12/19/2023 0 Comments San andreas quake subtitlesHowever, once the quake goes off in the second half of the movie things light up in a BIG way. The dialog is front heavy and there is really not a whole lot going on outside of the ambiance of big city Oslo, and some small flurries of activity (the sound inside the Oslo tunnel for example) that pump in some bass and surround activity. Now the first half of the film is really light in the loafers (comparatively), and sounds more like a typical front heavy drama with small bits of interspersed action. Rating:ĭisaster films live and die with their audio tracks, and with the gigantic earth quake AND the use of a Dolby Atmos track (I think this is the first Atmos track that I’ve reviewed from a Magnolia Pictures film), this is a show stopper. So while it’s not necessary and The Quake can be seen as a standalone film, I still recommend watching The Wave first as it makes for a better viewing experience. They go over the background of who Kristian and his family is with the opening scenes of the movie, but you DO gain a more intimate relationship with them known what he has suffered in the first movie. While The Quake is a direct sequel to The Wave, you don’t have to have seen The Wave to understand what’s going on. That first 45 minutes wasn’t wasted setting up all of the characters, and by the time the nightmare of the earthquake begins, we’ve become invested in them enough to really feel emotionally attached to them. The first is due to the fact that The Quake has some REALLY good special effects for an otherwise lower budget film (they make it up by having the film be about a confined group of people rather than a mass group), and due to the fact that what is shown happening is shown happening to well developed characters. What really makes the film work is for twofold reasons. However, once the film’s audience starts to believe that another disaster is coming along with Kristian, things get more intense. The guy is almost petrified and obsessed with fear, which is only amplified when Julia finds his upstairs room all covered with pictures and newspaper clippings from the infamous tsunami. The opening visit to Kristian from Julia shows just how badly he’s doing since his heroic rescues in The Wave. The first half of The Quake is more a psychological drama than anything. Setting out on a mission to save his wife and daughter, Kristian uncovers an earthquake that very well may end of destroying half of Norway if it’s left to it’s own. Panicked and terrified, the geologist heads to Oslo in order to find some help, only to find out that no one will listen to him except the daughter of a dead colleague named Marit (Kathrine Thorborg Johansen). However, not all who are paranoid are wrong, as Kristian finds evidence that earthquakes have been subtly rising over the years, and have been masked by Norwary’s real life weak early detection system. She comes out to visit him in the opening shots of the movie, only to find that her father is petrified with emotional damage and fear of impending doom, with him unceremoniously brushing her aside and sending her back to her mother early. His wife Idun and daughter Julia have moved to Oslo after he emotionally abandoned them, but he still has contact with his daughter. The geologist is going through a form of PTSD, and having to live with the paranoia and fear of another great natural disaster. Our hero from The Wave, Kristian Eikjord (Kristoffer Joner) is dealing with the aftermath of the giant wave. It’s emotional, slower paced, but still packed with some incredible bits of destruction to make for a thrilling ride. 2018’s sequel to the film is much different in tone and feel, and continues the story along nicely without feeling like a rehash of The Wave. The film was a WILDLY under rated success for Norwegian film making, and one of the better disaster films that I had seen for quite some time. The Quake is a sequel to 2015’s The Wave, which was about a giant tsunami wrecking up a large portion of Norway. Natural disasters seem to be happening to it (film wise) with mass destruction on the loose! At least it’s only the weather though, and they don’t have to worry about Godzilla. Norway seems to be the new Japan these days.
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