two movie represent the fifth element and armageddon . the same subject represent to save the world . the same main actor represent bruce willis . one difference represent armageddon be very inferior to luc besson film . some spectacular special effect do not succeed in hide a labored and globally conventional screenplay . several part of the movie be show it . i think about the president speech and especially willis relationship with his daughter and grace . at the beginning of the movie and he tend to neglect and overprotect her and this make her weary . then and at the end of the movie and it true love and understanding that shine in him . on another hand and the movie fall in the following trap represent michael bay take his subject too seriously . of course and the movie try to be funny but the result doesn not work a the humor introduce in the movie be often crude and pretty low level whereas in the fifth element and the humor be zany and involuntary and enable to overlook the serious side of the action . the movie suffers from two other handicap represent it often fall into the ridiculous ( the russian astronaut ) and almost all the actor be bad use . bruce willis be all the contrary of his fifth element character . he play the he man and he ham it up and sometimes and he unbearable . the other actor be barely credible in their own role and particularly and willis sinking crew . it seem that this crew be here just for have fun . one of them be take for be very qualified but he look like a fool . and poor liv tyler . she at the nasa just to be decorative . when the movie be release in france in august 1998 and bruce willis express be weariness of save the world . his weariness be probably justify by this spectacular but poor movie .