I just got back from seeing War of the Worlds. There is so much to say about it that I don't know where to begin!! All I know is that Steven Spielberg did NOT sugar coat a damned thing!!! And I couldn't help but think of how much of 9/11 fit into how he told the story. And the way he told it, it seemed as if he were actually telling an actual event, much like he did in Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. The only thing I can say about it right off the bat, is that it is definitely horrific!! Very emotional!! I can't help but think that most of the way through the movie, I sat there with my jaw unhinged and in shock! But I have to say, that nobody else could ever tell that story the way he did. He really caught the horrific essence that the book had. The original movie was always my favorite, but this one has it beat to shreds (eh, maybe I ought to phrase that another way, and once you see it, you'll understand what I'm talking about.) And something else that really struck me, is that the way that the people survived in the movie. No miraculous intervention or anything, they just got through it, just like any other normal person with a strong will to live would.
If you like Steven Spielberg's way of telling stories, then you will appreciate this one! I'm going to have to go see it a couple more times before it leaves the theaters. This one really exceeded my expectations. It really blew me away!!
I just think it's so ironic that I watched two films about aliens by Steven Spielberg. And they both tell completely different stories. I watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind last night and then War of the Worlds today. But one movie where the aliens end up being friendly, and the other where they are human exterminators (and this is definitely not sugar coated in the movie and some of it is quite graphic!!)
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