[BenLurkin]

David Koepp says, "Certainly, there are a lot of political undertones and overtones. The political tones of this movie will emerge for themselves. In the '50s, 'War of the Worlds' was, 'My God, the commies are coming to get us.'

What an insipid statement. One can only conclude that he never read the book by H. G. Wells.

[Oatka]

David Koepp says, "Certainly, there are a lot of political undertones and overtones. The political tones of this movie will emerge for themselves. In the '50s, 'War of the Worlds' was, 'My God, the commies are coming to get us.'

That idea never entered my mind. Reminds me of the claptrap interpretation laid on the 50s Sci-Fi film "Bodysnatchers". "It was a metaphor of the paranoia generated during the McCarthy era." The producer said, "No, it was just a good thriller". The same people marvelled over Romero's "Night of the Living Dead." - "Gripping, terse and to the point. Romero's genius uses only two reels to tell his story." According to Romero, it was a two-reeler because they didn't have enough money for three. These people must be related to those who ooh and ahh over an "abstract" painting that was done by a chimp.