"Realistically there was never going to be a good time to release a sequel to 2020's Greenland. This is partly because Greenland was one of those films in which Gerard Butler runs around looking as if he's desperately trying to hold in a whopper of a fart. However, releasing a film about Americans focusing all their effort on Greenland at this precise moment in time feels a little on the nose."
"But hey, at least we can add the Greenland series to the long list of films that revel in destroying notable global landmarks. The trailer for the second one alone contains impressive shots of a half blown up Sydney Opera House and the Eiffel Tower listing over like a big banana. Depending on your point of view, this is either brilliant or depressing."
Release timing for a Greenland sequel feels awkward given contemporary events and the original film's apocalyptic ending. The original concluded with global destruction after meteors pummeled the planet, making a sequel conceptually odd. The sequel's trailer includes dramatic destruction of iconic landmarks, including a partially blown-up Sydney Opera House and an Eiffel Tower listing like a banana. Audience reactions vary: some view landmark obliteration as an enduring cinematic spectacle, while others find repeated destruction of the same monuments unimaginative and tiresome. Research compiled by insurance company MS Amlin lists the most frequently destroyed landmarks, illustrating Hollywood's tendency to recycle familiar catastrophe imagery.
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