Maggers Wrote:I had the feeling it was taking place in one of the intermediate seasons, spring or fall, and I'm leaning more towards fall, based on the clothing they were wearing during the pre-storm scenes. That doesn't mean I'm right, though.
Am I missing a key point in the opening scene? I'm curious as to why you think the opening scene in Antartica would have had to have happened during our winter. Because it's south of the equator and the seasons are in opposition? Antartica is so far south, at the South Pole, that it has constant winter, maybe a bit milder in what would be the summer for the southern hemisphere, but nevertheless still way, way, way cold.
We have discussed most of these points.
First - I read somewhere that the only time outside work can be done in Antarcticia is in the summer - otherwise it is too cold and stormy. Therefore, if this is true, the scene would have to be during the summer. In the southern hemisphere that would be in our winter.
Someone else said spring because the son flunked a class. We listened carefully, and it never says the test was a final exam. My opinion on this is that the flunked test was the first in the class. If not, the instructor would have already known Sam's abilities. Being the mother of 18 year old twin sons, I can say that no 17 year old boy would wait an entire year to let the instructor know just how smart he is.
Another possible clue is the drive to the Washington D. C. airport. In the background the trees are a combination of leafy green, bare branches and red leaves. This looks like early autumn to me. I am from Michigan though and don't know which month this would be in Washington D. C. Besides, there are trees with year-round red leaves.