| The Yellowstone National Park is one of | | | | featured stunning imagery of volcanic |
| the world's greatest natural land and | | | | eruptions and showed computer |
| water formations. It is only natural | | | | simulations of how the earth might look |
| that a lot of novels, movies and | | | | like after such violent destruction. It |
| documentaries have been written about | | | | all ends with the park and a large part |
| the park. The park is the subject or the | | | | of the US buried in volcanic ash. And |
| location of some media exploring both | | | | like all the other doomsday movies, the |
| its beauty and its hidden fictional and | | | | whole earth was affected by the |
| real sinister power. | | | | eruptions and turned into a crazy world |
| The earliest known movies associated | | | | with the upper part in volcanic winter |
| with the park were taken in 1897 and | | | | and the lower part in ice age or in |
| directed by Mr. Thomas A. Edison; these | | | | drought. The second part of the |
| were reported by two black-and-white | | | | docudrama was more of a documentary that |
| mini-movies entitled "Tourists Going | | | | provides evidence to the authenticity of |
| Round Yellowstone Park" (18 seconds) and | | | | the movie. It was entitled |
| "Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone | | | | "Supervolcano: The Truth About |
| Park" (26 seconds). | | | | Yellowstone". |
| One of the many movie guides made from | | | | Departing from documentaries, the |
| the park is that with an obvious title | | | | Yellowstone National Park is another one |
| of "Yellowstone Park", which features | | | | of Hollywood's favorite venues. Movies |
| the grandeur of the park's beautiful | | | | starring the best of the stars have |
| scenery. It was designed to promote the | | | | dominated the box office. One such movie |
| park by showcasing the different water | | | | is the 1992 film version of the novel |
| forms that the park offers to the | | | | with the same title: The River Runs |
| visitors: its beautiful geysers, | | | | Through It, which grossed $43,440,294 |
| waterfalls, hotsprings and reflective | | | | based on the report of Another one of |
| lakes. The film took 25000 hours to | | | | these is "The Horse Whisperer", also an |
| complete but it was well worth the | | | | adaptation of a novel with the same |
| effort of the team. | | | | title written by the renowned Nicholas |
| Other travelogs include the much | | | | Sparks. |
| acclaimed best travelog "Yellowstone: | | | | Even NASA has some mini-movies dedicated |
| Imprints of Geologic Time", | | | | to the park. In the Cool Cosmos website, |
| "Yellowstone's Amazing Wildlife", and | | | | short movies (less that one minute) were |
| "Yellowstone: The World's Most Amazing | | | | posted, all designed to show through |
| Park". "Amazing Wonders of the World: | | | | infrared videography both the beauty and |
| Kingdom of the West - Yellowstone, | | | | power of the "Earth's geothermal power". |
| Yosemite & Glacier National Parks" | | | | These include some geysers, hot springs |
| also featured the park along with the | | | | and even some local wildlife, all |
| two other natural parks of equal beauty. | | | | captured in infrared. It shows an |
| A docudrama series shown in BBC and | | | | interesting and unique way to view the |
| Discovery channel, the first part of | | | | park. |
| which is entitled "Supervolcano", | | | | These are just few of the numerous |
| evolved around the park's volcanic | | | | movies credited to the beauty of the |
| caldera. The film's fictional characters | | | | majestic Yellowstone Park. We should be |
| struggled to contain the spontaneous | | | | expecting more movies of greater caliber |
| eruptions happening all over the park | | | | to be made of this awesome wonder of |
| which spread across the globe. The film | | | | nature in the years to come. |