Disaster Movies Learned the Wrong Lesson From 'Independence Day'

The 1996 hit film spawned a bad trend in disaster movies.

Independence Day's alien attack | Art of the scene

Independence Day took over the summer of 1996 like the alien invasion it inflicted onto big screens around the world, ...

1996's Independence Day: A Must-Watch Sci-Fi Classic for Fourth of July

Few movies are as closely tied to the Fourth of July as Independence Day. Released in 1996, the blockbuster became a summer phenomenon by combining explosive alien action, unforgettable one-liners, ...
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Why Will Smith’s 'Independence Day' still owns the Fourth of July nearly 30 years later

Why Will Smith's Independence Day still rules the Fourth of July almost 30 years later and remains a holiday movie tradition.
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30 years on, "Independence Day" still proves the versatility of the original "The War of the Worlds"

"Independence Day" isn't technically "The War of the Worlds" but it's still one of the most successful adaptations of HG Wells' genre-defining novel.