sharon_marmon

Not weird at all. There's nothing quite like a guy that's smart. My husband is very smart, and it's one of the things that drew me to him.

HappySquared

See? I knew sombody would understand.

bring me home

Of course I found it hot The other two were having problems and he just kinda looked up and said the answer kinda soft like. Loooved his voice!

And he said shut up in this movie too! It was cute!

ryllsome

there is a lot of googly eyes in this one. love jake here....esp. the scene in the plane, when he holds Emmy' s hand.

Jenn: i can tell U really love "shut up" jakey!

HappySquared

Oh, I love the plane scene, too.

sharon_marmon

Yes, he was scared and it showed big-time. And the way he grabbed her hand was precious. I'd love to comfort a scared Jake.

pixiedude

This was the first movie I saw Jake in. I went to see it the day it opened, because I like disaster movies, and because I was curious about the idea the movie is based on, that global warming could trigger an ice age by increasing the amount of fresh water melting from glaciers into the North Atlantic.

When I first saw him, I thought, there's the guy from Spiderman! It took me a while to realize that he wasn't Toby McGuire.

After TDAT, I rented "October Sky" and "Bubble Boy". I saw "Donnie Darko" when the Director's cut was released a few months after TDAT. In all of these films, Jake plays a high school senior. It's interesting to see how much his face lengthened from 1999 (October Sky) to 2004 (TDAT).

One thing about TDAT that I feel compelled to tell everyone - I read an interview with some professors from the Univ of Washington about the inaccuracies in the film. One was that those giant hurricanes that flash-froze people on Earth's surface by drawing down cold air from the stratosphere would have actually flash-fried them, because the air molecules from the tops of the hurricanes would have been heated by friction with all the air molecules they rushed past on the way down.

HappySquared

Wow! That's an interesting explanation. So they should've shown that people will flash-fried, as you said? Funny, that's one of the scenes I really enjoyed on that film.

sharon_marmon

That is definitely interesting. My husband would love to hear that, and I'm sure it sparks great debate among the masses.

The movie may have been unrealistic in places, but the idea as a whole is a good one. Anything that can get people to become aware of global issues is a good thing.

HappySquared

Yeah, at least it actually relayed the message in a good way. Films aren't expected to be 100% accurate most of the times. Nonetheless, it was only made for entertainment, it'll be a plus point if it's made to entertain and to add more information.

sharon_marmon

With so many new people, I figured we could have this as the thread of the week, since it's a popular movie.

So, any newbies want to discuss/analyze this movie?

HappySquared

Me?! I am a newbie! I wanna discuss it.

Aside from Jake being the smartest hottie in this film, I love the effects and the editing.

sharon_marmon

Okay, we'll allow you to discuss it too.

HappySquared

So my favorite scene (well, one of my fave scenes) was when they are about to go the Library and the waves is there... and Sam came back for Laura. Aw, how sweet.

I love the effects of the movie, too. Oh, that scene when the helicopters engine died down because of the icy cold... then the pilot looked out to see what's happening and he just literally freeze! It was great.

And the plane scene, too. Sam's a hottie who's so scared of flying.

sharon_marmon

All great scenes you mentioned, Gay. And I like the effects in the movie too. Realistic or not, I loved watching the effects on the big screen.