Unless you're squirreled away someplace far from civilization (hard to believe, if you're reading this blog), you would most likely be aware of the upcoming 2012 film directed by Roland Emmerich. I enjoyed watching "The Day After Tomorrow" so this next film of his should be as evocative and breath-taking in its scale. And of course, there's John Cusack (I'll never forget Grosse Pointe Blank; that fight scene with Benny Urquidez was real gritty, to me topped only by the fight scene in Wheels on Meals, also featuring Benny Urquidez opposite Jackie Chan).
The timing of the movie couldn't have been better from a marketing perspective, with everyone conscious of how we're just a few years away from 2012. Anyone who has read anything about December 21, 2012 has had "apocalypse" blared out to them so many times that I need not focus on the details here. Just going by the trailers, the Roland Emmerich version doesn't seem to detract from that premise. For sure, the first trailer where flood waters were cascading over what were presumably the Himalayas certainly got my attention. I think I have an idea though of how some plot devices are going to get worked out, but I won't spoil the anticipation by mentioning them here. I just hope that the ending doesn't disappoint. Many movies start out strong but fall flat on the ending.
But although I'm just as excited as anyone about watching a (hopefully) entertaining film, on another level I'm also wondering if the film is just making things worse. Any student of esoteric knowledge would know that thoughts have power, and are the basis of such popular material written on the Law of Attraction. There is already an underlying anxiety (whether subliminal or conscious) about 2012, and it's currently punctuated by the not-so-rosy picture we see in the news everyday.
Both manmade and natural disasters abound and although these events have been happening throughout the course of recorded history, it hasn't happened with such frequency and in such number. And the miracle of the Internet and mass media makes the impact of each disaster event more immediate and personal as you see the effects on your TV or computer screen. So with the current world anxiety level, you add another epic disaster movie to be seen by millions and millions, then you just upped the energy of fear by a few scales and maybe people will unintentionally attract the very things they don't want to happen. Of course it's just a movie, but not everyone can always make that distinction. For example, after watching "300" there were some people who actually believed that the Spartans fought in the buff. You can check Yahoo! for the Top Ten films that would make your history teacher cry. Unmanaged, fear mongering can be a powerful tool to sway millions to the detriment of all.
This is not to pronounce on the accuracy or inaccuracy of all that's being said about 2012, but if you believe in the Law of Attraction, it should give one a pause for thought.
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