Independence Day (ID4): #DecentContact

Independence Day is an all-american classic about freedom, love, the strength of the human spirit…and aliens of course. The movie takes considerably longer to get started than most modern day alien movies, which seem to jump into first contact right away. It’s done very well though, building plot lines and characters in an entertaining way. One of my favorite lines in the whole movie is when Will Smith partner stares at him, and asks “you scared?” He answers, “nope, you?” and then gives him a big hug. Not sure why, but it’s always stuck with me. There’s also a scene with a dog jumping off a car with the most hilarious fire background that makes me lol every time I watch this movie.

The horribly forced comic lines and worldwide symbolic structures being decimated get old pretty quick. Also, I’m all for cheesy lines, but how did Jeff Goldblum get away with having the line “must go faster” in two consecutive movies?

Then there’s also one of the best speech ever:

The ending made me blush in embarrassment more than warming my heart, but the movie was entertaining enough, doing a good job tying up enough loose ends so that you weren’t wondering what the hell happened. ID4 is definitely worth a second look if you passed the first time around and mandatory if you like aliens at all.