This movie just shows you what's wrong with the US government! Did you realize that the regional director of the Disaster Management Agency has the authority to order a massive military assault on a US city, showering the city with missiles until it is just a memory? I didn't either, until I saw this movie! In fact, the president couldn't even order this man to stand down, he had to give orders to some air force officer who tries to stop him! (Luckily for everyone involved he was not able to commit his plan due to a lucky lightening strike).
But don't think for a moment that the stars are out to save the people of Seattle, either. They're just as dastardly, but more subtle. As the superstorm is barreling down onto Seattle, and is just moving into position, the air force officer decides it's time to evacuate the city! Yes, wait until the storm is right on top of you, then put everyone in the streets! Haha, she really didn't like the people of Seattle. I think she must not like the coffee.
We could go onto silly things, like how a Russian scientist can get past several layers of military security, but the ex-NASA guy was being frisked down, even with his ID. Or the DMA guys were at the docks to watch the object crash (do they work there?). Or that the scientists immediately were worried about what the mysterious substance could do to the weather patterns, as opposed to things such as whether it was poisonous or an environmental issue.
But that's our government! Always worried about climate first! And nuking our own cities!
But don't think for a moment that the stars are out to save the people of Seattle, either. They're just as dastardly, but more subtle. As the superstorm is barreling down onto Seattle, and is just moving into position, the air force officer decides it's time to evacuate the city! Yes, wait until the storm is right on top of you, then put everyone in the streets! Haha, she really didn't like the people of Seattle. I think she must not like the coffee.
We could go onto silly things, like how a Russian scientist can get past several layers of military security, but the ex-NASA guy was being frisked down, even with his ID. Or the DMA guys were at the docks to watch the object crash (do they work there?). Or that the scientists immediately were worried about what the mysterious substance could do to the weather patterns, as opposed to things such as whether it was poisonous or an environmental issue.
But that's our government! Always worried about climate first! And nuking our own cities!