The film ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ is a science fiction disaster film about the terrible effects of global warming. The factors contributing to global warming are created by people. This film implies that if we carry on destroying the environment then the disasters shown in this film will actually happen and could in fact be worse.
Left wing ideology calls for a fairer society for all, putting an emphasis on equal rights for everyone regardless of race and gender. This film could be seen as a left wing approach because after the disaster has occurred people in the movie are willing to help each other .This is done by people contacting and trusting each other rather than relying on the law therefore this is a left wing ideology.
One example that shows it is left wing is when a non-American woman (French speaking) struggles to get out of a taxi and then leaves her passport on the back seat. A nearby policeman does not want to help due to the speed of the on-coming wave, however a main character - Laura Chapman – who can speak French explains to the policeman why the woman wants to return to the taxi. The French woman is then escorted by the policeman into the building. Laura Chapman returns to the taxi to retrieve the document, she is seen struggling to get the document by her close friend, Sam Hall, who then decides to intervene by getting the document faster and getting Laura Chapman to safety. This scene can be seen as left wing by the main characters risking their lives to help a disadvantaged woman.
Another way the film is seen to be left wing is when people from America started to flee to a foreign country to get away from the tragic disaster. The Americans are seen in the news report to be crossing the border into Mexico illegally, where it is expected that they would be allowed to stay. This is ironic as foreigners are often seen trying to enter America but now Americans are trying to enter another country. Later on in the film a news reporter states that, ‘the traffic is now moving smoothly from South America into Mexico because the president was able to negotiate a deal to forgive all Latin America debt in exchange for opening the boarder.’ This could result in mixed feelings from the Mexicans as some may be welcoming (left wing) and some who were refused entry into America may be hostile towards the Americans entering their country.
This film can be seen as a left wing because the majority of people in the film are willing to help each other out to get through the tough times that they are facing.
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