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| War of the Worlds
If you haven't seen this yet, then stop reading, go to the theater, and
enjoy what in my opinion is the best movie of the year. Of course
that's not really saying much considering the lame and dissapointing
movies (Star Wars) that have come out so far. I haven't seen Batman,
but I can't imagine it holding a candle to this however good it may be.
But thats just my opinion of course :)
While this movie has the most incredible alien invasion I've ever seen,
I didn't really think that the movie was about aliens attacking our
world. This movie was about human nature, and what a catastrophic event
(such as an invasion, whether by aliens or other forces) would do to
the people of the world. How would the population respond to almost
certain death? How would I respond?
Spielburg did an incredible job of keeping us at the perspective of
someone actually going through this. There were very few, if any, shots
of the aliens from high up in a helicopter through the lens of a steady
cam. This movie felt like it was being shot by someone running and
screaming, holding a video camera behind them to capture the whole
event (only this person happened to be an incredible cinematographer at
the same time)
The white house was kept out of this film, and there were very few
scenes of military involvement. This wasn't a movie about the
victorious American's taking these creatures down with our fighter jets
and our corageous president. That was Independance Day, and what a joke
that movie was.
Of course there are problems, but they aren't glaring enough to detract from the enjoyment of the movie.
So, I can highly recommend this movie if you are looking for a
terrifying movie with excitement and danger. If you want lots of
comedic relief thrown in to settle your nerves, then War of the Worlds
is not for you. This movie is non stop intensity. About 15 minutes into
the movie it grabs you and does not let go until the very end. Chances
are you will be scared, and that's one of the things that makes it so
great. Just don't expect it to have any happy moments that make you say
awwwww
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