surprise plot twists.... none of those, figured out the entire story and what was going to happened right after the opening credits and that's what happened. Good special efffects.
Here's an interesting ti ...[text shortened]... ns would rise 2-3 feet (don't remember the exact number). Now go watch the movie..what a hoot.
I found the film ironic as the fact is simply that we should be entering an ice age now anyway due to the cycle of ice ages every 10000 years, and the only reason we are not----->global warming! and also it does not matter on whether the water is salt water or fresh the current would still flow and is in fact the temperature change that would stop the current from changing and the ocean current that is most in danger is the Gulf stream so to some respects they talk poo in this film but it was nice to watch.
I've just been to see the film. And in a fair and honest tribute to soft drugs and beer...I couldn't follow the plot.
Anyway, the special effects were terrific, the Goethenberg bible mysteriously disappears and there wasn't 1 cliche shot.
Well, 2 out of the three previous statements are true anyways!
I remember watching a documentary program on Discovery channel. Now, don't get your hopes up on a proper scientific explanation, this is the channel which shows 'Crocodile hunter' after all.
Anyway, they were explaining how these medievil cows, or mammoths or whatever were frozen quite quickly during the previous ice age (I lived through it, it was from 1979 to whenever the mad bitch resigned).
They were instantly frozen! Yes. These furry elephant like creatures were frozen like something that was instantly frozen. Wicked!
So, it had to happen very, very fast. Like when your tongue gets stuck to an ice lollypop. That quickly.
Anyways, all that ice and bad weather made me feel like Ben and Jerry's strawberry cheesecake ice cream (well that's the name of the Hagendaschhishehd variation). mhmmmmmm
And so the film was quite accurate. that things freeze when the weather turns bad.
There was something there about the Kyoto agreement too. They had all sorts of weird things in the film, coming to think of it.
Snow chairs, giant ships and basically everything looked like God had a terrible bout of dandruff.
Robin Williams wasn't in it. But I did hear an HBO special he'd done. There's this classic comment about medicine side-effects. And one of the medicines he has to take has a side effect called: "May cause anal leakage."
He explains in good and proper Anglo-Saxon that anal leakage is not so much a side-effect as a a a a
Beer.....mhmmmmmmm
Originally posted by shavixmirYou make a good point on Kyoto. It has as much science involved as the making of this film.
I've just been to see the film. And in a fair and honest tribute to soft drugs and beer...I couldn't follow the plot.
Anyway, the special effects were terrific, the Goethenberg bible mysteriously disappears and there wasn't 1 cliche shot.
Well, 2 out of the three previous statements are true anyways!
I remember watching a documentary program ...[text shortened]... Anglo-Saxon that anal leakage is not so much a side-effect as a a a a
Beer.....mhmmmmmmm
Seriously. I think people would be well served to study the thermo-dynamics of a closed system before stating that heating will result in death by ice. In an open system, such can be made to happen. In a closed system? Not.
Originally posted by StarValleyWyconsider a closed system including a freezer (and it's power source of course), hop inside the freezer and shut the door.
Seriously. I think people would be well served to study the thermo-dynamics of a closed system before stating that heating will result in death by ice. In an open system, such can be made to happen. In a closed system? Not.
i will stay outside the freezer, in a lovely warmth, and enjoy a nice fictional movie about natural disasters; you can think about kyoto in there, i am sure your thoughts will be just as fictional as the movie.
Originally posted by flexmoreYou missed the point. Al Gore used the movie as propaganda. Sponsored by MoveOn.Org in New York City on the day of it's release. With a thousand paid participants and the consent of the propaganda ministers of the NY times in attendance.
consider a closed system including a freezer (and it's power source of course), hop inside the freezer and shut the door.
i will stay outside the freezer, in a lovely warmth, and enjoy a nice fictional movie about natural disasters; yo ...[text shortened]... e, i am sure your thoughts will be just as fictional as the movie.
Am I not to respond to such tripe? Since when? Am I not obligated to at least point out that "global warming" can never lead to the earth turning into a giant frozen... thingy?
The Sun is the dominant source of energy that the earth gets. Internal heating and the self regulating processes of cloud and evaporation have no mechanism to explain why Albert and MoveOn are using this movie to their purpose. Which purpose is to influence people who have not the ability to even memorize the meaning of "thermodynamics" never mind know that you must take the system as a whole to measure what the overall heat content will be.
Sorry if I ruined it for you. But then if you could enjoy it... I feel bad for you in general. 😀
Originally posted by wucky3Nice try. It is not only a film. It is propaganda. Big difference. It was made with an agenda, released to a purpose and paid for by ideologues. That is not my definition of anything but propaganda.
It's only a film!!...and if it gets people thinking about the environment and globing warming then that can't be such a bad thing
Favourite Disaster film....the Towering Inferno
<edit> Sorry. Almost ignored your question. No... it is not a good thing to get people to "thinking about the environment and global warming". Because. It doesn't do that. It gets impressionable people to "feeling" about it. There is a big difference. Had it been an effort to get people to "think"... I would be all for it. Propaganda strives to stiffle "thought". You are kind of proving it. You see nothing wrong with the feelings the movie inspired in you... even though the cause of the feelings is a total lie. Think about that.
Originally posted by StarValleyWyno svw, you missed the points: your version of "science" is rubbish.
You missed the point. Al Gore used the movie as propaganda. Sponsored by MoveOn.Org in New York City on the day of it's release. With a thousand paid participants and the consent of the propaganda ministers of the NY times in attendance.
Am I not to respond to such tripe? Since when? Am I not obligated to at least point out that "global warming" c ...[text shortened]... orry if I ruined it for you. But then if you could enjoy it... I feel bad for you in general. 😀
the planet's weather systems (and many other systems also of course) are being disturbed in ways that no one understands - and this may be very dangerous.
the people who make loads of cash and personal comfort from the continuation of this process of fossil fuel consumption regularly spout rubbish science just as wild as this crazy movie: they "prove" it does not matter !!!!!
the cigarrette companies supported smoking with lies and now the fossil fuel lobby does the same for their own cause.
hollywood makes trash movies about terrorism: that does not make terrorism untrue; the same goes for global warming.