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defrogAnother epic disaster film, but one that feels directed by John Carpenter.
The premise: a scientist (played by Justin Timberlake) discovers that somehow, the Earth’s water levels are rising rapidly – so fast you can see it rise. Also, as the waterline reaches a certain level, it transforms into blood plasma. This is either the result of an alien virus or some biochemical mutation caused by illegal dumping of experimental chemicals. Either way, the result is that unless a cure or solution is found, the entire planet will be submerged in blood in a matter of days.
Complicating things is the fact that the plasma is fluid at the atomic level, which means it can saturate matter. Consequently, boats will sink in it. Also, sealing yrself in a watertight room will slow it down at best, but not stop it.
With the surface of the Earth completely submerged, humanity has taken refuge in a vast underground city (which looks like a network of underground shopping arcades). The city has been sealed off against the flood, but of course this is only slowing it down. We only have a few days before the city is completely filled with plasma and we all drown.
I am with a group of operatives making our way towards the main hub of the city as outer compartments keep flooding. By order of US President Allan Vue, our mission is to track down Dr Timberlake, who is holed up in a lab somewhere in the main hub trying to find a solution, but has not been heard from for days.
We are navigating our way with maps, but the maps are inaccurate, and keep leading us back to spots that have already been flooded with blood.
Because our mission is sanctioned by POTUS, we have special clearance to get through checkpoints in the city, which have been otherwise sealed off to prevent people in the city from fleeing to the main hub, which is not big enough to support everyone. When we finally arrive at a checkpoint that leads to the main city hub, there are special passes with our names on them waiting for us. We have to show ID to get them.
The checkpoint official asks me, “You know President Vue?”
“Yes,” I say, “I went to high school with him.” (This is how I ended up getting assigned to the team, apparently.)
The main hub looks like a vast multi-story megamall. We attempt to find out where the lab is, but it’s not on the map. And there’s not much time.
Finally we make it to the lab. Inside, we find Dr Timberlake dancing to Madonna’s “Four Minutes”.
And then I woke up.
PRODUCTION NOTE: I realized later that the name “Allan Vue” comes from a PR person who sends me emails at work sometimes.
Here comes the flood,
This is dF
The premise: a scientist (played by Justin Timberlake) discovers that somehow, the Earth’s water levels are rising rapidly – so fast you can see it rise. Also, as the waterline reaches a certain level, it transforms into blood plasma. This is either the result of an alien virus or some biochemical mutation caused by illegal dumping of experimental chemicals. Either way, the result is that unless a cure or solution is found, the entire planet will be submerged in blood in a matter of days.
Complicating things is the fact that the plasma is fluid at the atomic level, which means it can saturate matter. Consequently, boats will sink in it. Also, sealing yrself in a watertight room will slow it down at best, but not stop it.
With the surface of the Earth completely submerged, humanity has taken refuge in a vast underground city (which looks like a network of underground shopping arcades). The city has been sealed off against the flood, but of course this is only slowing it down. We only have a few days before the city is completely filled with plasma and we all drown.
I am with a group of operatives making our way towards the main hub of the city as outer compartments keep flooding. By order of US President Allan Vue, our mission is to track down Dr Timberlake, who is holed up in a lab somewhere in the main hub trying to find a solution, but has not been heard from for days.
We are navigating our way with maps, but the maps are inaccurate, and keep leading us back to spots that have already been flooded with blood.
Because our mission is sanctioned by POTUS, we have special clearance to get through checkpoints in the city, which have been otherwise sealed off to prevent people in the city from fleeing to the main hub, which is not big enough to support everyone. When we finally arrive at a checkpoint that leads to the main city hub, there are special passes with our names on them waiting for us. We have to show ID to get them.
The checkpoint official asks me, “You know President Vue?”
“Yes,” I say, “I went to high school with him.” (This is how I ended up getting assigned to the team, apparently.)
The main hub looks like a vast multi-story megamall. We attempt to find out where the lab is, but it’s not on the map. And there’s not much time.
Finally we make it to the lab. Inside, we find Dr Timberlake dancing to Madonna’s “Four Minutes”.
And then I woke up.
PRODUCTION NOTE: I realized later that the name “Allan Vue” comes from a PR person who sends me emails at work sometimes.
Here comes the flood,
This is dF
