Deep Impact story

movie: Deep Impact (1998) · 1998-05-08

The film depicts the attempts to prepare for and destroy a 7-mile wide comet set to collide with Earth and cause a mass extinction.

29 total · 1 choice · 10 major · 18 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
approaching astronomical object event	choice	The main novelty of the film is that a roughly Mr. Everest sized comet is discovered to be on a collision course for Earth.
boyfriend and girlfriend	major	One storyline follows the teen lovers Leo and Sarah as they try to find a way to both survive the comet strike.
facing death	major	All but a select few faced the prospect that they were going to die horribly once the comets hit Earth.
father and daughter	major	One storyline follows Jenny and her estranged father as he tries to make things right between them.
human vs. natural disaster	major	The viewer is shown how the build up to an extinction level event cometary impact might unfold.
journalism	major	One storyline follows the MSNBC reporter Jenny Lerner as she covers the biggest story in history: humanity's efforts to stop a giant comet from striking Earth.
nuclear powered spaceship	major	The United States and Russia worked together to construct the Messiah, an experimental nuclear powered vessel loosely patterned on the space shuttle, in orbit and a team of astronauts subsequently fly it out to intercept the comet.
reconciliation	major	A Mt. Everest sized comet careening toward Earth proved to be just the kick in the pants that Jenny her estranged father, Jason, needed to heal their toxic relationship. In the end, they pointedly embraced on the seashore and were subsequently obliterated by an oncoming 1,200 foot tidal wave.
space travel	major	The United States and Russia sent a joint team of astronauts on a dangerous mission to fly out to intercept the comet and alter its course with nuclear bombs.
teen romance	major	One storyline follows the teen lovers Leo and Sarah as they try to find a way to both survive the comet strike.