O triunfo do homem comum: a salvação moderna no filme Armageddon

Eduardo Martinelli Leal

doi:10.4013/ver.2014.28.68.01

Abstract

The film Armageddon shows the figure ofcommon men, oil drillers as central characters whosave the world from an asteroid collision. Analyzingthe American historical formation we realized thatthe initiative of these characters is a retelling of themyth of the foundation of that society, inspired bythe Enlightenment and Calvinism. In this new interpretationthe future of men is much more dependenton their courage and perseverance in the faceof obstacles than on a divine concession becausetechnology allowed overcoming the boundaries ofan already disenchanted species. The complementarityof gender in family and affective union representsthe continuation of the human species. Thefilm extols war as a way of constructing Americanidentity and the “other”, be it human or a “hybrid”.The outcome of the salvation of the world reconcilesthe dichotomy between science as techniqueand affirmation of traditional social values , extendingthese values to humanitarian ties between thenations of the world, defined from the Americanmythic universe. If the world appears disenchantedto the lenses of scientific rationality, salvation dependson a reconciliation between science and theworld of life. In order to save the world men arerequired to represent this long-lost humanity byscientists.Keywords: Armageddon, Enlightenment, Calvinism

Highlights

Enquanto a agência espacial americana NASA destaca seus melhores homens na missão que tentará salvar a terra do choque de um asteroide, o comandante General Kimsey (Keith David) tece um comentário sobre a equipe de perfuradores de petróleo que terão uma tarefa indispensável para o sucesso da missão
The film Armageddon shows the figure of common men, oil drillers as central characters who save the world from an asteroid collision
Analyzing the American historical formation we realized that the initiative of these characters is a retelling of the myth of the foundation of that society, inspired by the Enlightenment and Calvinism

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Introduction

Enquanto a agência espacial americana NASA destaca seus melhores homens na missão que tentará salvar a terra do choque de um asteroide, o comandante General Kimsey (Keith David) tece um comentário sobre a equipe de perfuradores de petróleo que terão uma tarefa indispensável para o sucesso da missão. O triunfo do homem comum: a salvação moderna no filme Armageddon te americano, justificando que até as guerras travadas pelo país no passado teriam servido como uma preparação para essa missão.

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