Waterworld
Ocean covers everything
Waterworld is a 1995 science fiction film set on a future Earth where polar ice has melted and covered all land, forcing humanity to live on floating settlements.
The film became notorious for its massive budget overruns and mixed reception, though it has since gained cult status.
By extension, waterworld describes any flooded or water-dominated environment: Climate scientists warn we're creating our own waterworld.
- 1995Year before 1996
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- box-officeTheater's ticket-selling counter
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
Dennis Hopper · soundtrack · special effects · sci-fi · sea battles · atoll · trimaran · Enola
Extracting salt from seawater
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- spearPole with sharp point
- raftFlat water conveyance
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
trimaran · navigation · foraging · rescue · endurance · resourcefulness · ingenuity · castaway
After global catastrophe
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
- sea level riseIncreasing ocean surface height
- glacial meltFrozen mass becoming water
- submergedBelow water's surface
inundation · desolation · ruins · collapse · decay · scarcity · lawlessness · anarchy
Massive saltwater body
- voyageJourney by sea
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- navigationDetermining position and course
trimaran · raft · atoll · drift · horizon · currents · wind · sails
Earth above water
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- tattooPermanent dermal design
- EnolaPalindrome-adjacent name, reversed solitary
- legendUnverified traditional tale
myth · hope · discovery · journey · odyssey · expedition · pilgrimage · destination
Kevin Costner
- 1995Year before 1996
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- box-officeTheater's ticket-selling counter
Dennis Hopper · cinematography · soundtrack · special effects · sci-fi · sea battles · atoll · trimaran · Enola · dry land
desalination
Extracting salt from seawater
flotation · trimaran · navigation · foraging · rescue · endurance · resourcefulness · ingenuity · castaway · subsistence
post-apocalyptic
After global catastrophe
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
- sea level riseIncreasing ocean surface height
- glacial meltFrozen mass becoming water
submerged · inundation · desolation · ruins · collapse · decay · scarcity · lawlessness · anarchy · totalitarian
ocean
Massive saltwater body
navigation · trimaran · raft · atoll · drift · horizon · currents · wind · sails · anchor
dry land
Earth above water
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- tattooPermanent dermal design
- EnolaPalindrome-adjacent name, reversed solitary
legend · myth · hope · discovery · journey · odyssey · expedition · pilgrimage · destination · promised land
- 1995 FilmsToy Story, Braveheart, Casino, Apollo 13, Jumanji
- Sea MoviesMaster and Commander, The Perfect Storm, Das Boot, Titanic, Captain Phillips
- Eco FilmsAn Inconvenient Truth, Our Planet, Planet Earth, Blue Planet, The Lorax
- Disaster Films2012, Armageddon, Deep Impact, The Day After Tomorrow, The Towering Inferno
- Universal MoviesE.T., Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Schindler's List, Despicable Me
- Universal StudiosHollywood, Orlando, Japan, Singapore, Beijing
Waterworlddry land
Earth above water
Arrakis · Tatooine · rocky planet · Dune · landmass
WaterworldTitanic
Ill-fated 1912 vessel
Jurassic Park · Star Wars · Avatar · runaway success · blockbuster
WaterworldMad Max
Dune · desertification · scorched earth · dust bowl · parched earth