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Line 1: {{work\|wppage=2012 (film)}} [[File:2012_3398.jpg\|frame\|<small>But we saw it all the same.</small> ]] ''[[2012]]'' is a movie based on the prediction that the [[The End of the World as We Know It\|world ~~will~~would end]] on December 21st, 2012. This prediction iswas itself based on the ~~fact~~observation that the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar rolls over somewhere in the vicinity of 2012-12-21, in much the same way that [[Millennium Bug\|the Gregorian calendar rolled over on 2000-01-01]].▼ ▲''2012'' is a movie based on the prediction that the [[The End of the World as We Know It\|world will end]] on December 21st, 2012. This prediction is itself based on the fact that the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar rolls over somewhere in the vicinity of 2012-12-21, in much the same way that [[Millennium Bug\|the Gregorian calendar rolled over on 2000-01-01]]. The first trailer for the movie showcased a Tibetan monk bashing a giant bell with a log on top of a mountain in the Himalayas (this is the same mountain range as Everest, keep in mind) while various shots of water rushing and rumbling can be heard. Then, all of a sudden, ''boom'', a massive torrent of water goes '''over the mountains''' and engulfs everything. Line 11 ⟶ 10: [[Word of God]] states that this is Emmerich's final disaster flick, so he tried as best as he could to pack enough [[Stuff Blowing Up]] and [[Monumental Damage]] into it to last a lifetime. A [[Spin-Off]] TV series, tentatively called ''2013'' and focusing on a group of survivors, was planned. However, as [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]] decided to not finance it, and it ~~is uncertain if the series will ever~~never ~~see~~saw the light of day. Not to be confused with ''[[Series/Twenty Twelve\|Twenty Twelve]]'', a [[Britcom\|BBC sitcom]] about the committee preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games, or [[Rush]]'s album ''2112''.▼ ▲Not to be confused with ''[[~~Series/Twenty Twelve\|~~Twenty Twelve]]'', a [[Britcom\|BBC sitcom]] about the committee preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games, or [[Rush]]'s album ''2112''. ~~----~~ ~~=== ''2012'' exhibits the following tropes: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene]]: Multiple, particularly the scene in Air Force One between Adrian and Laura, what's left of Washington DC and the President, and the scenes involving Jackson and his family in Yuri's plane. * [[Acrophobic Bird]]: Justified in that Gordon just got his pilot's license and can barely fly. Line 218 ⟶ 215: [[Category:Film]] [[Category:2012]] [[Category:Science Fiction Films]] [[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]]