This is a screencap from the latest 2012 clip to hit the web (watch it below).  The great thing about Roland Emmerich is that even within scenes of carnage on a global scale, he doesn’t forget the little things. “Oh my God, the western seaboard is on fire and falling into the ocean!  AND MY SHOE’S UNTIED!”

He also doesn’t seem to care how blatant his product placement is.  Not only is there this closeup of the Bentley logo, it’s accompanied by a “ting!” sound effect like it’s the tooth sparkle in an old Colgate ad.  “Hooray, save us from disaster, magic car!”

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