Matthew Nichenko
Independence Day Film Critique
Released in 1996, Independence Day is one of the most decorated movies of all time with one Oscar, twenty-six other awards, and 21 nominations. From start to finish Independence Day gives a realistic scenario of how the world would react to the invasion of aliens here on earth. I loved how the movie was basically set up to finally end with the defeat of the aliens on Independence Day to signify a world-wide declaration of freedom no longer making it only an American holiday. The movie is well balanced with the little comedy added by Will Smith to help lighten the mood of the movie while still keeping it serious.
This helped to swallow me into the movie to where I felt like my life was depending on the outcome of the final mission. A movie that can capture me into forgetting that I’m just watching is the sign of great writing and acting. The only flaw to the movie was the abilities and the knowledge the aliens were giving. I don’t understand how the aliens could have a force field around every single ship and we still manage to somehow defeat this, this should have been left out or at least tweaked a tad. I also didn’t like how just by watching one the ships sly that Will Smith is capable of flying the ship into outer space with no training. However, I do realize I am just being picky and do admit it amazing and a must see.
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