Action raised to a power

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2006)

This is what I mean to be a pure action movie.
If you like this genre, in 'Independence Day' you can find all you need to enjoy: large-sized explosions, dogfights, general destruction, great special effects. It has a very good cast, as we can see actors like Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Randy Quaid and many more, all of whom are great in their parts. It has great direction, which involves you so much that you would never say runtime is 145 minutes. And finally, David Arnold's original soundtrack is simply wonderful. All of that set on the magnificent background of aliens' invasion. It also shows important values, as fighting against difficulties never giving up, a value that is progressively fading away in actual society.
Most people condemn that movie calling it 'A typical American action movie', I reply them just to put their brain out of window and think to enjoy. There are movies supposed to make think and grow, and movies supposed just to entertain. This is one of them. Without enjoy life is gloomy.
In my opinion this is one of the best movies of the decade, a milestone in the field of action cinema.