The 2012 movie depicts the predicted Mayan apocalypse of December 2012. It follows Jackson Curtis who believes warnings that catastrophic geological events will destroy the world. He tries to save his family and find a map showing safe locations. Volcanic eruptions engulf the planet as Jackson's group boards a billionaire's plane, but not before the hippie who helped Jackson tragically perishes in the erupting lava. The summary ends by teasing whether Jackson and others will survive as the world faces destruction on the predicted doomsday.