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Waterworld movie scene4/3/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() While the representation was embellished, it still draws attention to the cause. The Sierra Club set out to debunk the film ’ s timeline and concluded that sea levels would have to rise 216 feet to submerge major cities underwater, and the length of time for the polar ice caps to melt entirely was estimated at around 5,000 years while Waterworld only implied decades. The Universal Pictures logo before the film provided a time lapse with sea levels rising to submerge landfall while voice-over narration vaguely discloses "the polar ice caps have melted, covering the world with water." This sets the stage for the dystopian future but fails to ever mention a year in which the story takes place or what exactly caused the earth ’ s current condition. I revisited this laughable and cringe-worthy film in order to deliver this important message to you, dear BMD readers: although Waterworld was a critical and financial flop at the time of its release, it today serves as an eerily prescient environmental parable. With a final budget of $235 million, Kevin Reynold ’ s sci-fi dystopian thriller was revolutionary in its design and ambition but fell short in several aspects. Michael Jordan returned to the NBA, Windows 95 launched, and we were all blessed with what was then the biggest blockbuster ever: Waterworld. ![]()
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