Independence Day Forgotten Detail Made The Alien's Even More Evil
One shot in the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day shows how thorough the alien invaders are in their conquest of other worlds. Directed by Roland Emmerich, the movie continues to stand as one of the most beloved summer movies and alien invasion films of all time. Set over the 4th of July holiday, Independence Day sees aliens arriving to Earth in gigantic ships capable of wiping out entire cities all on their own.
A particular shot in Independence Day, showing the aftermath of the initial July 2 strike by the aliens, displays just how relentless they are in their mission to eliminate mankind from Earth. When the film transitions to July 3, the film shows New York City in ruins, with the alien spacecraft still hovering above it as it prepares to depart. The shot also shows the ship's laser cannon closing up, and this demonstrates Independence Day's aliens linger over cities for a very long time.
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The shot in question in the Will Smith-led sci-fi movie shows the early morning after the alien's first attack, which began the previous evening. The fact that the alien ship over New York City is just beginning to leave as the sun rises indicates that the aliens unleash their powerful, city-destroying laser for quite an extended period of time before their attack finally ends. Not only that, but remaining over a city for so long could also suggest the ships deploy a second laser blast to eliminate survivors of the first.
As Independence Day shows, once one of the ships fires, it sets off a gigantic fireball that engulfs the whole city, with New York City, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles being among the many destroyed. The fact that the ships remain centered
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