In strictly scientific terms2012 It is the most absurd film in the history of cinema. It is the conclusion to which, as publishedThe Sunday Times, NASA experts have arrived after reviewing the science fiction genre looking for the less fortunate arguments.
Several members of the US Space Agency met in California to discuss the science fiction films that are closest to reality and also those with the most outlandish plots. And although they found plausible arguments such as that of the mythicalBlade Runnerby Ridley Scott or the lesser knownGattaca, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law, most of the films analyzed from a strictly scientific point of view do not come out very well. The classic also received praise from expertsMetropolisand the first installment ofJurassic Park.
The one that has the dubious honor of having the most absurd and bizarre argument is that of2012, theapocalyptic tapeof Roland Emmerich to which, apart from his various scientific goofs, the guys from NASA blame for encouraging the idea that the world will end next year in the population. A fear that managed to raise more than 800 million dollars at the box office last year.
In second place in the ranking of the most absurd films isThe nucleus, another movie about himend of life on the planetthis time not caused by a Mayan prophecy but by thecollapse of the center of the Earth. Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank starred in this nonsense released in 2003.
The third step of the podium is for a much more popular film:Armaggedon, in which Bruce Willis and companysave the world from the deadly impact of an asteroidto punching and blasting. An unscientific procedure despite the fact that NASA experts advised Michael Bay when developing the script, although it seems that the director ofTransformers he didn’t pay much attention to them. Other titles that deserve to be recognized as scientific barrabasadas areVolcano (1997), Chain reaction(1996) theThe Sixth Day(2000).
Note : (01/10/11) We know from the Eight face blog that this “ranking”, published by the media and news agencies, is not the responsibility of NASA, according to statements by the space agency itself.
