Independence Day (movie)Independence Day is an American action movie about an attempted alien takeover of the Earth. The movie features several scenes of major American landmarks being destroyed by the aliens, such as the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California, the Empire State Building and the White House. The film's success was partially credited to an extensive marketing campaign which began with a dramatic commercial during Super Bowl XXX. This movie was scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 3, 1996, but due to high level of anticipation for the film, many theaters began showing it on the evening of July 2, the same day the action in the film begins. PlotSpoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.In more modern times, after the rumored crash of an alien spacecraft recovered by "Area 51" in the '40s, the world is in shock as an alien ship of mindboggling proportions enters the Earth's orbit and begins an invasion. With technology thousands of years more advanced than humanity's, they quickly destroy several of the world's major cities, killing millions. Not all die, however, and the survivors form a resistance. Conventional missiles and nuclear weapons are to no avail, as the alien ships are strongly shielded by impenetrable forcefields. The movie climaxes on July 4 as the Earthlings use a computer virus to disrupt the shield, opening a window of opportunity to strike back. CriticismWhilst a commercial success, it was ridiculed by some critics for the plot (which involved causing the aliens' high-tech computers to malfunction by infecting them with a simple virus written on an Apple Macintosh -- cf War of the Worlds), and poor acting. Many people outside the United States (and some within) also derided the film for what was viewed as calculated pandering to excessive American nationalistic sentiment, as the film was released in the United States over the Fourth of July weekend and was explicitly titled Independence Day. Advocates of the film point out that alien virus protection could have evolved to such a high level that archaic viruses might have passed under their notice due to a need to allocate processor power to more advanced scanning. It may also be that our modern computers may have been developed based on technology recovered from the Area 51 craft, thus making the two systems accidentally compatible. Facts and figures
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It may also be that our modern computers may have been developed based on technology recovered from the Area 51 craft, thus making the two systems accidentally compatible. Advocates of the film point out that alien virus protection could have evolved to such a high level that archaic viruses might have passed under their notice due to a need to allocate processor power to more advanced scanning. Many people outside the United States (and some within) also derided the film for what was viewed as calculated pandering to excessive American nationalistic sentiment, as the film was released in the United States over the Fourth of July weekend and was explicitly titled Independence Day. Whilst a commercial success, it was ridiculed by some critics for the plot (which involved causing the aliens' high-tech computers to malfunction by infecting them with a simple virus written on an Apple Macintosh -- cf War of the Worlds), and poor acting. The movie climaxes on July 4 as the Earthlings use a computer virus to disrupt the shield, opening a window of opportunity to strike back. Conventional missiles and nuclear weapons are to no avail, as the alien ships are strongly shielded by impenetrable forcefields. Not all die, however, and the survivors form a resistance. With technology thousands of years more advanced than humanity's, they quickly destroy several of the world's major cities, killing millions. In more modern times, after the rumored crash of an alien spacecraft recovered by "Area 51" in the '40s, the world is in shock as an alien ship of mindboggling proportions enters the Earth's orbit and begins an invasion. This movie was scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 3, 1996, but due to high level of anticipation for the film, many theaters began showing it on the evening of July 2, the same day the action in the film begins. The film's success was partially credited to an extensive marketing campaign which began with a dramatic commercial during Super Bowl XXX. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California, the Empire State Building and the White House. The movie features several scenes of major American landmarks being destroyed by the aliens, such as the U.S. Independence Day is an American action movie about an attempted alien takeover of the Earth. Washington, D.C. Houston, Texas. New York City, New York. Los Angeles, California. El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. Area 51. Air Force One. Grey. Robert Loggia - General William M. Stanley Okun. Brent Spiner - Dr. Randy Quaid - Russell Casse. Mary McDonnell - First Lady Marilyn Whitmore. Judd Hirsch - Julius Levinson. Fox - Jasmine Dubrow. Vivica A. Will Smith - Captain Steven 'Eagle' Hiller. Whitmore. Bill Pullman - President Thomas J. Jeff Goldblum - David Levinson. Awards: Academy Award for Visual Effects 1996. Distributed by: 20th Century Fox. Produced by: 20th Century Fox Centropolis Film Productions. Original music by: David Arnold. Written by: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. Directed by: Roland Emmerich. 145 minutes long in theatrical version. 153 minutes long in Special Edition version. Released in 1996. |