Despite the fact that mankind has stepped forward in the world of new technologies, it is unable to stop the processes occurring in nature. Some changes are natural and gradual, others occur spontaneously and are disastrous. They are called natural disasters. They are very difficult to predict and impossible to stop. These irreparable elements include the tsunami. Huge waves ruthlessly wash away everything in its path, causing huge, terrible losses. A lot of paintings are devoted to this topic in cinema. But we tried to pick up best tsunami movies list which is proposed to the reader below.
10.2012 | year 2009
“2012”(2009) opens the top ten best motion picture disasters associated with terrible floods. December 2012 The planet awaits the predicted apocalypse with horror. The planet begins to shake the strongest earthquakes that push tons of water out of the seas and oceans, provoking a deadly tsunami. Arks of life were lined up next to Everest. But will they help people save themselves in the face of powerful disasters? The protagonist of the film intends to protect his family from death at all costs.
9. Signal 252: There are survivors | 2008 year
“Signal 252: There are Survivors”(2008) - Japanese thriller about one of the worst natural elements. After a few weeks, an incredible tsunami suddenly collapses in Tokyo. The coastal parts of the city are completely hidden under water. From under the water column a signal arrives that there are survivors. The rescue team is sent to the destroyed area and, at the risk of its own lives, carries out an operation to evacuate the victims who are trapped.
8. 2012: Tsunami | year 2009
In eighth place in the list of best tsunami films is the Korean dramatic thriller “2012: Tsunami”(2009). Masik lives in the resort town of Haeundae, which annually attracts a huge number of people who want to have a good rest. He is a former fisherman. After the death of his best friend in the sea, when the most powerful tsunami occurred, he vowed not to go fishing anymore. Now he has his own small business - a fish restaurant. Meanwhile, one of the scientists is sounding the alarm and trying to warn that soon the water elements will raid with the same force and will sweep away the coastal town from the face of the earth. However, they refuse to believe him, but in vain.
7. Tsunami: Survive at all costs | 2010 year
Japanese drama “Tsunami: Survive at all costs”(2010) ranks seventh among tsunami films. A drilling station is being installed near one of the coastal Japanese towns. The risky operation to conduct work on the high seas leads to the most terrible consequences. An incredible tsunami force is approaching, which destroys the station. The rescue service responds quickly to save people who remain on the tower. But as a result of the raging elements, a fire occurs on the tower and the chances of saving people are becoming less and less.
6. The day after tomorrow | 2004 year
Action fantasy thriller ”Day after tomorrow”(2004) took its place among the best films about natural disasters associated with the tsunami. A global ecological catastrophe awaits the planet: in one end of the world all life will die from drought, in the other - water elements will take everything in its path, and then global cooling will come. A scientist is trying to warn the government about this. But the authorities are not going to take any measures. Soon the apocalypse overtakes the earth. Heavy rains are coming in, followed by an incredible hail. The World Ocean, overflowing with meltwater, wakes up and with all its might brings down tons of water streams onto the land. Raging floods suddenly give way to a sharp cooling. Humanity is on the verge of death, thereby paying for the destroyed ecosystem, which became the cause of the cataclysms.
5. The death of Japan | 1973 year
Fantastic Thriller “The death of Japan”(1973) took fifth place in the ranking of the best tsunami films. Scientists suggest that in the future, Japan is threatened with complete immersion under water, due to tectonic shifts of the earth's mountain. One of the scientists shares the discovery with the highest authorities, so that they take measures to evacuate the population. But the government is in no hurry to take action. Soon the strongest earthquake in history has begun, generating an incredible tsunami that will plunge the land into the depths of the ocean.
4. 5th wave | 2016 year
Fantastic Thriller “5th wave”(2016), based on the novel of the same name by Ricky Yancy, is located in fourth place among the paintings about global disasters, in which there are scenes associated with the tsunami. Uninvited guests from outer space take over the Earth with the goal of destroying all life on it. Their main weapon is natural disasters that will take people by surprise. The first blow is delivered to the power system and a de-energized civilization plunges into chaos. The next step to destroy are tsunamis and deadly hurricanes that kill many people. But this is only the beginning of the war, mankind does not suspect what troubles are still ahead.
3. The wave | 2015 year
“Wave”(2015) - opens the top three most spectacular disaster films about the tsunami. Geologists discover a fault in the rock that causes a tectonic shift and irreversible consequences. They are trying to warn people in time, but a raging 80-meter wave is already rapidly moving towards the village to wipe it off the face of the earth. At the very epicenter of the raging natural phenomenon is a geologist with his family.
2. Tsunami | 2006 year
Art Drama “Tsunami”(2006) is another story about the loss of loved ones, the struggle for life in natural disasters. The married couple, Jan and Suzy Carter, are in search of a sixteen-year-old daughter who disappeared at the time of the tsunami raging. Another family is looking for a disappeared husband and father. And the Thai waiter Thana loses a family that died during a terrible disaster. People come together to help each other. An inquiring journalist Nick Fraser wants to find out the reason why the village was not warned of an impending disaster.
1. The Impossible | year 2012
Based on real tragic events, the disaster film “Impossible”(2012) tops the list of the best films about the tsunami in the history of cinema. The picture takes place in Thailand. It was there in 2004 that the married couple Maria and Henry and their children went to rest. There they will find a luxury villa with sea access, where they will celebrate Christmas. Nothing boded ill until the last minutes. Children and Mary and Henry enjoyed a paradise. In an instant, everything changes: a strange rumble begins to grow around. A huge tsunami wave has already burst into the city and is beginning to demolish absolutely everything in its path. The creators of the film very realistically managed to convey all the horror that provoked natural disasters. All members of the family miraculously survived, they were able to do the impossible.
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