Global Warming: The Scientific Lowdown

You would wonder why disaster movies are suddenly cashing in the box office of late and they seem to be looming just about everywhere. Perhaps it's simple fascination with the unthinkable or merely people's naturally sadistic bent that lend to the gnawing hype of such big-budget thrillers as The Day After Tomorrow or Armageddon. Then again, audiences can't seem to get enough of remakes that digitalize the gore factor of morbid classics like War of the Worlds and the latest installment of The Omen that had Julia Stiles spawning little Damien the Antichrist last 06.06.06. Movies are springing up right and left, all diligent attempts at summing up our almost sadistic reverence of horrific thrills and our obsession with the perennially mortifying periscope into the unknown, many featuring particularly chilling takes on the final days of our material world.

Signs of the Times?

The end of the world. Everywhere, there is waft speculation about it. We can't get horrified enough of it, and perhaps during these times, rightly so. Is it coming? Even the most haunting blockbusters can't compare to the urgent slate of headlines that jolt us back to reality every morning. This time, the most disastrous tragedies are materializing right before our eyes, and this is no creative Hollywood stint. This is frighteningly real.