Adventure feature films with elements of science fiction have firmly entered the world of cinema, and disaster films sometimes make you think about important human values. The directors also did not bypass the theme of volcanic eruptions. Our short cinematic review includes the best films about volcanoes based on both real and fictional stories.
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Volcano eruption in Martinique. 1902
The French short film tells the real story of the Mont Pelet eruption in 1902.
Then part of the island went under water, and of all the inhabitants only 2 people survived. Lava and ashes destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre. In the same year, but only a little earlier, a short film on the same topic, “The Catastrophe in Martinique,” was released.
Cinema is only gaining strength, and filmmakers are already worried about such tragic topics. They shot not a real mountain, but a layout. The houses were also toys. In 2002, 100 years after the premiere, the short film was painted by hand.
Please note that there is an interesting article on the highest volcanoes of the planet on our site most-beauty.ru.
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The case in the volcano. 1940
Soviet adventure film about the fate of a young man who radically changes his life.
Having failed on the love front, Andrei Latonin sets off on an expedition to Kamchatka to study geological mountain objects. Here, in extreme conditions, the main character learns himself, and most importantly - learns a lot about the geology of the peninsula.
A rare film is worth watching to feel how the Soviet people lived on the eve of the great war.
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The end of Pompeii. 1950
The Franco-Italian drama in a series of films about the tragedy of the Roman city occupies a special place, as it was one of the first ones telling about the eruption of Vesuvius.
A love story is full of unexpected twists. The young Greek Lysias abducts Helena, thereby causing multiple troubles. Intrigues and spells of magicians are interwoven into the plot.
The protagonist, involved in a whirlpool of incredible events, is saved by the natural disaster that has begun.
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Lost volcano. 1950
Most-beauty.ru will not miss the adventure film for children, shot by American filmmakers. The plot is based on stories from a series of children's books on the nature of the famous writer Roy Rockwood.
An exciting film tells about the adventures of two teenagers in the jungle. Despite the fact that the picture is black and white, it is full of impressive artistic images.
Present in the film and treasure seekers kidnapping one of the boys to get a ransom. And only the help of a friend can return him home.
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Death on the volcano Krakatau. 1969
The Indonesian volcano Krakatau has repeatedly troubled the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands, and in 1969, director Bernard L. Kowalski decided to make an adventure film where the fire-breathing mountain became one of the main characters.
Captain Chris Hanson and his team are looking for treasures, as well as carrying out minor tasks of local authorities. Once they need to transfer 30 dangerous criminals on board their ship.
During a sea voyage off the coast of Indonesia, the eruption of Krakatau begins, and now adventurers must save their lives.
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Dante's Peak. 1997
The American catastrophe film directed by Roger Donaldson tells the story of the fate of volcanologist Harry Dalton.
During the eruption, he lost his family. To distract, the protagonist goes to a small town, where he studies the seismic situation. Here he meets a new love, but the natural element intervenes in the measured life of the inhabitants of the town.
Part of the full-scale scenery was finished on a computer, and filming of the descent into the vent was filmed at St. Helens, located in Washington state. “Dante Peak” is recognized by experts as one of the best films in the series about natural elements.
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Volcano. 1997
In the year of the premiere of “Dante's Peak”, another film about the volcano was released. The action takes place in Los Angeles, under which an awakening volcano is suddenly discovered.
Lava flows begin to flood the city, and tremors destroy buildings. The protagonist, department head Mike Rourke, begins activities to save and evacuate people. Now everything depends on the correctness of the decisions made and the swift actions of his subordinates.
Critics coldly accepted the picture, and Volcano even nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award.
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Volcano: Fiery Mountain. 1997
A film adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Merrill Karpf, Donna Ebbs and Scott Whishteyn, was released in 1997.
Life in the resort town of Angel Lakes is calm and measured, and the volcano towering above it has long been considered extinct. But at one moment everything changes, and now the inhabitants of the town must urgently be evacuated.
On the way to save people are the local bosses of the tourism business, who can’t come to terms with the idea of sudden ruin due to the eruption of the volcano.
