-Armageddon
-2012
-The core
-Poseidon Adventure
-The day after tomorrow
-Twister
-Knowing
Independence day
-I am Legend
-The towering inferno
Disaster films: All of the ten films listed above come under the Disaster film Genre. They all involve a world threatening disaster. In each of the films at least one person has to sacrifice themselves,or something close to them in order to save the rest of the surviving group and the rest of the world.
Armageddon is set in space.A team of astronaughts have to go into space to prevent a meteor from hitting the world, killing everyone.
2012 involves the whole world being affected by natural disasters.
The core, a team of scientists have to travel to the centre of the earth to get the core to start spinning again as it has stopped and is causing disasters across the planet.
The poseidon Adventure. a boat is stranded at sea due to a large wave sinking the ship, a group of people have to escape the boat.
The Day After Tomorrow, The world experience a series of climate changes, causing the world to slowly freeze.
Twister, Tornados destroy towns.
Knowing, a time capsule is found containing dates of disasters that are set to happen, one man tries to prevent this.
Independence day,Aliens are set to destroy new york, the military have to prevent this before the aliens take over the world.
I Am legend, is an exception to the disaster Genre as a virus has killed everyone but the virus was man-made usually disaster films are caused by natural events.
The Towering inferno: a building isnot wired correctly,causing a fire, people need to escape.
In all of those films the involve death and man-made or natural disasters this is one code and convention.
Codes and Conventions of a Disaster film include:
Armageddon is set in space.A team of astronaughts have to go into space to prevent a meteor from hitting the world, killing everyone.
2012 involves the whole world being affected by natural disasters.
The core, a team of scientists have to travel to the centre of the earth to get the core to start spinning again as it has stopped and is causing disasters across the planet.
The poseidon Adventure. a boat is stranded at sea due to a large wave sinking the ship, a group of people have to escape the boat.
The Day After Tomorrow, The world experience a series of climate changes, causing the world to slowly freeze.
Twister, Tornados destroy towns.
Knowing, a time capsule is found containing dates of disasters that are set to happen, one man tries to prevent this.
Independence day,Aliens are set to destroy new york, the military have to prevent this before the aliens take over the world.
I Am legend, is an exception to the disaster Genre as a virus has killed everyone but the virus was man-made usually disaster films are caused by natural events.
The Towering inferno: a building isnot wired correctly,causing a fire, people need to escape.
In all of those films the involve death and man-made or natural disasters this is one code and convention.
Codes and Conventions of a Disaster film include:
- Famous Landmarks being destroyed
- A group of people that have to save their town/country resulting in the whole world being saved if the world is in danger.
- there is usually a love interest between a member in the group.
- Natural disasters
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