On the day geologist Kristian Elkjord is leaving for a new job with an oil company, he sense something is wrong in the mountains of Geiranger because the substrata is shifting.  The substrata under the mountain is a ticking time bomb waiting to cause a rock slide which will result in a massive tidal wave that will destroy the town in 10 minutes. THE WAVE is an intense disaster film which shows the calm before, during, and after disaster of a disaster that has happened in Norway before and will happen again (in a matter of time).  THE WAVE is a low budget disaster movie compared to the over-the-top disaster movies of Hollywood, but it works in its favor since it has to rely more on character and less on over-the-top drama.   The movie shows that sometimes the lead characters can’t save someone except for themselves no matter how hard they try.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES:

BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE WAVE- a quick behind-the-scenes look at the filming of THE WAVE

THE WAVE VFX Breakdown featurettes Part 1 to 3 which looks at the various pieces that went into creating the computer generated wave destroying a town

 

INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR ROAD UTHAUG (in English) discusses why he wanted to a movie like this while having respect for the people who are in constant danger of a rockslide causing a tidal wave

Theatrical trailer

Previews for HIGH-RISE, GRIDLOCKED, SYNCHRONICITY, A WAR

 

FINAL ANALYSIS: THE WAVE is a good alternative to the big budget disaster movies.  The visual effects featurettes are a good look at how the disaster was created,

 

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