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May 13, 2004

Creative Headline Writing 101

From The Independent:

Ice age movie is realistic, says Britain's chief scientist

He's speaking, of course, about the upcoming, end-of-the-world, kiss-your-ass-goodbye flick, "The Day After Tomorrow," in which the Gulf Stream comes to a screeching halt (water can screech, it's true!) and the planet goes into a deep freeze, resulting in all sorts of computer-aided special effects sequences.

So, which parts of the gloom-and-doom-fest are realistic? Should we really be worried about New York becoming bitterly cold...errrr, colder? Well, no, not quite:

Sir David said the film, by the Independence Day director, Roland Emmerich, accurately portrayed the difficult real-life discussions that have taken place between climate scientists and politicians, particularly those close to the Bush administration, which is sceptical about global warming.

Ignoring the irrelevant jab at the Bush White House, that's right - the gritty realism of the movie can be found in the political discussions. The. Political. Discussions.

This is about as meaningful as saying that "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is realistic because British people really do talk kind of funny.