Don’t Think Of An Apocalypse

Well, I read the article and there were some truths that I agree with. I would like to say that in this time when our country is enmeshed in two wars, and when we are facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, that a movie about an Apocalypse seems to be a pretty bad idea. I think Steffan’s idea of banking on humanity and believing that its important to face the crisis and come together in order to overcome it would make a better movie. Where is the movie about people all over the world coming together to help others when horrific natural disasters do occur? This gloom and doom does nothing for people who are suffering, and its no great escape, (in my opinion) to watch our world get destroyed, as incidentally in reality many peoples worlds are being destroyed and they cannot control or direct their destruction toward any solid solution. Also, Steffen’s essay does contradict itself a bit as points 2, and 4 could really be blended together. In the conclusion, Steffen points out that he believes a group of people coming together will perpetuate a community survival, yet in points 2 and 4, he seems to negate the importance of a sub group of people surviving? That doesn’t make for a very complete arguement. Another important point that could have been included are the religious beliefs that many people incorporate into the end of the world theory; of course this has been going on since the beginning of civilization; the only problem is that as we have progressed so have our methods of mass extinction (nuclear bombs), and global warming. I didn’t think that the movie, “The Day After Tomorrow,” was that far off considering the effect of Hurrican Katrina and many monster Tornados that have been occurring over the past ten years or so. It is not unthinkable that a Tsunami could broil in the Atlantic; unlikely, but not impossible. Things aren’t going in a particularly positive direction concerning our climate and global storms. All in all, Good points, good article I think I’ll skip the Apocalypse, besides John Cusack was better in “Say Anything,” anyway.