It's called sacrifice. Giving yourself up to save the people you care about.
The father in INDEPENDENCE DAY proves to his children, to the people of Earth, and most importantly to himself, that he is not a worthless drunk. That his life has meaning. And he defines it by literally saving the planet.
In ARMAGEDDON, one of them had to die. Instead of watching the man your daughter loves die at a young age, you choose to take his place, giving your daughter the love of her life, and once again saving the world in the process.
SPACE COWBOYS, same thing. An added bonus was that he was dying anyway. So you can choose to die in a hospital bed, slowly withering away to nothing, or you can die saving the world. If you know you're number's up anyway, why wouldn't you try and do good by the world you're leaving behind?
Didn't see PROMETHEUS yet, so don't spoil it for me.
It's not bad writing, it's excellent writing. It's noble to die for what you believe in. And it matters a lot to the people you die FOR.
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You didn't come here to make the choice, you're here to understand why you made it.
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2 years ago
"The father in INDEPENDENCE DAY proves to his children, to the people of Earth, and most importantly to himself, that he is not a worthless drunk. That his life has meaning. And he defines it by literally saving the planet."
That was a FLUKE. He didn't know his crashing into the City Destroyer's firing pin would cause the whole ship to overload and burst into flames, no-one did. It's a good job it did, to be honest. At best, he wasn't a martyr, he was an accidental hero.
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