Independence Day is one of the greatest movies ever. I’ve never put an official list together, but it’s a top-tenner for me. I watched the movie at the Universal Studios theater, so I probably associate with other fantastic memories from the park. Still, there are other reasons that ID4 is great. Jeff Goldblum is in it, who’s one of the few people who could put up a fight with a predator, or even The Predator. He’s survived battles with prehistoric beasts and squidmen from the future. No film has a better president. And his annihilation speech still gives me goose bumps.
It also has one the most idiotic armies ever. This judgment is based on three minutes of the movie–the helicopter scene. Whose idea was it to flash giant lights at the alien ship? Maybe the writers took the idea from a kindergartner. But even then, whose decision was it supposed to be in the movie? I’d quit the army if they told me to pilot that helicopter. Call me a coward, but everyone saw what happened. Devastation:
The drawing at the top of the entry is by one of my favorite artists, Junior. It’s a recreation of the scene where the aliens decide it’s about time to destroy the world. It’s the “Game Over” scene. Anyway, in the drawing, you’ll notice a plane shooting a missile at a smaller ship, the white house blowing up, and tanks aimed skyward at the alien ship. Yes, tanks shooting at the aliens. You might not remember this from the movie. That’s because this never happened in the movie.