THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American climate fiction-disaster film co-written, directed,
and produced by Roland Emmerich. The Earth experiences a major climate shift, caused by global
warming, which pushes the planet into a new ice age. It is a race for survival as the whole northern
hemisphere begins an evacuation to the south where it is warmer.
The film depicts fictional catastrophic climatic effects in a series of extreme weather events
that usher in global cooling and leads to a new ice age. People did not listen to Jack Hall and fot that
reason they died, because of the changing weather.
Jack Hall is a climatologist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. While
collecting ice samples in Antarctica with his colleagues Frank Harris and Jason Evans, he discovers a
rope cutting serious climate issue. However, his concerns are dismissed twice by Raymond Becker,
the Vice President of United States, who only cares for the economy. When a massive storm hits the
entire Northern Hemisphere, Jack's son Sam Hall is trapped in Manhattan New York so his decides to
go rescue him, but before departing with Frank and Jason, he has a final chance to persuade the
government in taking immediate action, and saving as many people as they can.
Jack is my favourite character because he is determined, brave, and intelligent. He is one of
the brightest minds in his field, even though nobody seems to take his theories seriously until it’s too
late. He loves his son and will do anything in his power to save him – even if it means traversing a
dangerous blizzard wasteland to get to him.
As global warming is a hot topic, ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ remains relevant and with
governments and authorities ignoring the advice of scientists, the parallels with real life makes the
tension palpable. All in all, I really liked this film not only because of its main message but also
because of the spectacular special effects.