Tonight you can watch a modern classic of the disaster film genre on television. We’re talking about The Day After Tomorrow. The mixture of sci-fi, action and disaster film directed by destruction master Roland Emmerich was released in cinemas in 2004 and tells the story of one devastating ice agewhich surprises humanity. Entire regions are destroyed as we follow the relentless fight for survival in the streets of New York.
Blockbuster on TV today: The Day After Tomorrow provides thrilling sci-fi action
Before the earth turns into an ice desert, we meet paleoclimatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid). During an Antarctic expedition, he almost loses two colleagues when an ice floe breaks away. He then looks closely at the data and is shocked to discover that this is… Climate changed drastically.
You can watch the trailer for The Day After Tomorrow here:
The Day After Tomorrow – Trailer (German)
However, his warning goes unheeded. No matter how forcefully Jack tries to convey the seriousness of the situation, in the end he has to take matters into your own handsto save his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is stuck in destroyed New York with his girlfriend Laura (Emmy Rossum) after the aforementioned tidal wave.
In 2023 it will no longer be a secret that Roland Emmerich is very good at making the world end. The question of which of his films is the most exciting is therefore test of time consists. Along with the bombastic alien invasion Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow is definitely one of the films that will stay.
Starting with iconic images like that frozen Statue of Liberty right down to the gripping action scenes that make us feel both the destruction of the environment and the conflicts of the characters: there’s a lot right here. The Day After Tomorrow may seem conventional at first glance. Ultimately, it is one of the most robust blockbusters of its kind. It will still be on TV in 20 years.
When is The Day After Tomorrow on TV?
Sat.1 broadcasts the blockbuster on December 17, 2024 at 8:15 p.m out of. Alternatively, you can watch the film at any time on Disney+ in the streaming flat rate.