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Movie
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-Tom
Cruise
-Dakota
Fanning
One
cannot
help
but
think
of
terrorist
attacks
while
watching
Stephen
Spielberg's
update
of
the
classic
sci-fi
fantasy
THE
WAR
OF
THE
WORLDS.
While
the
H.G.
Wells
story
dates
back
to
1898,
and
has
inspired
previous
adaptations,
this
particular
version
feeds
off
its
21st
century
audience's
fear
of a
terrorist-induced
apocalypse.
Even
if
the
sight
of
tall
buildings
crumbling
to
the
ground
and
crowds
running
fearfully
away
from
their
demise
doesn't
trigger
post-9/11
paranoia,
dialogue
such
as
"Is
it
the
terrorists?"
will.
Disgruntled,
divorced
father
Ray
Ferrier
(Tom
Cruise)
is
struggling
to
connect
with
his
estranged
kids,
who
have
been
dropped
off
by
their
mother
for
the
weekend,
when
a
severe
and
unusual
lightning
storm
leaves
his
New
Jersey
neighborhood
powerless.
Over
the
course
of
the
next
few
hours,
it
becomes
obvious
that
this
was
not
a
storm
at
all,
but
rather
the
first
sign
of a
worldwide
alien
attack.
Emerging
from
the
ground
in
multi-legged
tripod-like
machines
that
have
apparently
been
stored
beneath
the
earth's
surface
since
before
man's
time,
these
aliens
begin
the
process
of
waging
a
long-planned
war
on
our
planet.
While
WAR
OF
THE
WORLDS
follows
Ray's
growing
closeness
with
his
two
children
(Dakota
Fanning
and
Justin
Chatwin)
in
the
face
of
imminent
disaster,
and
his
transformation
from
lousy
father
to
hero,
their
story
is
used
mostly
as a
vehicle
for
illustrating
an
unending
series
of
horrific
scenarios.
The
human
element
of
the
story
is
also
briefly
explored
with
Tim
Robbins's
portrayal
of a
crazed,
alien-fighting
recluse.
Sticking
closely
to
Wells's
original
descriptions
of
alien
warfare,
the
film
focuses
mainly
on
visuals
and
succeeds
through
impressive
special
effects
to
create
two
hours
of
thrilling,
frightening,
realistic
terror.
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