Movie Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-19-24
This movie is about Trevor Anderson, a volcanologist with a deceased brother named Ben. When his nephew Sean comes over for the weekend, Trevor discovers notes in Ben’s copy of the book A Journey to the Center of the Earth, and the two set off to Iceland. They meet an Icelandic mountain guide named Hannah, who was also the daughter of fellow volcanologist Sigurbjorn Asgeirsson. Hannah points out that Ben was a Vernian, a person who believes whatever Jules Verne wrote was actually true. The three of them head to Mount Sneffels, which Verne believed could lead to the center of the Earth, propelling them into an adventure filled with mine carts, floating rocks, giant mushrooms, and even dinosaurs!
Journey to the Center of the Earth is best described as a better written Strange World: It may not be as good as Indiana Jones, but ‘Journey’ is still a solid film with lots of action, a decent score from Andrew Lockington, visual effects that have aged surprisingly well, and gorgeous sets for the movie’s small 60-million-dollar budget.
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| Trevor, Sean, and Hannah at the world within the world. |
What makes this movie unique for its time was that it was originally released in stereoscopic 3D (which was a fad at the time), and you can see that the filmmakers had a lot of fun playing around with 3D effects.
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| A 3D model of a razorfish in the movie. |
If I were to complain about one thing, I feel that the characters aren’t that interesting. I guess that’s a curse that comes with movies featuring a Brendan Fraser.
In conclusion, even though it’s not the best family movie out there, Journey to the Center of the Earth is still a lot of fun. For those who were disappointed by Strange World, give this movie a shot.
Rating: 3.4 stars out of 5
PS. I changed the rating of Strange World to 3 stars. Sorry, Disney. Perhaps you should green-light more interesting projects like My Peoples or Gigantic.
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