ARMAGEDDON is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film received the Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film. This film’s song “I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing” is very famous. It is sung by Aerosmith and received the 1998 Golden Satellite Awards for Best Original Song.

The story is mainly about 6 astronauts and 8 professional oil drillers save the earth from destruction.

Although some parts of the story rack of realities, the film moves people’s hearts.

There are two essences mainly depicted in this film.

One is the teamwork. All of the team members in the project were troublemakers. They took part in the mission just because they want to write off their criminal records and don’t want to pay tax anymore. They struggles with several difficulties in the space, but with amazing teamworks and several miracles, they succeed to save the earth. These humane heroes saving the earth makes people impressed.

Another one is the family love. The Heroine of the movie Grace fell in love with A.J., who is an oil driller participating the mission. However, her dad Harry, who is the leader of the mission, strongly opposes to their marriage. However, as Harry and A.J. overcome difficulties together, their relationships change into a good way. The film depicts the family love in a cosmic scale.