Jason Grammer

So glad I watched this again. I wanted to compare it to the current series, which goes a little too far afield from Welles' source novel. I appreciate films like this that go farther than just being entertaining. The post 9/11 paranoia was definitely running under the surface of this film. In this current time of isolation and, for many, growing desperation, this film is a sobering reminder of what our world might look like if we fail to work together globally, with science, to address the challenges of the continued existence of our species on this planet. The irony that a virus that is killing hundreds of thousands of humans in our world would be a savior to us from an invasion from another world..is rich. With that thought, go back and watch Spielberg's War of the Worlds again. And stay safe.