Bruce willis is an american actor, producer and and singer. The logicdefying apocalypse movie made at a time before we were. This word comes from the hebrew har megiddo, which means mountain of megiddo. Unleashed on april 8, 2003 in the wake of a 5 million dollar ad campaign, this blockbuster is still being read across the u. To save the planet from destruction, a ragtag team of deepsea oil. Physics students rip apart the science behind the movie armageddon. On my older article, i quoted that nasa shows the 1998 film armageddon to its management training. Today i found out that nasa uses the 1998 film, armageddon, in their management training program it turns out, to absolutely no ones surprise, that this is not because its an incredibly well thought out movie in how to stop an asteroid from hitting the earth. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Steve buscemi is maybe hollywoods oddest looking star, but hes also one of its best. Nasa uses the movie armageddon in their management. We here at film school rejects love michael bays armageddon. Also, the collision with the iceberg reportedly lasted 37 seconds, which is how long the collision scene is in the movie. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to.
Lots of facts that can be helpful, if you are studying the return of christ, and the end timesj propheysies. It also starred jason schwartzman, who is the halfbrother of armageddon cinematographer john schwartzman. Okay, but only because no one wants to get properly wet here. Armageddon movie fun facts popsugar entertainment photo 9.
This is purely a scientific critique on the movie and one from my own mind, so do not take that into effect on whether or not you are going to like this movie. Aug 03, 2015 aug 3, 2015 armageddon movie and nasa wtf fun facts stay safe and healthy. In 1976, sweet emotion was the bands first top 40 hit and one of six top 40 hits of that decade. Armageddon countdown most amazing prophecies amazing facts. Armageddon 1998 disclaimer this is going to be a geological overview of the movie armageddon. This asteroid is about to cause armageddon, which they define in the movie as the end of the world, although the bible defines it as the last battle. Other movies released in 1998 include the truman show, which was ahead of its time with its story about the growing popularity of reality television. Armageddon was released in june of 1998 but the more serious and engrossing version of the same type of story about a large asteroid on a collision course with earth was offered by the film deep impact a month earlier featuring an amazing tea leoni as reporter jenny lerner. Hill of megiddo, in the new testament, place where the kings of the earth under demonic leadership will wage war on the forces of god at the end of history.
They actually intervene to deliver israel during the war of armageddon, described in the bible as the final conflict to take place on this planet. He was one of the best characters in the sopranos, and is known for his roles in boardwalk empire on hbo, armageddon, ghost world, and pulp fiction, and more recent critically acclaimed films like the death of stalin. In the film, a team led by bruce willis plants a nuclear bomb deep inside a 600milewide. Rushmore was cowritten by owen wilson, who appears as oscar in this film. According to the book of revelation in the new testament of the christian bible, armageddon. Meanwhile armageddon is so obsessed with entertaining theres a sequence in the middle where the ship stops to. Meech, astronomer institute for astronomy session 34 11905. Aug 25, 2019 okay, but only because no one wants to get properly wet here. Aug 3, 2015 armageddon movie and nasa wtf fun facts. I was obsessed with armageddon when it came out in i loved bruce willis, ben.
Not one but two movies about a giant asteroid threatening to wipe out earth, deep impact and armageddon, were also released. Armageddon countdown most amazing prophecies amazing. But right from the start, the film gets the facts wrong. This movie features scenes showing the now destroyed world trade center towers. Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie s antagonist, armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic. Aug 17, 2012 even bruce willis couldnt save earth from armageddon asteroid. I had encountered most of this information seperately, by other means. Armageddon is a 1998 american science fiction disaster film produced and directed by michael bay, produced by jerry bruckheimer, and released by touchstone pictures. Have fun with michael bay on set of armageddon directed by michael bay and starring bruce willis, billy bob thornton, ben affleck, liv tyler, steve.
Approved comments do not constitute an endorsement by the ministry of amazing facts or by pastor doug batchelor. Released just two months after a similar disaster movie, deep impact, armageddon was the second highest grossing movie in 1998 after saving private ryan and was nominated for four academy awards. How armageddon became the ultimate disaster movie in more. I dont understand some parts of it because they speak fast but id still understand this movie on the way they move. Did you know these fun facts and interesting bits of information. From the terminator series to titanic, here are 43 behindthescenes facts about some of historys bestloved films.
