Striking Story !

Rating: 6/10 (7 July 2005)

War of the Worlds was really Entertaining. The tripod mammoths, the underlying concept , superior special effects, mastermind creativity and some real good acting all make for a thrilling blockbuster. The abrupt "happy" ending although does go a begging. Personally, I am sick and tired of those happy ending movies that these sci-fi thrillers have. Why cant humanity be destroyed once , that too in the face of such humongous opposition ! Anyway watch the movie without a predilection and there are some wonderful messages that the movie subtly suggests. Creavitiy is a hallmark of this movie. I for one haven't read HG Wells composition . Hats off to him if the reproduction was in fact "the novel". Particualry the 'plane crash' and the 'ghost' train were just immensely heart-rending displays of creativity. Lots of Questions go unanswered and unexplained through the course of the movie. That is probably where the movie is attracting all the "hated it" reviews.
Tom Cruise redeems his established "intense actor" image after "Minority Report". He is very good at portraying the Human frailty and Desperation. Tim robbins looks like the psycho prima facie. But its a gruelling revelation of how the common man might react in the face of a catastrophe . Working his farms , paying his taxes far off from his "military" school ,he is just trying to put in his own humble little effort to make a difference. All too Humble and All too little.
Bottom Line : They really should consider alternative endings for such movies.