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The old cardboard 3D glasses are not used. The added 3-D technology in many theaters brings an exciting “in your face” element to the action. Journey to the Center of the Earth is a fun summer movie that’s big on adventure. Then, their task becomes finding clues to a way back to the top of the earth. Once they arrive at the center, they are in for a surprise. While looking for a way out, they accidentally delve deeper into the earth and encounter fanciful creatures that they must battle to make it to the center. Trevor hires Hannah to lead them to the volcanic area that where Max left a seismic sensor.Ī storm breaks out, and the trio gets trapped in a cave. When they locate the man’s address, they find his daughter, Hannah (played by Anita Briem), who works as a guide through the dangerous Icelandic volcanic terrain. Trevor and Sean set out to discover what Max discovered and to vindicate his life long research.įollowing the clues from Max’s notes, Sean and Trevor head to Iceland in search of a fellow Vernian, an older scientist whose name Max had written in the book. Trevor realizes that his brother was a “Vernian,” someone who seeks to prove that the book by Jules Verne is based on a true story.

The book contains Max’s scientific notes in the margins.

While going through a box of Max’s belongings, the two discover a well-worn copy of Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth. Trevor’s work at the university has been based on his brother’s theories on seismic activity and volcanic unrest, but the funding is about to be pulled out from under him.įrustrated, Trevor returns to his disheveled home only to find out that his nephew, Max’s son Sean (played by Josh Hutcherson), has arrived for a two-week visit. It tells the story of Trevor, a college professor played by Brendan Fraser, whose scientist brother, Max, disappeared during a volcano expedition 10 years earlier. Journey to the Center of the Earth is a fantastic family adventure.

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