In an interview with miami herald, michael bay said i will apologize for armageddon, and explained how being forced to film the whole movie in 16 weeks caused the crews performance to suffer, but later added on his websites forum that his words had been taken out of context and he actually was proud of the movie. You are gonna be so glad that you came tonight because the fascinating topic that doug batchelor is about to take us into is armageddon countdown. In israel there is a small city, that is in the azrieli vally, called megiddo. Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on. Despite its entertainment value, the film is fantastically inaccurate, astronomer phil. Abrams was a scifi master with lost and the rebooted star trek movies, he cowrote the screenplay for this unusually romantic disaster film. Funtrivia questions movies movies ac armageddon armageddon interesting facts. The word armageddon appears only once in the greek new testament. The apollo emergency situation began on april, 1970, six days after the 42nd annual academy awards ceremony in which the oscar for best visual effects was awarded to marooned 1969, a movie similar to apollo 1995 though entirely fictional. Also its important to note that movies are not the same as real life. It is correctly pointed out that an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. After that war satan or the antichrist will be thrown to the bottomless pit, or abyss for a 1,000 years, known as the millennium age. Tonight we move into the very heart of that fascinating subject.
Deep impact is boring for the first 75% of the movie. Subscribe to cinefix for more movierelated content. It turns out the 1998 asteroid disaster movie armageddon was a tad unrealistic. These are the words that describe the movie armageddon, an actionpacked adventure in which a spaceaged version of the dirty dozen saves the world from an extinction brought on by an errant asteroid. Yet behind its bloodsplattered legacy remain a few fun facts that even some longtime fans have overlooked. There is even a statement that the inevitable destruction which may occur fulfills all of those most frightening prophecies of the bible. Armageddon is a great movie but not so great when youre overly sciencey minded we all know that bruce willis is the savior of earth from an older article which answers some of the movies plot points with real scientific answers. Sep 16, 2014 in the 1998 movie armageddon, an asteroid the size of texas threatens to collide with earth in 18 days. The 10 best earth in distress movies with video posted by bryan enk on april 24th. What are the 168 things scientifically wrong with the.
All nations will be involved in this battle, but israel will be the only victor. Its a nice movie but lots of arguments, quarrels, andtragic parts. Armageddon movie and nasa wtf fun facts wtf fun facts. But the piece of rock just six miles wide changed all that. Even bruce willis couldnt save earth from armageddon. This website allows dissenting comments and beliefs, but our comment sections are not a forum for ongoing debate. Movies ac this category is for questions and answers related to armageddon. The opening medorite shower strikes the towers muliple times leaving gaping holes in them and they dont collapse, but on 911 two planes cause them collapse. Armageddon 1998 bad boys was great, but michael bay really got to flaunt his genius in what would be the first of his many largescale scifi action adventures.
He had a moderate success as a singer in the end of 1980s. But the movies artificial gravity somehow points down, not outward, and appears to work equally well throughout the station. Ben affleckmovie factsfun factsmovie trivia random. But the movies artificial gravity somehow points down, not outward, and. I am not going to focus on the plot, the acting, the directing or anything of the sort. On the space station, the spinning would tend to throw the astronauts down the stations spoke arms and back onto the shuttle. Waimea, hawaii in the 1998 movie armageddon, an asteroid the size of texas threatens to collide with earth in 18 days. Interesting facts about bruce willis just fun facts.
After satan will be out of the pit, he will gather one man called gog and magog in the texts he is named god and magog but also named gog kind of magog, in jewish texts. Heaven and earth was the offbroadway production where willis had his theater debut. Page 3 this category is for questions and answers related to armageddon. The quiz covers the plot, soundtrack and cast of armageddon. The film follows a group of bluecollar deepcore drillers sent by nasa to stop a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with earth. The space station sequence, one of the first scenes filmed on the movie, cured him of this. And if there is one conversation that is held particularly in religious circles around this nation, it is the issue of armageddon. Besides, the reasoning behind sending drillers, rather than training astronauts, is explained in the movie. The 10 best earth in distress movies with video ifc. After discovering that an asteroid the size of texas is going to impact earth in less than a month, nasa recruits a misfit team of deepcore drillers to save the planet.
