triombus showed me the disaster movie The Core (2003) and we went through it and found 20 similarities between it and what’s going on in Steven Universe recently.



1. There’s a drill that many people collaboratively built.

2. They’re drilling into the Earth.



3. The reason they’re drilling into the Earth is because something’s going on inside the Earth that’s going to destroy it.

4. The reason there’s something going on inside the Earth that’s going to destroy it is due to a side effect from geological experiments.



5. And the thing going on inside the Earth is causing large earthquakes.



6. The drill uses somewhat unrealistic technology to do the drilling (and the drill in The Core seems to be powered by some sort of green gem tech).

7. There’s a cluster of crystals deep in the Earth (and the ones in The Core are shaped similarly to the injectors).

8. Amethyst actually kills a man.



9. There are also really really big menacing diamonds.



10. There’s a character that records nearly everything on a tape recorder. Also the guy says “what the fuck am i doing” into his recorder and that seems like something Peridot would end up doing if it weren’t for tv broadcasting guidelines.

11. The same characters also get punched in the face for insulting a teammate (and they’re both hit from the same side).

12. One of the characters has really good navigational skills and a passion for space.



13. The same character also is able to help people make it out alive off a malfunctioning spaceship.



14. People who might be too important to put inside the Earth on a dangerous mission are in the drill (the only half-gem half-human ever or the top scientists from across the world).

15. The people (gems) in charge haven’t been quite straightforward about what they’ve done in the past (and what they really are).

16. People write up things on chalkboards.

17. Some of the tech is developed inside a shed or barn.

18. Some main characters weren’t aware that they had a helicopter at their disposal.

19. And everyone loses their mind at one point.

20. And the tagline for The Core is “Earth has a deadline,” which is pretty similar to Peridot saying that “This planet has an expiration date.”

