Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Should The Movie Title Change?

On May 29, 2015, the movie "San Andreas: The Big One" starring Dwayne Johnson (also known as The Rock) was released to movie theaters. The basic plot for this movie is that the fault will bring chaotic destruction to most of California with earthquakes passing the magnitude of 9.5 which is the largest earthquake in history. Essentially, this movie is about a father trying to rescue his wife who is in L.A. and his daughter who is in San Francisco via an helicopter.
Cover page for the new movie "San Andreas" which is in movie theaters on May 29, 2015. 
The San Andreas Fault is the fault that runs along most of California covering about 800 miles, which has been dormant for more than 150 years on January 9 1859 with a 7.9 magnitude. This fault is supposed to be the "Big One" for L.A., when it does cause an earthquake which is positive it will anytime soon but what is sure is that it will be a mega-quake.
This is a detailed illustration of the San Andreas Fault which runs along most of California.


The Puente Hills Fault is a smaller fault that runs right through the middle of Los Angeles. The fault line runs down the downtown part of the city which includes all the tall business buildings. If this earthquake were to happen it would potentially bring down the majority of the buildings in the Downtown area. Which would be chaotic for Los Angeles.

In my opinion, the movie title should not be changed to Puente Hills fault because the majority of the chaos in the movie takes place in San Francisco which has nothing to do with the Puente Hills fault.

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