Movies are artistic endeavors

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2004)

"The Day After Tomorrow" is hardly as ridiculous as a previous
reviewer makes it seem. (This reviewer is also incorrect on some
points. Perhaps he was too busy criticizing to note important
details.) Movies are artistic endeavors, not science specials. For
that reason, don't be so quick to judge the credibility of the science
in "Day," and for another reason: Things do change quickly. The
Internet has revolutionized American society in a few years.
"The Day After Tomorrow" is a frightening, overwhelming, and
exaggerated prediction. It is intended to be apocalyptic. The
messages inherent in the terrifyingly disastrous events work on
many levels: ecological, interpersonal, intrapersonal, intellectual
and political. Like any work of art, it is intended to produce an effect
on the audience.