Factual error: After the initial impact of the small comet, the clouds are all blown away. Yet in every further scene there is normal cloud cover, including the shots from space.

Deep Impact (1998)
Plot summary
Directed by: Mimi Leder
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, James Cromwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Téa Leoni
Imagine knowing in a year a comet that will end all life on Earth will hit us unless you can stop it. This is the situation and as the deadline approaches,we are still unsucessful in finding a way to stop it. A team is sent up on a last resort mission to stop it as the fate of life on Earth lies in their hands.
Alan Rittenhouse: I know you're just a reporter, but you used to be a person, right?
Question: All of the residents of Eastern United States were informed by the president when the smaller of the two meteors were to strike in the Atlantic Ocean, yet, even with ample time to evacuate away from the area of impact, why did it appear the residents all chose to leave on the final day? (Clogged highways and chaos).
Answer: They were trying to send missiles, which failed. The president spoke and that's when people started to leave.





Answer: There is no logical reason. It can be argued that people are just stubborn and/or reluctant to leave their homes under any circumstance. However, this is a movie, and showing the last-minute chaos of people attempting to evacuate heightens the tension and the drama.
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