Today you can watch a truly disastrous sci-fi film on television that has a clear model. We’re talking about The Prophecy of the Maya, which emulates Roland Emmerich’s 2012 mega-blockbuster. However, it can’t even begin to hold a candle to the $200 million production, even though it’s pretty obviously copying it.
Catastrophic sci-fi disaster film: That’s what The Prophecy of the Maya is all about
The name is program: The world is going down, because an ancient Mayan calendar is said to have predicted this. In the case of The Mayan Prophecy, this means that the Black Sea could simply disappear into a crack in the earth. This fissure was opened by earthquakes that occur all over the world.
Accordingly, a young scientist and a pretty woman set out to find a writer who would be knowledgeable about this phenomenon. The author is mysteriously found dead. After all, he leaves behind a dowsing rod that is said to be somehow related to Mayan statues.
You can watch the trailer for The Prophecy of the Maya here:
Doomsday Prophecy – Trailer (English) HD
So it goes on all the time and all the destruction is Unfortunately it’s not even nice to look at. It’s very clear here that no $200 million was invested in the would-be bombast. At least there is actress Jewel Staite, who fans should know from the cult series Firefly.
The much better version of this trashy copy: Roland Emmerich’s 2012 caused panic back then
If The Prophecy of the Maya reminds you of similar films, you shouldn’t be surprised. The inspiration of the strip (and many others at the time) may be Roland Emmerich’s doomsday blockbuster par excellence have been: 2012. However, the world ends there with much more expensive effects. The production is said to have cost over $200 million.
In 2009, 2012 not only played on the fear of a possible end of the world, but even advertised it. The advertising campaign was so effective that many people liked it at the time believed to be real. They were really scared. So much so that NASA has received a number of serious inquiries about whether the world is really ending.
TV or stream: When and where is The Prophecy of the Maya shown?
The Mayan prophecy is today, November 10, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. on Tele 5 broadcast.
Alternatively, the film is available to rent or buy on the streaming services Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. Maxdome also has the Mayan prophecy in its program, but only for rent.
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