Having studied geology, this one bothered me. I checked the goofs section to see if anyone else picked up on this but I
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Etherdave — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 11:39 AM)
Having studied Geology you should have been versed in the composition of glaciers, which includes massive amounts of pulverized mountain matter, nicely stratified through gravity and other processes. Anyone may observe this stuff left behind today's retreating glaciers; there's even a nice tour-bus to take you to most of them. The glacial terminus is often very beachlike in appearance, although not quite to the extent of what is portrayed in 'Waterworld'.
Any geologist would more likely point out that the depicted landscape cannot be in the Himalayas anyways, as it is of radically different geological composition. These are VERY SLIGHTLY regrettable visual shortcomings of a film whose cost overruns and production problems negated a more meticulous makeover of Hawaii into a post-apocalyptic Everest.
