Today I decided to watch The Quake and it was indeed a different experience full of tension and excitement The movie is Norwegian and was produced in 2018 and it tells the story of a devastating earthquake that threatens the city of Oslo The idea itself is not new but the execution was very good and I felt that the movie offers a more exciting and real experience than the usual disaster movies we see in Hollywood.
I think what distinguishes the movie is that it tries to be very realistic not just scenes of explosions and visual effects and thats it The focus here was on the human side and this is what made me interact with the characters and feel the danger as if I was living with them at the moment The hero is a geologist who expected the earthquake to happen but as usual no one believed him and when the disaster started to happen the journey of escape and survival was full of tension and breathtaking.
The visual effects were very good for a movie that is not a large production and the soundtrack played a big role in increasing the tension and sense of danger Every scene was carefully calculated and there was no boring filler and this made me focus from beginning to end.
I think the movie is worth watching especially for people who like natural disaster movies that are not just empty action but have depth and a good story Of course it will not be as good as movies like 2012 or San Andreas but it is different in its method and this is what I liked about it.
I hope to see more movies of this type because European cinema sometimes offers different and distinctive things than what we are used to in American movies If you like movies that make you nervous all the time and waiting to see what will happen in the next scene then The Quake will be a good choice for you.
