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The trip is shown as brutal, but the distance and the speed do not line up with the cold the film describes.
How did Jack walk from Philadelphia to New York in a superstorm?
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
At 1:20:00
Verdict: Contested. 58% of viewers say this is dumb. Top defense: The trip is the emotional core of the film, and the characters are shown to be dangerously underequipped.
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58% dumb42% explained
520 votes
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6.9/ 10(520 ratings)Ignores obvious dangerTeleporting travel
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Jack and two companions travel on foot from Philadelphia to New York as the storm arrives. They cross snow and ice in a few days. The film shows frostbite and hunger, but the trip is covered in a handful of scenes.
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I like the idea and would have been happier with a short note about the route. As it is, the journey is cut to fit the plot.
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The trip is the emotional core of the film, and the characters are shown to be dangerously underequipped.
- DumbScenesStaff9 months ago
The trip is the emotional core of the film, and the characters are shown to be dangerously underequipped.
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