Not only the source of one of pop cultures most accepted typos, mortal kombat is a fighting video game series that has sold millions, captivated billions, and etched itself a unique and welldeserved spot in entertainment history. Jun 02, 2018 released just two months after a similar disaster movie, deep impact, armageddon was the second highest grossing movie in 1998 after saving private ryan and was nominated for four academy awards. Sep 26, 2015 sep 26, 2015 armageddon movie and nasa wtf fun facts. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The cosmic battle of the ages is book 11 of the new york times bestselling left behind series. What are the 168 things scientifically wrong with the movie. However, the dialogue announces that this is the first. Sep 26, 2015 armageddon movie and nasa wtf fun facts. Thats why its fun to talk about, because its such a hollywood thing. From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary. Aug 03, 2015 aug 3, 2015 armageddon movie and nasa wtf fun facts. Willis is more famous as an actor than as a singer. Affleck went into armageddon with the desire to perform all of his own stunts.
Take the armageddon quiz and find out how much you really know about this oscarnominated movie. Amazing facts quarterly guide featuring news, articles, bible answers, and more. Things you probably didnt know about armageddon youtube. The mountain of megiddo is a small mountain which had a big roman fort. Armageddon is a 1998 american science fiction disaster film produced and directed by michael. He was born on march 19, 1955, in the town of idaroberstein, west germany. On good friday in 1930, the bbc reported, there is no news. His father, david willis, was an american soldier while his mother, marlene, was german, born in kassel. The list contains the best, new and most relevant armageddon movies ordered by relevance.
Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Released in 1998, armageddon starred bruce willis and ben affleck as. After the screening he felt that deep impact was a much different movie than armageddon and that armageddon was a film that would. Armageddon is mentioned in the bible only once, in the revelation to john, or the apocalypse of st.
The plot covers many of the same bases as the recent deep impact, which, compared with armageddon, belongs on the american film institute list. Everything wrong with armageddon according to an astrophysicist. No matter what theyre charging to get in, its worth more to get out. Physics students rip apart the science behind the movie. Armageddon movie and nasa wtf fun facts fun facts, wtf. Also, the artificial gravity would taper off to nothing at the centre. I can say that armageddon is interesting because it is somewhat related to science which is my favorite subject. Har megiddo is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or a symbolic location.
Summer is heating up and armageddon is turning 20 so that means its time to serve up. Mar 03, 2020 armageddon, in the new testament, place where the kings of the earth under demonic leadership will wage war on the forces of god at the end of history. With bruce willis, billy bob thornton, ben affleck, liv tyler. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movies antagonist, armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic. Armageddon 1998 behind the scenes fun and gags youtube. While the song from armageddon might have been their only number one single, aerosmith have had a constant presence in the top 40 for four decades now.
You probably already know that most science fiction movies feature terrible science, and especially awful physics. Categories movies tags armageddon, facts, nasa, science leave a comment post navigation. The word armageddon comes from a hebrew word harmagedone, which means mount megiddo and has become synonymous with the future battle in which god will intervene and destroy the armies of the antichrist as predicted in biblical prophecy revelation 16. Financial analysis of armageddon 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
The movie is an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained. Everything wrong with armageddon everyday science stuff. Answering this question, means that unless you have super memory, youll have to go and watch it again. Here are some interesting facts about the classes of 2020. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, futuristic, scary, intense and stylized films and tv shows about with armageddon, apocalypse, danger, murder, end of the world, catastrophe, chaos, death, escapades and violence plots mostly in thriller, scifi and horror genres shot in usa. Armagedon is the place where the great war of the end of day will start christians that believe that jesus christ will someday come back to earth, translated the sentences of the messiah and the lamb of god, are the symbolism of jesus, that will return to the.
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