Review Summary and Plot Commentary about War of the Worlds (2005)
Tom Cruise played a divorced father in the movie with his almost adult son and very young daughter. One ordinary day, his ex-wife left their children under Tom's care for awhile because her ex-wife and her present husband needed to go to Boston. There was a very strange lightning that started the invasion of aliens underneath the ground. Everything it sees, it destroys. Tom and his children run for their lives but the aliens are coming for them.
--Janice Herrera, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of War of the Worlds (2005)
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Invasion from human defender POV?
- overt invasion (very visible of monsters/aliens)
War and Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- laser battles
Family Relations
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- An "It".
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
- exploding spaceships
- exotic spaceships
- exotic aliens
