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一篇英文电影评论<<后天>>谢谢了，大神帮忙啊

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1.Thismovietakesabig-budget,special-effects-filledlookatwhattheworldwouldlooklikeifthegreenhouseeffectandglobalwarmingcontinuedatsuchlevelsthattheyresultedinworldwidecatastropheanddisaster,includingmultiplehurricanes,tornadoes,tidalwaves,floodsandthebeginningofthenextIceAge.Atthecenterofthestoryisapaleoclimatologist(ascientistwhostudiesthewaysweatherpatternschangedinthepast),ProfessorJackHall(Quaid),whotriestosavetheworldfromtheeffectsofglobalwarmingwhilealsotryingtogettohisson,Sam(Gyllenhaal),whowasinNewYorkCityaspartofascholasticcompetition,whenthecitywasoverwhelmedbythechillingbeginningsofthenewIceAge.InadditiontoalloftheotherchallengesDr.Hallfaces,he'salsogoingagainsttheflowashumanityracessouthtowarmerclimes,andhe'snearlytheonlyonegoingnorth... 2.Whenglobalwarmingcausesworldwidedisastersandleadstoaniceage,aclimatologistnamedJackHalltriestorescuehissonSamwhoistrappedinNewYork.JackmustgofromWashingtonD.C.toNewYork,butonthewaysomethingshappen.CanJackrescuehisson? 3.Wehumansaresuchsinners.Wepillageandplunderourplanet'snaturalresources,carelesslyandindignantlyburnourfossilfuels,andthrowcautiontothewindforourwantonirresponsiblity. Well,tocoinaclassicphrase,"It'snotnicetofoolMotherNature."Andshe'sonebroadyoudon'tdarewanttomesswith,asthedisaster-ladenTHEDAYAFTERTOMORROWattests.Inamoviethatmusthaveenvironmentalistsandtreehuggersworldwidegrinningfrompiercedeartopiercedear,wehumansareforcedatlasttoatoneforthesinofglobalwarming--asinthatmeltsthepolarcapsandbringsonanotherIceAge(inaboutthetimeittakestoplayabaseballgame). Forgettheplot.It'sworsethanbad--it'strite,banal,hackneyed,threadbare,andworn-outallrolledintoone.DennisQuaidistheclimatologistwhopredictsdoombutissubsequentlyignoredbyhisgreedygovernment;healsohasasonwhoendsuptrappedinNewYork.ThebeautifulSelaWardplaysthestandardthis-disaster-epic-must-have-a-female-lead-who-spends-her-time-wringing-her-hands-and-looking-worried-and-then-criespart.IanHolm,forgoodnesssake,isBilboBaggins,notsomeScottishscientistabouttogointothedeepfreeze,andJakeGyllenhaal,whoplaysQuaid'sandWard'sson,hasaconstantsmirkonhisfacethatIcouldneverfigureout. AsIsaid,forgettheplot.Thismovie'sstrengthisitsvisualonslaughtofdestructionanddisasteronaglobalscale--fromtornadoesravagingLosAngeles(WhydoLATVreportersfeelcompelledtocoveratwisterastone'sthrowawayonliveTV?)tothreecataclysmic"blizzardhurricanes"thatdevourtheNorthernHemisphere.Thespecialeffectsarewell-done,andjarring;seeingahugetidalwaveovertaketheStatueofLibertyandthensweeprelentlesslyintoManhattan(Whydidn'tBrooklynandQueensgetequaltime?)isbone-chilling.Throwinapackofhungrywolvesescapedfromthezooandaneyeofeachstormthatplungesthetemperatureminus150degreesinamatterofseconds,andyou'vegotavirtualkitchensinkofgloomanddoom.Ourfearlessgovernmentreluctantlyacts;inahugetwistofirony,theU.S.isevacuated,withitscitizensstreamingintoMexico,andthenorthernstatestakeonapopsicleeffect.It'sallgreatfuntowatch. THEDAYAFTERTOMORROWsucceedsonthevisual,andfailsdismallyoneverythingelse.NowI'vegottogogetmytwelve-packoutofthefreezer.Iwanttoseewhatfrozenbeertasteslike. 4.There'snotwowaysaboutit...filmmakerRolandEmmerichreallydespisesNewYork...threeofhislastfourfilmsdepictsomelevelofdestructionwithintheBigApple.Whydoeshehateitso?Ihavenoidea,buthealsodoesn'tseemallthatfoundofLosAngeles,either... TheDayAfterTomorrow(2004),written,producedanddirectedbyRolandEmmerichstarsDennisQuaid(who'dbeenhavingareallydecentrunofgoodfilms,upuntilnow,thatis...),andJakeGyllenhaal,whoseemstobouncebetweenreallygoodmovies(DonnieDarko)toreallylousyones(BubbleBoy,Highway).AlsoappearingisEmmyRossum(whobaresaremarkableresemblance,attimes,toAmericanPie'sElizabethShannon),JayO.Sanders(Daylight),PerryKing(TheLordsofFlatbush),KennethWalsh(Miracle),Sela`yowsa,yowsa'Ward,andIan`BilboBaggins'Holm. Okay...JackHall(Quaid)isapaleoclimatologist...what'sthat,yousay?Well,apparentlyit'ssomeonewhostudiestheweatherofthepast,usingicecoresamplesfromthearticandsophisticatedcomputerprograms...moreorlessaglorifiedweatherman.Duringhisresearch,he'sfoundevidencetosupporttheworldissoon(soonmeaninganywherefrom100to1,000years)headingforanothericeage,butnooneistakinghimtooseriously,especiallynotthehaughtyVicePresident(Walsh),probablyduetothefacttheweatherreportswegetontheTVareusuallyonlyrightabouthalfthetime,sowhyshouldwejumpthroughhoopsforthisclown?Surprise,surprise,itturnsoutWalshisright(buthistimingiswayoff...typicalweatherman)asthepoopiehitsthefan...bigtime.HailthesizeoffootballsinJapan,tornadoesinLA,tidewavesandcrazysnowinNewYork(haven'ttheysufferedenough?),allresultinginaglobalclimatechange,whichdoesn'tsoundallthatbad,butbasicallytheentirenorthernhemisphereisburiedundericeandsnow...alotoficeandsnow...andtemperaturesaredropping.Ohwhydidn'ttheylistentoHall?Thefools...thefrozenfools... Iwillsaythis...TheDayAfterTomorrowsportedsomeofthebestspecialeffectsI'veseeninawhile.Thewidescaledestructionofmajorcitieswasveryintense(IrwinAllen,themasterofdisaster,themanwhobroughtusallthosewonderful70'sdisastermovie,wouldhavebeenproud)...also,Ithoughttheactingwaspassable,whichissad,giventheexperiencedcastinvolved,buttheywerejustdoingwhattheyweretold.IfIweretoratethisfilmonthespecialeffectsalone,itwouldbefivestars,butIhavetoalsoconsidertheotheraspects,thestory,thedialogandsuch.It'stheseelements(orlackof)thatultimatelyderailedthefilm,formeatleast.Emmerichseemstotryanddazzletheaudiencewithglossyspecialeffectsinhopewewon'tputtoomuchthoughtintoalltheholes,largeandsmall,thatriddletheplot.IrememberwhenIsawEmmerich'sIndependenceDay(1996)forthefirsttime,Iwasreallytakenwiththefilm,butsubsequentviewingsrevealedthepaperthinconstruction,allowingthestorytocollapseinonitself...here,Ineednotwatchthefilmagainastheflimsynaturecamethroughlikeasledgehammertothehead...andEmmerichlaysontheschmaltzy,maudlinsentimentality,disguisedintheformofaltruisticselfsacrificeandheroism,aboutasthickashelaysthesnowsonNewYork...Iwouldhavethoughtitdifficulttotopthegushy,slushy,saccharinesweetgoopresentedinIndependenceDay,butIwaswrong,ashere,heturnsitintoanartform.Thedialogwasjustawful...Iwassurprisedsomeoftheactorsmanagedtogettheirlinesoutwhilekeepingastraightface.Also,thedialogwasentirelypredictable,especiallybetweenthepregnantpausesmeanttoheightentheemotionallevelforthedrivelsoontofollow...Iactuallyfoundmyselfspeakinglinesbeforetheywerespokeninthefilm,asitwasthatobviousastowhatwascoming.Andthefilmseemsinundatedwithapreachysmugness...yes,weconsumefossilfuelsanduseresourcesfromtheEarth,butdoesthatnecessarilymakeusevilanddeservingofthescenarioplayedoutinthisfilm?IloveitwhenHollywood,inallofitsshallowgloriousness,triestoteachtherestoftheworldwhat'swrongwithus.ThisisabigdifferencebetweenEmmerichandIrwinAllen...Allenmadedisasterfilmstoengageandentertain,whileEmmerichseemstousethemediumasameanstotellustheerrorofoursocalleddestructiveways,andshowingtheruinousconsequencesthatresult.Ahh,I'vestoodonmysoapboxlongenough...here'ssomescenestowatchfor...theone,afterNewYorkisfrozen,withthehomelessmanteachingtherichkid,whonormallywouldn'thavegiventhefilthymanthetimeofday,howtousenewspapersandsuchtoinsulatehimselfbystuffingtheminhisclothes...canyouseetheironyhere?Thehomeless,onceaburdenonoursociety,havenow,afterthedisaster,foundpurposeinadvisingtheuninitiatedonhowtosurvive,asthey'vehadtodolivingonthemeanstreets.Everyonegooutandbefriendahomelesspersonnow,beforeit'stoolate...okay,howaboutthisscene...thekids,nowstuckintheManhattanlibraryafterthestorm,arescroungingforfood,andbreakintosomevendingmachines.Thehomelessguysuggestslookinginthetrashcans,asthere'salwayssomethingtoeatintrashcans(yeah,okay...I'lltellyouwhatmystinkyfriend,I'lleatthepotatochipsandM&M'sandyoucanhavewhateveredible,maggotinfestedmorselsyoufindrummaginginthegarbage)...again,infinitelyinvaluableadvicefromthehomeless...