Extremely realistic catastrophe film that surprised everyone and actually gets a sequel

When Gerard Butler makes a disaster movie, it’s usually a fast-paced action fest. The star of the Olympus Has Fallen series now stands for explosive cinema that don’t be at a loss for his B grade is. With Geostorm he delivered one of the most absurd sci-fi blockbusters of recent years.

It was all the more surprising when his second major disaster film, Greenland, turned out to be serious and touching discussion with a doomsday scenario. Against all odds, the film delivers a gripping story that takes us to the end of the world as a family struggles to survive.

Disaster film with Gerard Butler: In Greenland, a comet races straight towards the earth

The Greenland catastrophe unfolds as follows: A giant comet races toward Earth, threatening to wipe out all of humanity. John Garrity (Butler) tries to rescue his wife Allison (Morena Baccarin) and son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd) by any means at his disposal.

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John’s goal is one secret bunker in Greenland, which is intended to offer selected people protection from the inevitable catastrophe. On the way there, however, not only a family drama is revealed, but we experience some nerve-wracking moments in which human abysses reveal themselves.

Greenland is an extremely dramatic undertaking, but doesn’t rely on the usual blockbuster bombast. Instead, the film, shot for only 35 million US dollars, recreates the outlined doomsday scenario in haunting scenes that clearly more grounded and realistic come across as most Hollywood role models.

Sci-Fi sequel: Greenland 2 is already in the works

Since Greenland was released in the first year of the Corona pandemic, the film was only able to make $52 million, which is not a huge success. Nevertheless, the film blossomed in the course of its streaming evaluation surprise hitso the sequel Greenland: Migration was commissioned.

Danger, spoiler! Part 2 continues the story of the Garrity family, who make their way through the European ice desert after the comet impact to find a new home. .

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