“Knowing: Nicolas Cage fights to save humanity in sci-fi thriller despite negative reviews”

In the sci-fi thriller Knowing by I, Robot director Alex Proyas must play Nicolas Cage as an MIT professor prevent the end of all mankind. If you haven’t seen the film yet, you can watch it on Kabel Eins on Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. Knowing’s 2009 reviews weren’t exactly positive, but Cage still managed to pull off a real hit at the box office.

Sci-Fi doomsday: That’s what Knowing is about

In the action of the science fiction thriller, a school class in the 50s stores reflections on their visions of the future in a time capsule. 50 years later, Caleb Koestler (Chandler Canterbury) comes across a piece of paper with a mysterious sequence of numbers on it, which he shows his father John (Nicolas Cage). The MIT professor finds out that the numbers are linked to various global catastrophes and accidents. Suddenly the fate of future humanity is at stake.

Knowing scored as a box office success – despite lousy ratings

With a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 34 percent Knowing failed the critics. Among other things, the film will Sci-fi clichés, lifeless characters and a ridiculously bad ending accused. At the box office, however, these negative reviews had no effect. Knowing played out loud with a budget of $50 million Box Office Mojo 183 million dollars worldwide a. This means that Alex Proyas’ work is considered a financial hit.

Podcast for Sci-Fi Fans: Star Trek is the best it’s been in 20 years

Star Trek is one of the most important science fiction series ever. But after the beginning of the new millennium, the franchise slid into crisis. Attempts to restart split the fans – in the cinema as well as on television. Still, Star Trek is as good as it’s been in years.

In the new episode of the Moviepilot podcast, we explain why you should give the soon to be 60-year-old sci-fi series a chance and recommend three new series that are definitely worth watching.

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