Review of War of the Worlds (2005) by Kieran B — 05 Feb 2013
Within a few minutes we see news channels showing the freakish weather and a visualy spectacullar storm in the distance.
I can't praise enough the visual detail it's such entertainment cinemtatically for all the amazing destruction has to be well put together, and we also have some amazing camera angles. When the aliens appear from the ground the camera is in amongst the fleaing people then theres a moment of silence with a loud trumpet like sound then the onslaught begins.
Yes there are some corny aspects such as when ray and the kids head to the car and get there just as the mechaninc walks away and then when they lock the doors as Ray tells him he is going to die if he dosen't get in he gets vapourized, then if that wasn't enough just as they drive away the whole bridge collapses behind them.
By now the characters are setablished, Robbie is a disobidient and forever questioning teen and Rachel is a screaming little girl who acts asif she has always had things her way.
There is a lot of super zoom shots as the noise gets louder the camera also zooms right up to their face.
What I love about the film is how it relates to real life, obviously the graphics of the aliens are a bonus but for me ideas are powerful and what a great story. The fact that there is machines buried in the earth and the aliens come to destroy us because of our complacacency towards other species and I think is very true.
The plot of the film is for Ray to take his kids to Boston where the mother is but reaching it is not going to be a pic nic. Asif having a fully working car wasn't enough for them they had a screaming little girl which Ray refuses for her to see what is happening around her and a selfish teenager wanting to fight the aliens, i'm sorry but i'm around the same age as Robbie and I woudn't dream of confronting the aliens I would be wanting to escape as far away as possible.
As far as acting goes Tom Cruise is brilliant he ephasises so much emotion and holds the screen so well. In second would be the general public because they all act in unity, when they was intriged they would hesitantly walk towards the source, if they was scared they would all panick.
Overall the film has you on the edge of your seat most parts of the film and lives up to the spectacular visuals.
This review of War of the Worlds (2005) was written by Kieran B on 05 Feb 2013.
War of the Worlds has generally received positive reviews.
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