New Hollywood movie: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

I guess no one has missed Lars von Triers latest movie, Melancholia: www.imdb.com...
about the end of the world and a, yet unknown, nearby planet crashing into earth.

But this is not the only movie in the making, with this theme: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is a movie with big names like Keira Knightley and Steve Carell.

The plot: As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan. Release Date: sometime 2012.

Warning/programming or just capitalizing on the collective consciousness? I dunno Hit me with your best guess.

(Also, if this is the wrong forum, I would be thankful if a moderator moved the thread)

Nothing big imo...they are banking on the 2012 thing. Why wouldn't they? It's a cash cow!

Have you been in a bookstore lately? It drives me nuts at ALL the books they have on 2012 in Barnes and Noble. Most of the books are utter crap yet they have a huge section dedicated to them. I just walk right by and try to ignore it lol

Originally posted by mblahnikluver
Nothing big imo...they are banking on the 2012 thing. Why wouldn't they? It's a cash cow!

Have you been in a bookstore lately? It drives me nuts at ALL the books they have on 2012 in Barnes and Noble. Most of the books are utter crap yet they have a huge section dedicated to them. I just walk right by and try to ignore it lol

Amen to that, It's nerve wracking and I'm already got issues myself then to see that all day ? F 'ing unbelievable.

But Lars Von Trier films are a must see, seeing his movie antichrist made my lady parts hurt. (If you've seen the movie, you'll know what I mean!) His movies are so deep, just because it has a depiction of Niburu doesn't mean that's what it's about look beyond the box.

Not been in a bookstore lately, have too many books to read at home But I can imagine. A Hollywood movie is wayyyy more expensive to produce than a book though, that is why I find it more interesting that this is invested in.

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People love their doom, can't get enough. People are fine if the whole world is going with them, they're not okay if only they're dying though. Sad but true.

I feel that the movies and tv programmes today are politically slanted across th board. For some reason I can't get out of my mind the idea of movies like this an d the FEMA camps - why, one can only speculate?

Originally posted by Heartisblack
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People love their doom, can't get enough.

I know. And since this is a known place for dome lovers, and no one had mentioned this movie anywhere, I just thought it would be a good idea to put a thread up.

I mostly see it as no one really know what is going to happen, not tomorrow and not 2102. But I guess these kind of movies can be some kind of processing fear, and hopefully we'll come to the conclusion that whatever happens happens. Que sera sera