End of the World

This next review is on a Bruce Willis action film, and before you ask it's not Die Hard. I suppose when most people think of Bruce, they always think about the Die Hard film, but for me he has made some really good action films, one of which happens to be Armageddon. Directed by Michael Bay, with an all star cast, this film was released in 1998, and became a huge blockbuster hit. Now the reason I liked this film was because it took a commonly used scenario of an Asteroid hitting earth, but it made it more real life, they made it more exciting and it was so different to other films like Deep Impact, which too me was a huge flop. This film had everything, a great director, good script, and an all star cast, and thus made the film more watch able. The film had intensity, drama, action, sadness and lots of comedy, which lightened up the mood to a certain extent. Although at time the film became somewhat patriotic, you can't complain as it is the Americans who made the film after all.

Michael Benjamin Bay, is probably one of the most gifted directors we have had the pleasure of seeing, his style always made me compare him to James Cameron, because they both worked very hard to create some really great films. Armageddon was one of many films directed by Bay. He has directed some of my all time favourites including; Bad Boys (1 & 2), The Rock, and Transformers to name just a small few.
What most people don't know is that Bay actually appeared in Armageddon for a brief 10 second scene during the early stages of the film, when they first discover the Asteroid. I always knew it was him and always tried justifying it and proving it to my friends, who only up until now believe me. Love this film or hate it, this director is just brilliant, and his films and box office success simply prove that.

Bruce Willis: Harry Stamper: Willis is the main character in the film; he is the boss, the main man and the only person who can lead this team to save mankind. He's a very down to earth protective father. His daughter Grace is going out with AJ a fellow driller, whom Harry thinks is a total slacker, he doesn't have any trust in him and at the beginning hates him. However, Harry is a brilliant driller and he is determined to get this hole drilled. I really liked this character and during the scenes with his daughter he really showed so much emotion, mainly the scenes were he is talking to his daughter on a TV screen.

Ben Affleck: A.J. Frost
AJ is the smallest out of the group and the one who is dating Grace. He and Harry don't seem to go eye to eye, and Harry can't seem to trust him with anything. However, as the film develops we see the common friendship these two have, and how Harry always thought of AJ as his own son, he reminded him a lot of him when he was younger.

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