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The extraterrestrials have returned, and they want… more of the same thing they wanted before, perhaps?
It doesn’t really matter, to be honest. “Independence Day: Resurgence,” the sequel to the 1996 smash-hit blockbuster “Independence Day” that you probably didn’t want or need, is all about spectacle. And, yes, all of the big summer disaster movies are like that—especially when they are directed by Roland Emmerich, who is returning to the role of George Washington in the original “Independence Day.” Surprise and awe are the bread and butter of his career.
In contrast to that, “Resurgence,” which is not the title of a fourth “Divergent” film, feels even more shiny and empty than most of these kinds of movies. It’s not completely terrible, despite the fact that 20th Century Fox chose not to screen it for critics prior to its release on December 2nd. It’s just dull and hollow, and it’s a complete waste of time and resources. Despite the fact that these are all fairly typical of the type of blockbusters inspired by Emmerich’s 1996 smash hit, the characters are flimsy, the dialogue is stilted, and the amount of destruction is ridiculous, the film is still a disappointment.
It’s for the visceral thrills that you go to see a movie like “Independence Day,” but they’re hard to come by in this town. In part due to the large number of films that have been released in the last two decades that feature this type of high-tech annihilation, “Resurgence” comes across as a glossy replica of the type of blockbuster we’ve seen countless times before. Entire cities are sucked up into the sky and then sucked back down to the ground. Fighter jets engage in dizzying dogfights with alien aircraft that are moving at breakneck speed. Major global landmarks are severely damaged or destroyed. There is only one scene near the end of the film, which features a major reveal of the true enemy, that provides the level of excitement and stakes that you are hoping to see. Although the journey to get there is difficult, it is worth it.
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Will Smith made the wise decision to forego appearing in the sequel, despite the fact that the original “Independence Day” was the film that launched his career. Several actors do return, however, in order to establish some semblance of a narrative thread. Among those who appear are Bill Pullman as a former President of the United States, Jeff Goldblum as the voice-of-reason alien defense expert, and Judd Hirsch as Goldblum’s father, who is ostensibly there to provide comic relief but who instead serves as a lame stereotype of an elderly Jewish man from Brooklyn once more. (The screenplay, which was written by an incomprehensibly large number of people (five people), allows him to use the words “schmuck” and “putz.”
This time around, a multicultural cast of young actors is brought in to do little more than run around and look pretty while exchanging green laser fire with the aliens in the film. A hotshot fighter pilot, Jake is played by Liam Hemsworth, who, according to reports, has been told that he will be starring in a remake of the classic film “Top Gun.” Hemsworth and Charlie play a pair of goofy goofballs who strut around and exchange wisecracking banter (Travis Tope). Patricia (Maika Monroe), the daughter of Pullman’s former President Whitmore and a speechwriter for the current president, is the woman he is engaged to (Sela Ward). And it just so happens that Jake’s best friend-turned-enemy happens to be Dylan (Jessie T. Usher), the son of Smith’s heroic character. The fact that Usher does not have even a speck of the screen presence that Smith possessed is understandable; after all, who does? The film doesn’t give even Hemsworth much of a chance to demonstrate his genuine charisma.)
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There’s also William Fichtner, who, for once, isn’t revealed to be the film’s secret villain in his role as the commanding general; model/actress Angelababy, who essentially exists to serve as eye candy and appeal to the film’s target audience of wealthy Chinese moviegoers; and, in perhaps the most bizarre casting choice of all, Charlotte Gainsbourg, who plays a psychiatrist who studies people who have come into contact with extraterrestrials.
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The aliens have returned, exactly 20 years later, with a flair for the dramatic, to try to make contact once more. What are the chances of that? The only difference this time is that they’re traveling in a spaceship that’s 3,000 miles wide. The film’s lead character, David Levinson (Goldblum), wonders aloud, “How the hell did we miss this?” They use it to latch onto the Earth in order to drill into its core and steal our natural resources, which they do successfully. Or something along those lines. All that stands between humanity and annihilation is a giant talking orb, smooth and shiny and white and filled with vital intergalactic information, like the latest must-have device to roll off the Apple assembly line.
Consider it a parody of the growing sense of xenophobia and isolation that is afflicting people all over the world: “These invaders are coming here illegally to take from us and wreak havoc.” We must keep them out of the building. “We must restore the greatness of the Earth.” That, however, would necessitate deliberation.
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Emmerich weaves in and out of all of these different characters and storylines with little sense of pacing or overall cohesiveness. In the middle of something “important,” he’ll switch to something completely different, mixing suspense with seriousness and silliness in an unexpected way. When it came to the original “Independence Day,” the attempts at humor in the midst of great peril often worked because it was a film that was self-aware without veering into parody; here, the attempts are consistently clunky.
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And because so much of the action takes place in various bunkers filled with enormous monitors and anxious, uniformed people barking orders, it’s difficult to keep track of where you’re at all times. Is it Washington, D.C.? What is Area 51? Is it the moon? They all have the exact same appearance.
It is implied in the film’s final moments that they will all look exactly the same again—at least to the aliens—when the inevitable third “Independence Day” movie is released. You have been forewarned this time.
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