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After a series of strange events over the world connected by variances in the Earth's [[electromagnetic field]], scientists, led by Dr. Josh Keyes and Conrad Zimsky discover that the Earth's molten [[Inner core|core]] is slowly coming to a stop; without its rotation, the electromagnetic field around the earth will disappear, exposing the surface to the unfiltered solar radiation and will burn anything or anyone exposed to it. Keyes and Zimsky are charged to find a way to restart the core, |
After a series of strange events over the world connected by variances in the Earth's [[electromagnetic field]], scientists, led by Dr. Josh Keyes and Conrad Zimsky discover that the Earth's molten [[Inner core|core]] is slowly coming to a stop; without its rotation, the electromagnetic field around the earth will disappear, exposing the surface to the unfiltered solar radiation and will burn anything or anyone exposed to it. Keyes and Zimsky are charged to find a way to restart the core, which will require traveling deep into the Earth and setting off [[nuclear weapon|nuclear charges]] to induce rotational force. Keyes and Zimsky seek the help of Dr. Serge Leveque, a weapons expert, and Ed "Braz" Brazzelton. Brazzelton reveal a means of not only drilling through the Earth at high speeds using a series of lasers, but also has devised a material "[[unobtainium]]" which is capable of withstanding the pressures deep inside the planet as well as generating energy from them. Keyes himself works to create a means to visualize their path through rock structures via [[x-ray radiation|x-ray]]s. To avoid creating a worldwide panic, an expert hacker, Theodore "Rat" Finch, is brought to monitor the Internet and erase any rumors to the potential fate of the planet. |
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The team constructs a snake-like ship named ''Virgil'' made up of several compartments that will be launched over one of the deepest trenches in the ocean. Keyes, Zimsky, Leveque, and Brazzelton are joined by [[NASA]] astronauts Commander Robert Iverson and Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs, who will pilot the ship. The launch goes successfully and the team finds their equipment is working to expectations as they begin their decent. They run into a snag when they breach a gigantic [[Geodude|geode]]-like structure, fracturing the laser drilling device; during the repairs, Iverson is killed by falling crystals. As they dive further, a large [[diamond]] field breeches the hull of the last compartment where Leveque is preparing the nuclear devices for activation; he sacrifices himself to make sure that Keyes has the launch codes as the compartment, no longer able to withstand the pressure, crushes him. When they finally breech the molten core, they perform a series of calculations and find that their original plan would fail to restart the core due to unexpected physical property differences. The team calculates that they can still restart the core by decoupling each compartment of ''Virgil'' at precise positions, timing the nuclear devices in each to go off to obtain the best force they can impart to the core. However, in order to do this, one member will have to step into the cooling system, which is exposed directly to the molten core and likely will not survive. Brazzelton offers to do so and sacrifices himself to the cause. |
The team constructs a snake-like ship named ''Virgil'' made up of several compartments that will be launched over one of the deepest trenches in the ocean. Keyes, Zimsky, Leveque, and Brazzelton are joined by [[NASA]] astronauts Commander Robert Iverson and Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs, who will pilot the ship. The launch goes successfully and the team finds their equipment is working to expectations as they begin their decent. They run into a snag when they breach a gigantic [[Geodude|geode]]-like structure, fracturing the laser drilling device; during the repairs, Iverson is killed by falling crystals. As they dive further, a large [[diamond]] field breeches the hull of the last compartment where Leveque is preparing the nuclear devices for activation; he sacrifices himself to make sure that Keyes has the launch codes as the compartment, no longer able to withstand the pressure, crushes him. When they finally breech the molten core, they perform a series of calculations and find that their original plan would fail to restart the core due to unexpected physical property differences. The team calculates that they can still restart the core by decoupling each compartment of ''Virgil'' at precise positions, timing the nuclear devices in each to go off to obtain the best force they can impart to the core. However, in order to do this, one member will have to step into the cooling system, which is exposed directly to the molten core and likely will not survive. Brazzelton offers to do so and sacrifices himself to the cause. |
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| Directed by | Jon Amiel |
| Written by | Cooper Layne John Rogers |
| Starring | Aaron Eckhart Delroy Lindo Hilary Swank DJ Qualls Bruce Greenwood Stanley Tucci |
| Music by | Christopher Young |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | March 28, 2003 |
Running time | 135 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$85,000,000 (production) US$30,000,000 (advertising) |
The Core is a science fiction disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It concerns a team that has to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of Earth's core. The film was directed by Jon Amiel, and starred Aaron Eckhart, Delroy Lindo, Tchéky Karyo, Hilary Swank, DJ Qualls, Bruce Greenwood, and Stanley Tucci.
