Why, "The Day After Tomorrow" is the Highest of the High Art in Film-making

Rating: Null/10 (17 October 2004)

First there was Willis O'Brien ("King Kong"), then Kubrick ("2001"), then Spielberg ("Close Encounters"), then Cameron ("Terminator II") as past enfante terribles of special effects. Now Emmerich takes The Mantle from them all with, "The Day After Tomorrow".
To sum up: If anyone who has a problem with this flick would just suspend all disbelief regarding plot-line (since when does the Mona Lisa, or any great masterwork ever necessarily have a plot-line? That's for novels anyway!) and cut-out all the film-school flunky, catty remarks and just admire the ferocious atmospheric (painterly) spectacle of this film, perhaps they could appreciate, "The Day After Tomorrow" as the highest of the High Art in film-making.
Now that "CGI" digital has crescendo'd-out with, "The Day After Tomorrow, I'm waiting to see what the super Digital Era of Film can bring forth for imaginative, quality adult-type films (what Pixar is to the kiddies).
Aside from that, "The Day After Tomorrow" remains the Highest of High Art of Film-making, Direction, and Special FX. Period. Let the New Era start......