Alex Proyas
Segnali dal futuro

The world, sooner or later, will end..

It's inevitable, just as there was a beginning there must be an end, whether it’s in a couple of years or in about 5 billion.. The light bulb cannot burn forever, no no..

When the music's over, turn out the lights.

For quite some time now they’ve been bothering us with these catastrophic films, but one thing is certain.. This floating ball in absolute nothingness is destined for a tragic end, oh yes..

You have multiple choices regarding this, and in a while you can even bet wildly at the nearest authorized points to your home:

1. Asteroid collides disastrously with the effect of one hundred twelve thousand five hundred eighty-seven (give or take one) atomic bombs (But if luck is on our side it ends with a pyrotechnic effect, all thanks to Bruce Willis, may he always be praised! And of course the U.S.A.! Damn Yankees!)
2. Attack by a super-dastardly alien race, technologically advanced by tens of millions of light-years - one blow wipes out entire cities (But here come into play Will Smith & friends to kick their butts wide open, or the blessed flu viruses)
3. Unknown virus, lab error that turns everyone into zombies - Overused but always effective.. (Will Smith will save us again)
4. Glaciation and terrible catastrophes (And here we're screwed.. I can't stand extreme climates, despite leaning towards the cold..)
5. Destruction of the earth's crust, supervolcano eruptions, immense earthquakes and tsunamis (Here the new Noahs take over.. But damn, the ark tickets are pricey!)
6. Solar flare (This is currently the most popular)

The fact remains that, for one reason or another, the human race just can’t manage to make itself completely extinct.. And it’s not a good thing, no...

Here the hypothesis proposed is that of the solar storm of the centuries (or flare) that will wipe out the ozone layer, leaving us with the friendly fate of well-grilled sausages (perhaps even a bit too much). But astrophysicist John Koestler (Nicolas Cage) arrives just in time to save the world (a few hours before).. Big celebration, national hero and the U.S.A. once again at the top of the podium, specialty: “Saving humanity in extremis.” Great special effects, excellent direction, excellent performance (splendid Cage in both of his expressions), and they all lived happily ever after bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!

But actually, no..

It doesn't go exactly like that.. The film follows a theory also hypothesized by NASA, and therefore plausible (Is NASA plausible? What are you talking about? But they didn't even send Armstrong and Aldrin to the moon!).. It’s quite engaging, the story is also nice, the only thing I didn’t like at all was the religious vision of the event especially in the final phase... I won't say more not to offend those who truly believe in it. Anyway, rest assured, I want to reassure you.. If you happen to hear whispering voices raving about a phantom call.. You are not crazy. You’ve just been chosen. So tell the doctor to stop insisting on psychotropic drugs.

And happy extinction to all..

But actually, no..