What Are ‘Deep Impact’ and ‘Armageddon’ About?

In both movies,civilization is threatened by an asteroid hurtling towards Earth.

At the same time,Armageddonfeels dated and tropey with cardboard cutouts for characters.

1998 Gave Us Two Similar Extinction Disaster Movies, But Only One Still Resonates (Deep Impact)

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The only resonating human relationship is between Affleck’s character and his fiancee, played byLiv Tyler.

These great shows are anything but disasters.

The story follows their mission and the various human responses to the potential apocalypse.

Tea Leoni and her father reminisce at the beach in ‘Deep Impact’ (1998)

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A person in a hazmat suit in Chernobyl looking to the floor.

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A massive comet is on a collision course with Earth, threatening global extinction. A group of astronauts is sent to try and destroy it, while humanity faces the impending disaster with hope and despair. The story follows their mission and the various human responses to the potential apocalypse.

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