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The movie Armageddon is extremely entertaining, some parts are incredibly dramatic while other parts are almost humorous, but at no point in time is Armageddon portrayed as scientifically accurate. Watching the movie as a child it was almost scary thinking that this is something that could actually happen in real life, and now as an adult with an astronomy class (thank you Professor Roberta Koch) and geology class under my belt, the plot of the movie is almost laughable; until Bruce Willis sacrifices himself for the sake of humanities survival. That part is always sad regardless of who you are or what your scientific background is. But going back to the scientific accuracies of the movie, or the lack there of, is the premise of this review. …show more content…
First off, there are no asteroids in the solar system that big. We'd have discovered them ages ago; Ceres, the largest asteroid in the main Asteroid Belt, is about 900 kilometers across, and Texas (at its widest point) is about 1,400 kilometers across. Even if we assume the size is an exaggeration, it still doesn't work out. A comet could not simply impact an asteroid and knock it out of orbit. The third inaccuracy I’m pointing out is that the big asteroid is preceded by lots of little ones which hit New York City, Paris, Shanghai, etc. It is possible for the Earth to be pelted by precursors of the main asteroid, hypothetically speaking, if the initial impact with the comet sent shrapnel flying. But that shrapnel would disintegrate quickly, and most likely by the time the shrapnel reaches the Earth, very little would be left. And another thing: why do movie asteroids only target big cities? I bet upstate New York got hit …show more content…
During the movie we get a very good look at the asteroid, (mostly because the end of the movie took place on the surface rough, jagged surface of the asteroid). But when an object gets to be a certain size, say larger than “the size of Texas,” the strength of its own gravity tends to shape it into a sphere, hence why all the planets are spherical in shape and even most of the dwarf planets. So why is this one jagged? Perhaps because of the comet collision (which in turn means the original asteroid was even larger). But this is just me
The possibility if a meteor strike as the cause of extinctions is discarded, something that most specialists agree on. There is no evidence of any meteor crater big enough or recent enough to be accountable for it; there are no “elements that are common extraterrestrially but less so on Earth, such as iridium, and no sign of a tsunami or other phenomena following the impact.” The extinctions where also very selective and occurred over a very long period of time. If a “one shot” catastrophe had been the cause it would have affected all species at the same time and in similar
Radiation in the book proves to be the most probable scenario when it comes to the deviations in the book. The Black Coasts in the book are the detonation site of the bomb. They are so full of radiation that some parts of the Black Coasts have been turned to glass because of such an intense heat c...
The Martian is a story that involves a visit to the mars, and after that, the astronauts come out of the Mars leaving behind Mark Watney who his real name is Matt Damon. The team assumed Mark was dead after a strong storm. He tried to survive with the remains of the supplier till he was able to launch his way back to the Earth (MacIsaac, 2015). The story is represented in the Novel, and a movie and these two platforms have some similarities and differences. The movie is the representation of what is happening in the book. Therefore, not everything that it is in the book is covered in the one and half film, therefore several scenarios are left out.
Apocalypse Now is a very vivid and sometimes disturbing film centered on the Vietnam War. Because it was based on Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, it is possible to draw some parallels between the two. Both can be interpreted as metaphors for a journey through the inner self, and each has its own singular message to convey. Apocalypse Now very perspicuously depicts the fact that men have hearts of darkness, and it explores the evils of war. At the same time, however, it seemingly glorifies some aspects. The anti-war sequences were often brutal and portrayed destruction as a result of the human condition. The film Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, can be interpreted both as pro-war and anti-war in its intent, although the latter is a more valid interpretation.
The theory that Earth is headed for a new ice age has been a topic of discussion in the scientific community, but was not discussed by the public until the release of the movie The Day After Tomorrow, and since its release in 2006, it has been viewed by more than 30 million adults. The movie has some base of scientific facts with a dash of creative liberty added by the screenwriters. The National Science Foundation funded a study, performed by Anthony Leiserowitz of Decision Research, to explore the movies impact on public opinion in regards to climate change. The study conducted two nationwide surveys, one a week before, and one four weeks after the movie’s release. The resul...
