this movie is the reason that "vile" is an anagram for "evil"

Rating: 1/10 (4 July 2005)

"Independence Day" was nothing but an excuse to have a series of explosions and glorify the army. To crown it all, they exaggerated racial stereotypes: the world is saved by a nerdy Jewish guy (his dialogue consists of incomprehensible computer lingo) and a macho black guy ("I'm eager to go kick E.T.'s butt.").
I knew that "ID4" was an America-can-do story even before September 11. After 9/11, we saw that the government didn't base its policy on uniting everyone, but rather on unilateralism. I'm sure that if "ID4" happened in real life, we would probably see an invasion of every country including China, and a vicious agenda that only Stalin would find acceptable.
This movie is downright unconscionable.