Plot
After a series of strange events over the world connected by variances in the Earth's electromagnetic field, scientists, led by Dr. Josh Keyes and Conrad Zimsky discover that the Earth's molten core is slowly coming to a stop; without its rotation, the electromagnetic field around the earth will disappear, exposing the surface to the unfiltered solar radiation and will burn anything or anyone exposed to it. Keyes and Zimsky are charged to find a way to restart the core, which will require traveling deep into the Earth and setting off nuclear charges to induce rotational force. Keyes and Zimsky seek the help of Dr. Serge Leveque, a weapons expert, and Ed "Braz" Brazzelton. Brazzelton reveal a means of not only drilling through the Earth at high speeds using a series of lasers, but also has devised a material "unobtainium" which is capable of withstanding the pressures deep inside the planet as well as generating energy from them. Keyes himself works to create a means to visualize their path through rock structures via x-rays. To avoid creating a worldwide panic, an expert hacker, Theodore "Rat" Finch, is brought to monitor the Internet and erase any rumors to the potential fate of the planet.
The team constructs a snake-like ship named Virgil made up of several compartments that will be launched over one of the deepest trenches in the ocean. Keyes, Zimsky, Leveque, and Brazzelton are joined by NASA astronauts Commander Robert Iverson and Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs, who will pilot the ship. The launch goes successfully and the team finds their equipment is working to expectations as they begin their decent. They run into a snag when they breach a gigantic geode-like structure, fracturing the laser drilling device; during the repairs, Iverson is killed by falling crystals. As they dive further, a large diamond field breeches the hull of the last compartment where Leveque is preparing the nuclear devices for activation; he sacrifices himself to make sure that Keyes has the launch codes as the compartment, no longer able to withstand the pressure, crushes him. When they finally breech the molten core, they perform a series of calculations and find that their original plan would fail to restart the core due to unexpected physical property differences. The team calculates that they can still restart the core by decoupling each compartment of Virgil at precise positions, timing the nuclear devices in each to go off to obtain the best force they can impart to the core. However, in order to do this, one member will have to step into the cooling system, which is exposed directly to the molten core and likely will not survive. Brazzelton offers to do so and sacrifices himself to the cause.
Meanwhile, on the surface, the public becomes aware of problems after a super-storms appears over Rome and destroys the Coliseum and a patch of unfiltered sunlight over San Franscico melts the Golden Gate Bridge. Rat is unable to stop the release of the news, but learns of a device called "D.E.S.T.I.N.I.", the news of which he relies to Keyes. Keyes learns that the D.E.S.T.I.N.I. project was an attempt to extract energy from the Earth's core but instead was the cause for stopping its rotation, and that Zimsky was a critical figure behind its design. Zimsky reveals that the government will attempt to use the device again to try to restart the core, which could have disastrous results. Keyes gets Rat to disable to the power to the device while they attempt to plot the proper locations for the detonations. As they start to detach each compartment, Zimsky gets trapped in one and is left behind by Keyes and Childs. While the timer for the nuclear explosions ticks down, the two find they are within the blast radius of the devices, and are forced to rig the ship, using the power generated by the unobtainium, to move themselves out of the way in time. As they speed out of the core, the series of nuclear explosions goes off (including the one Zimsky was stuck in) successfully restarting the core's rotation. Keyes and Childs are able to safely make it to the ocean floor in Virgil but without the pressure of the solid rock around them, they are unable to get to the surface. However, their position is found by the military by tracking whalesong singing over their ship. Shortly after they are recovered, Rat, through Keyes' directive, releases full information of Project D.E.S.T.I.N.I. and of their mission to the Internet to reveal the truth to all.
Cast and characters
- Aaron Eckhart as Dr. Josh Keyes, a scientist who designs the navigation system for Virgil and is assigned as head of the project
- Hilary Swank as Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs, USAF, an astronaut who distinguished herself during an emergency crash landing of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles, California
- Delroy Lindo as Dr. Edward "Braz" Brazzelton, the designer of Virgil and the ultrasonic laser
- Stanley Tucci as Dr. Conrad Zimsky, Earth specialist and designer of Project D.E.S.T.I.N.I.
- Tchéky Karyo as Dr. Serge Leveque, nuclear weapons specialist
- Bruce Greenwood as Commander Robert Iverson, USN, Major Childs' commander and mentor
- DJ Qualls as Theodore Donald "Rat" Finch, a computer hacker who is widely regarded as the best in the world, crippled the FBI's database, recruited to control the flow of information on the Internet to prevent public panic
- Alfre Woodard as Flight Commander Dr. Talma "Stick" Stickley, the mission commander for NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour and Virgil
- Richard Jenkins as General Thomas Purcell: General in the United States army and leader of the operation
Critical reaction
The film received 42% positive reviews out of 159 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10 at the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Several reviews cited the numerous scientific inaccuracies in the film.
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