Minority Mindset

On the run, the family struggles to find safety, battling both the harsh environment and the difficulties caused by others. Though the movie is dark and intense, it ultimately offers a message of hope. By the end, the Garrity family has traveled far and wide, finally discovering a place to call home.

I bring this up because, surprisingly, Greenland was actually a standout film from a difficult year, and it’s easy to see how it could have been even more successful with a better release. Despite being advertised as a classic, action-packed disaster movie with Gerard Butler and a massive comet, the film turned out to be much more thoughtful. It was a compelling look at how people react when facing total destruction – some giving in to their worst impulses, while others found ways to help each other and make sacrifices. Director Ric Roman Waugh and writer Chris Sparling went beyond typical disaster movie tropes, crafting a story that felt genuinely human. As John Garrity (Butler), his wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and their son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd) desperately tried to reach safety as a world-ending comet approached, the film showed that even in crisis, people can maintain their humanity. This made the movie particularly impactful, as the characters’ fates felt truly meaningful, especially given that we were all experiencing a global crisis at the time.