disaster movie

The Wave redefines the disaster movie

On any given year, Hollywood pumps out a dozen or so disaster movies. Terrorist attacks, alien invasions, or natural disasters loom, all of which are only visible to a select few people who have to save the world. Strained logic, two-dimensional characters, and clichéd plots make for hollow spectacle. In most Hollywood disaster movies, the only believable catastrophes are the films themselves. Enter The Wave, Norway’s first disaster movie: a small scaled mega-spectacle, a little film about a colossal event, a movie with small choices and enormous impact. Retreading clichés to correct the absurdities sometimes inherent in them, The Wave…

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