Wednesday, April 09, 2003
WARNING: THE NEXT ENTRY CONTAINS SOME SPOILER TO THE MOVIE, THE CORE
If there is one movie that best portray the present situation of the world, it would have to be
The Core.
The parallelism of the movie to the current affairs of the world is scary.
In the movie, United States became paranoid about other countries creating a mass destruction weapon so powerful that it could control the volcanic eruptions of the world (Maybe their intelligence committee saw
The Avengers, and thought it was real).
They can’t let that happen now, could they? I mean, they’re US, the biggest protector of the world. So they created Project DESTINI (actually, DESTINI is an abbreviation for a longer and scientific sounding name).
Destini is a secret weapon they sent to the core of the earth to destroy devices that other nations have installed to control the seismic activity in earth. Unfortunately, there were no such devices.
Three years later, the world experiences the effects of Destini. People with heart problems simultaneously drops dead, birds fall out of the sky, and space shuttles run out of its course.
Remember, Destini is a secret. The world is baffled. But the CIA is smarter than the rest of the world, so without really understanding the situation, they knew exactly the right person to call—a college geophysics professor.
Through some calculations and research, this professor discovered that the core has stopped from rotating and moving. Therefore, the world as we know it will end within one year.
Nothing can be done, because the core is impenetrable. But thank god, another good ole American scientist has just discovered a new element. This new element can withstand extreme heat. He also invented a strong laser beam that could dig a hole through a mountain.
All is set. They allotted three months to create their ship—Virgil.
Meanwhile, the world has no idea of what’s happening. If the mission fail, everybody will die within seven months, but they’ll never know why. If the mission fail, the president of the US will give a “go” signal to launch another Destiny missile, which can end the world instantaneously. And everyone will never know why.
The point of the movie is this: The US Government had been wrong about the Project Destiny, but they won’t apologize to the world. In fact, they won’t let the world know. So they find a solution, send a bunch of people willing to become heroes. After the success, the story will be leaked to the internet, so now they’ll expect that the world to praise them for a job well done.
Much like today… The US government is doing its duty to the world so they’re raging war against Iraq, who they claim failed to destroy all weapons of mass destruction. But where are those weapons now?
After all this is over, I’m sure they’re expecting the world pat them in the back and congratulate them. Baaaaaaaaaaaah!
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Most eerie thing about the movie was seeing one of my favorite countries, Rome, destroyed. I cringed on my seat when I saw a series of lightning pulverized The Coliseum and the whole city. Rome is burning to the ground. My bestfriend and I both thought that it was like seeing Rome in the eyes of Nero.
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Actually, I'm trying to insert some substance in an otherwise dull movie...
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I now know how to play mahjong. My best friend and her sister taught me. Now I know why some people can be addicted to the game.
I’m coming back to their house for another game, and then for a small reunion with my other high school friends… I am so excited…
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