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Armageddon (1998)

Film
DirectorMichael Bay
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Figures

Form & technique
  • The film's editing and visual style during asteroid impact scenes → The Cinematic Sublime
  • The character Grace Stamper and her narrative function → The Controlling Eye
  • The use of the Aerosmith song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and Trevor Rabin's orchestral score
  • The film's narrative structure and character archetypes → The Pastiche Playbook
Tropes
  • The oil drilling team led by Harry Stamper
  • The portrayal of NASA's scientific procedures and technology
  • Harry Stamper's final sacrifice
  • The asteroid as an external, non-ideological threat → National Allegory

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