Journey to the Center of the Earth is a forthcoming 3-D film adaptation of the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. It is scheduled for release on July 11, 2008. The film will star Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem.The film will transpose the novel into the present day and will be mostly live action, with only the landscape and creatures supplied by computer-generated graphics.[1] The film will be projected using Real D Cinema technology, a format that made its debut with the release of Chicken Little. As such, it will be the first wide-release film to be released exclusively in the Real D Cinema format, as approximately 1500 theatres will have Digital 3-D compatibility by the time of its release.
Story
The story begins on Sunday 24 May 1863, in the Lidenbrock house in Hamburg, with
Professor Lidenbrock rushing home to peruse his latest purchase, an original runic manuscript of an Icelandic saga (which is strange, considering that all of the Icelandic sagas were written using the latin alphabet) written by Snorri Sturluson . While looking through the book, Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel find a coded note written in runic script. (A first indication of Verne's love for cryptology. Coded, cryptic or incomplete messages as a plot device will continue to appear in many of his works and in each case Verne goes a long way to explain not only the code used but also the mechanisms used to retrieve the original text) Lidenbrock and Axel translate the runic characters into Latin letters, revealing a message written in a seemingly bizarre code.
Professor Lidenbrock decides to lock everyone in the house and force himself and the others (Axel, and the maid, Martha) to go without food until he cracks the code. Axel accidentally discovers the code when fanning himself with the parchment, realizing that the letters simply have to be read backwards to reveal sentences written in rough Latin. Axel decides to keep the secret hidden from Professor Lidenbrock, but after two days without food, he cannot stand the hunger and reveals the secret to his uncle. Lidenbrock translates the note, which is revealed to be a medieval note written by the (fictional) Icelandic alchemist Arne Saknussemm, who claims to have discovered a passage to the centre of the Earth via Snæfellsjökull in Iceland. The message reads (when reflected in a mirror):...................................
Directed by :
Eric Brevig
Produced by :
Brendan Fraser
Written by :
Jules Verne
Michael Weiss
Mark Levin
Vincent Ngo
Starring :
Brendan Fraser
Josh Hutcherson
Release date(s) July 11, 2008
Budget $45 million
Official website :
http://www.journey3dmovie.com/
Chemistry between the performers was really good. Overall I greatly enjoyed this movie and a biggest surprise to me because I haven't expected so much from it.
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