The Sinking of Japan (2006)

My heart sinks, not Japan

This is like a masterpiece in the making. Wonderful CGI, crazy plot (sinking of Japan! Come on who would have thought of this?) and its one of one of our favourite genre, the-end-of-the-world-but-hey-someone-is-going-to-save-it kind of movie. However, surprisingly, Sinking of Japan falls flat. Be warned, it is flatter than Thomas Friedman's flat world.

It is estimated that Japan has around 40 years to stay afloat as a country. However, a rather mad looking scientist, has a shocking revelation! Japan has less than a year and the clock is ticking. He explains that the magna or the earth's plates will move and because of some geographical theory, the plates will be dragged into the deep blue. And what is standing on top of the plate? Yes, the 109 plaza. To save Japan from sinking, the Japanese have to split the still floating land from the sinking, which is dragging it down. And you guessed it, a certain hero, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi of SMAP fame, has to venture into the sea and blow up the land. Hold on, no blowing up before some melodramatic love struggle between him and Kou Shibasaki. Will he leave his lover? Can he do it? Your guess is as good as mine.

A good movie, in my opinion, must have a engaging storyline. Perhaps the maker of this movie is too obsessed with the CGI and neglects the story. Thus resulting in excellent, breathtaking CGI but poor, choppy and a bad breath story line. Alright, enough said. I must save my heart from sinking. Why is it sinking you say? Because i paid $9.50 for this movie.

(2.5/5)
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