In response to accusations of insensitivity for including scenes of New York City being destroyed in '' The Day After Tomorrow '' , less than three years after the September 11 attacks , Emmerich said that it was necessary to depict the event as a means to showcase the increased unity people now have when facing a disaster , because of 9/11 . When accused of resorting too often to scenes of cities being subjected to epic disasters , Emmerich says that it is a justified way of increasing awareness about both global warming , and the lack of a government preparation plan for a global doomsday scenario in the cases of '' The Day After Tomorrow '' and '' 2012 '' , respectively
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Roland Emmerich