for a film that doesn’t mention climate change, the latest disaster flick is both nuanced and effective
- Written by Simon Troon, Research Assistant and Sessional Teaching Associate, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
For decades, the “disaster” film genre has been critically overlooked yet perennially popular.
These movies, which usually depict some kind of global catastrophe, deal with a number of social and ecological issues. But they’ve historically done so in socially conservative ways, veering away from politics.
The latest disaster...





