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A sequel of the 1996 sci-fi hit Independence Day starring Will Smith. The first let down of the sequel is that Will Smith refused to reprise his role as Captain Steven Hiller the smart talking quick witted hero of the movie. Instead the producers decided to replace him by saying he died and his son followed in his foot steps and is now the face of the new air force training program dedicated to fighting aliens.
That being said, the synopsis is as follows:
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
Seems simple enough right? but low and behold the mess up begins, firstly with the introduction of Hiller's son Dylan Hiller played by Jessie T. Usher. Dude was at best a cheerleader, completely irrelevant and contributed nothing to the movie, a poor man's Will Smith. The new hero of the movie came in the likes of Liam Hemsworth's Jake Morrison a best friend and partner of Dylan Hiller.
Characters of Vivica A. Fox who's supposed to be Dylan Hiller's mum only purpose was serving old fans the cold dish of returning cast to keep the feeling of it being a sequel warm. Her role was more unnecessary than the role of young Hiller. And I gotta say this, 30 mins to 40 mins into the movie, there's a father-daughter connection between Chinese pilot Rain Lao and her Uncle Commander Jian was practically useless and unnecessary because he dies, and the girl's character takes a back seat and her revenge isn't even achieved.
The entire focus of the movie was special effect, high speed alien battles, and to reinforce a reason to create INDEPENDENCE DAY 3.
(3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D) Studio:20th Century Fox
Director:Roland Emmerich
MPAA Rating:PG-13 (for sequences of sci-fi action and destruction, and for some language)
Screenwriters:Carter Blanchard, Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin
Starring:Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Angelababy , William Fichtner, Sela Ward
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RATING 5.0/10
Unnecessary actors
Unexplored revenge themes
Force feeding sequel hooks
Dry jokes from Dylan Hiller
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