In the movie Apollo 13, a lot of problems and challenges faced the four astronauts, Jem, Ken, Jack and Fred. The first event was done when they were sitting all together, and saw the fire that happened in Apollo 1, the accident occurred during the Plugs Out Integrated Test. The purpose of this test was to demonstrate all space vehicle systems and operational procedures in as near a flight configuration as practical and to verify systems capability in a simulated launch. After the test, a fire blast went on because all the we need to turn the fire “fire triangle” where there, the high-pressure pure oxygen environment fanned the flames and the crew struggled to get out of the capsule. The best solution
In the movie there have been several arguments which project that human induced climate change is actually happening. Some of them are listed below:
The disaster theory, Gould claims, is an example of good science. It has testable evidence and has an impact on studies in other fields of science, it develops further and explains why the extinction of dinosaurs occurred simultaneously with other events. This theory suggests that a large comet hit the Earth sixty five million years ago, causing the cloud of dust to rise into the sky and to block sunlight. As a result, world temperatures went down significantly, the ice age bega...
The title “Anthropocene” is officially a theoretical one as scientists are still debating upon its legitimacy. The earth has entered a new geological epoch dominated by humanity. This epoch has been coined the Anthropocene. The term is relatively new in the scope of things as it was suggested by Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen in 2002 that we had left the time period previously we thought to be in ,the Holocene, and had entered the now thought to be current time period, The Anthropocene (Zalasiewicz). The reason for this change in epoch is the ever increasing effect of mankind upon our environment and the seemingly impossibility to find something unobstructed by mankind’s extensive reach. The skeptical attitude toward the Anthropocene is due in part to the Earths vast size; consequently, it is difficult for changes that humans have made to be permanent(Brown). While permanent topographic changes are unlikely, due to unpredictable natural occurrences in addition to weathering and erosion, some changes have a much more prolonged existence such as radioactive matter. An occurrence of this would be uranium-238 which contains a half life of 4.47 billion years.(Brown) The explanation behind humans unparalleled effect on the earth is the exponential increase in population in recent history, the population has increased from under 1 billion in the early nineteenth century to over 6 billion (Zalasiewicz) .This...
The Effectiveness of the Techniques Used by the Film Makers in the Creation of the Trailers for the films Armageddon and Deep Impact
In comparing the book of Revelation to the apocalyptic themed movie Contagion, it is important to realize that Contagion’s plot revolves around an event that causes widespread havoc and could have ended humanity, but never actually does. Revelation, on the other hand, speaks of God destroying the earth and then creating a new earth. The movie Contagion is about the threat posed by a deadly, highly communicable, flu-like virus that spreads a disease with no known cure, kills within hours of the onset of symptoms, and results in mass casualties. As you can imagine, this causes widespread panic and global ch...
Although it is impossible to rewrite history, we still have to be careful to prevent a catastrophe like the asteroid said to have hit the earth sixty five million years ago. If there is ever a scare of an asteroid as big as the Alvarez Asteroid, one way of preventin...
The fact that we can only have justified beliefs about the future is enough to show that the scientists are incorrect. To justify
One theory that has emerged is one of scientific proportions. Many astronomers and astrologers have been preparing for an immensely strange apocalypse. Some hold a firm belief that there will be a phenomena in the galaxy where all of the planets align, leaving Earth to bear some of the consequences. The alignment of the planet is supposedly going to cause mass environmental destruction. Humans would have to rebuild their lives from the ground up, changing on how every thing is done. Farming will have to be completely redone along with just how people would have to go outside. With the alignment, all wireless communications would cease to exist for the brief alignment, causing all progress to be lost. NASA has different ideas. According to NASA, “Each December the Earth and sun align with the approximate center of the Milky Way Galaxy but that is an annual event of no consequence. (1)” Their scientists say that there is no possible planet alignment for several more decades, stating that those astronomers and astrologists are fraud or have succumbed to insanity. Many skeptics believe that this theory will not come true. Ma...
It makes viewers, especially those who watch science films regularly, skeptical and think that science could be dangerous. In some movies, scientists are portrayed as helpless troublemakers. These scientists and their science cause major breakdowns, extinction and other threats, which can be misinterpreted in real life. According to the National Science Foundation’s findings in 1989 (as cited in Evans, 1996), 37% of adults in the United States actually believe that astrology is a science. It shows that some audiences can easily believe that something they perceive is real. Consequently, people might doubt scientists and not trust their efforts. What is worse is that some people might think of the exaggerated phenomena in films to become real. This will only spread misinformation of science, which could be risky and dangerous for humankind (Evans