The attack on the camp formed a spectacular climax half way through the film, but the second half was routine melodrama by comparison.
Chronological pictures show the cycle of the Northern Lights - which are visibly building up year-on-year towards what is expected to be a spectacular climax in 2012.
The Australian Book Review called it "An impressive political thriller, beautifully crafted with a spectacular climax."
Zemeckis desired a spectacular climax to the film; to achieve this, he coordinated the actors, a live steam train, pyrotechnics/special effects, and countless technicians at once.
The spectacular climax is easily one of the best written in recent times.
Even when he did not so plan events, they appeared to fashion themselves into spectacular climaxes.
But the pudding's brilliant color and unusual slightly acid taste make this a spectacular climax to a feast.
Musically, the progression in these three unrelated segments is toward a spectacular climax.
In a spectacular climax, the bomb-carrying blimp is chased by police helicopters as it approaches the packed stadium.
Sometimes they become violent without the slightest warning; sometimes they take months to build up to a spectacular climax that never happens.