Triumph of Americanism

Nona 2021-10-13 13:05:28

"Independence Day" is naturally not "2001 Traveling in Space". A typical commercial blockbuster. With the massive and exaggerated alien attack, American presidents and scientists took the brunt of the task of saving mankind and became heroes that attracted worldwide attention. But the appeal of "Independence Day" is that its angle is somewhat different from ordinary films of this type. In this movie, the alien face is blurred, and the director did not make any active portrayal of it. The film focuses on the life and thinking of human beings. Men and women. Father and son. President and civilians. Superiors and subordinates. The behavior and behavior of all kinds of people in society in the face of the disaster of extinction.
Of course, the final result of such thinking must be a victory for mankind. To be more certain, it was a victory for the United States. The Americans turned their Independence Day into a victory for all mankind. But the American-style optimistic patriotism left a deep impression on me. Or this is what the textbook says about "poisoning".

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Independence Day quotes

  • Gen. Gray: [indicating the glass panel in front of the alien, who has taken control of President Whitmore's mind] Is that glass bulletproof?

    Major Mitchell: No, Sir!

    [pull out their guns and starts blasting the alien through the glass]

  • [after Russell crashes his plane into a ship, destroying it and killing himself:]

    Major Mitchell: What your father did was very brave. You should be proud of him.

    Miguel Casse: I am.