Nostradamus: 2012

Format:	TV Movie
Year:	2009
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Documentary
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Rating:	2.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	1 Has Seen


Director	Andy Pickard
Selected Cast	James Lurie as Narrator [voice]
	Vincent Bridges as himself, Historian

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Twistin 2nd Sep 2020		Rated 2/10 Nostradamus: 2012 is THE go-to documentary that details the events, historical and astronomical, leading to the great apocalypse of 2012 in which the brilliant seer's Quatrains converge science and metaphor to warn of the kismet which lie ahead. I view at it as a yearbook which dramatically returns us to that classic year predicted by many cultures, such as the Mayans. Most of this armageddon was made most clear after the discovery of Nostradamus' lost book, which serves enigmatic illustrations that, as experts inform us, symbolically details the great changes via alchemy, climate change, and planetary transformation. The scholars dance around the speculation of it all and seem confident of the worst case scenarios verified by changes we see in our world -- even incorporating Hopi, Freemason and Christian elements, throwing everything at the wall for a united verification of the urgent, certain doom. Speaking of religion, the concluding moments feature carefully worded political proposals that Nostradamus was actually warning us -- a wake-up call, if you will -- of what will happen if we don't make changes that affect our climate, financial institutions, global interactions, etc. One expert goes on to suggest the possibility of 2012 being the year in which "the United States transforms itself", since the USA is, of course, the cause of the 2012 cataclysm. Famine and mass extinction seem(ed) to be a certainty, and it never looked more clinically polished than when viewed through the spectrum of Nostradamus' prophecies. A small portion of the film's 92 minutes discusses real scientific theories of our past, but not enough to leave any credibility to the overall theme. It's a silly pseudo-documentary that repeats the same (mis)information over and over and the "experts" are anything but. Never mind that no contrasting opinions are ever presented. The flimsy nature of Nostradamus' predictions are populated by reverse interpretations of past events aligned with vague passages that could be made to fit any incident. Ever heard of a future prediction of his that came true? My score is largely rewarding the film's audacity. Personally, I feel the perilous behavior of mankind in response to political and social change is more frightening than any prophecy of holocaust. Global disdain and misadventure magnified via social media would have been a far more convincing forecast of the end of the world as we know it. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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