- Rating:
- 80%
- Format:
- DVD
- Year:
- 1951
- Predominant Genre:
- Science‑Fiction
- Plot:
- A star heads directly for Earth; ensuring its destruction within a matter of months.
- Themes:
- Human nature | Love
- Similar Titles:
- Meteor | Impact
- Best Performances:
- John HOYT | Larry KEATING | Barbara RUSH
Armageddon Brings Out the Best & the Worst in Everyone
American Whites use their superiority in science & technology to save themselves and their civilisation from an imminent doomsday; hypocritically claiming analogy to the Biblical flood as the necessary qualifications, skills & abilities required for the journey are completely disregarded by excluding all other ethnic groups.
There is much talk here about the ethics of whom should be allowed to survive the impending end‑of‑the‑world but, in favoring non‑sentient animals over other humans, these Western Christians make their political priorities clear from the outset, as they endeavor to create an off‑world Eden – albeit this time as an all‑White people affair.
Yet, despite all the above, this movie is also a superbly‑rendered tale of romance and altruism, combined with still good‑looking special effects: A rather tasty exploration of the conflict within and between those Whites who wish to survive at‑all‑costs – and those willing to self‑sacrifice for the good of White civilisation and culture.
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