``Deep Impact'' What is the background behind the shocking shock wave that exceeds science fiction?

In the end, it is the power of the cast that brings the soul to life.

The most important job entrusted to the cast is to breathe the final soul into the ``humans'' scattered throughout the script.

This human pattern that spans all generations easily surpasses the visual effects produced by ILM. What's most appealing about this film is that there are no so-called "superheroes" in this film.

From young artists such as Elijah Wood and Lily Sobieski to the talented Tea Leoni, to stalwarts The Day After as Vanessa Redgrave, Morgan Freeman, and Robert Duvall, the audience will be treated to life-sized "human beings" who can be described as living copies of themselves. "We" are alive there.

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When all of these things work together organically, this work begins to look less like a countdown to despair and more like a ``microcosm of life'' in which all kinds of people try to live their lives to the fullest.

It begins with the tenacity of a famous producer, Spielberg gets involved, two screenwriters put their heart and soul into it, and a stellar cast brings soul to their roles. At the end of this baton relay, the full picture was revealed as a full-fledged human drama.

Precisely because these efforts have come together so well, even now, more than 20 years later, it continues to thrill people as a timeless masterpiece.

Text: USHIZU ATSUNOBU

Born in Nagasaki in 1977. When he was 3 years old, he saw ``Superman II'' with his father and became fascinated with movies. After The Graduate from Meiji University, he worked for a movie broadcasting channel and then became a movie writer. Currently, in addition to writing for Eiga.com, EYESCREAM, Real Sound Movie Club, etc., he also contributes to media press and theater programs.

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