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Peak of fear. 2003
The plot of the fantastic film of American filmmakers is based on the sudden awakening of a volcano on one of the islands of New Zealand.
The couple Janet and Kevin are confused by the local authorities when they inform them of imminent danger. The tragedy is aggravated by the fact that in the forest at the foot of the mountain, which is about to begin to spew lava, their daughter was lost.
The film received high marks from film critics, and also gathered a good box office in the year of its premiere.
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Magma. 2005
The former captain of the submarine settled in a small American town, trying to forget his own tragedy. His fault killed his subordinates, and Christoph resigned.
But a new tragedy breaks into measured life. A long-sleeping volcano wakes up, and now Christoph is trying to save people in order to make amends for past mistakes.
He recalls that in the past he was the captain of a submarine, and offers an almost unrealistic solution - to launch a missile from a submarine into the volcano to prevent a catastrophe. To find out how it will end, you should watch an exciting drama.
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Eruption. 2006
At the foot of the ancient volcano is a small town, the inhabitants of which do not even suspect that the volcano is about to wake up. Volcanologist Peter Shepard is trying to warn of impending danger, but they do not believe him.
All the action of the thriller takes place around the Trollsvatn volcano in Iceland. During one of the geological expeditions, a group of researchers from the USA perishes here.
The adventure movie was warmly received by the audience, but experts noted scientific inaccuracies.
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2012. 2009
Basically, the plot of the disaster film and the fantastic adventure drama is based on the date from the Mayan calendar - December 21, 2012.
On this date, the Mayan tribes marked the end of the world, and the filmmakers in paints presented this event in their film. In one of the moments you can see how Yellowstone volcano wakes up. The Yellowstone explosion begins around the world a chain of irreversible elemental processes that threaten the death of all living things on the planet.
Judging by the box office, the viewer liked the film. But NASA experts called it the most anti-scientific film in the history of cinema. And most importantly, they advised the creators to watch BBC documentary science films.
By the way, on most-beauty.ru you can find out about the TOP 10 cult sci-fi films that you need to watch.
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Eruption in Miami. 2011
The list goes on with a fantastic film directed by Todor Chapkanov. The plot is based on a fictional story about an earthquake in Miami caused by a volcano awakening under a city.
It all starts with the fact that new oil wells are being drilled near the city. Workers begin to notice strange processes taking place in and around the wells themselves.
The film received poor ratings from film critics, but fans of the adventure genre noted special effects and the play of actors who were able to convey the whole tragedy of the situation.
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Pompeii. 2014
The events of the historical drama filmed by the filmmakers of the USA, Canada and Germany, begins in 62 A.D. e. The Romans, led by the Carpet, crush the Celtic uprising.
Senator Carpet triumphantly returns to Pompeii, where gladiatorial battles are organized. In the arena of the amphitheater there are no equal to the Celt Milon, whose family was killed, and he himself fell into slavery. Milon dreams of taking revenge on the Romans for the death of his family, and here the natural element in the person of formidable Vesuvius comes to his aid.
Actors perfectly transformed into historical images of the period of Antiquity, and some of the scenes were shot in real Pompeii.
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Volcano Ishtanul. 2015
Dilute American thrillers with the work of French filmmakers. The social drama filmed by filmmaker Jairo Bustamante tells the story of a girl named Maria.
The human emotions and suffering of the inhabitants of a small village unfold against the backdrop of a gigantic sleeping volcano. Big mountain is a peculiar symbol. Mary, in order to change her destiny, must escape and find herself on the other side of the mountain.
The film was a joint work of France and Guatemala, and the drama itself was shot in Kakchikelsky language.
Summary
Most films are fiction, but in the vastness of YouTube you can find informative scientific films that are available for download and online. Many films can be made about natural disasters, and the tragic story of Pompeii is a constant reminder to humanity of the mortal danger that these beautiful powerful mountains are fraught with. Volcanic eruptions can destroy entire cities, and judging by historical facts, and lead to the death of entire civilizations.