Independence Day (1996)
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Frank Moore4 said:Since Independence Day was on TV this past Wednesday, I really wanted to start a thread dedicated to that movie, but I just didn't get around to it.
I already know how some people are going to jump in with the usual gripes about American favoritism or how the "little slimy guys" get a pass too easily ;D and all that, but for me, Independence Day is a total classic. I especially love that scene where the ship looms over Washington, D.C. (not to mention when Will Smith flies out from the house 😁). It was the biggest movie of 1996, and I’m sure plenty of people remember the massive crowds hitting the theaters back then. Honestly, even though it was made decades ago, the visual effects still hold up against today's biggest blockbusters.
Anyway, it’s a real shame it looks like they gave up on making ID 2.
..the movie is basically a mirror of modern American society. These locusts land, wreck everything, and then just move on once they're done. The whole thing is anything but a realistic Sci-Fi movie.