I'm glad you find them helpful, that's really nice to know! :) I look forward your analog horror releasing. It's great to see so many people in the replies saying they're doing one too. I've also been casually working on a VHS series as someone asked me about the concept on a video a couple of months ago. Will be interesting to see more people introduced to The War of The Worlds through analog horror. :)
The film also referenced the radio broadcast from Orson Welles seeing as it took place in New Jersey/NYC like in the radio drama, and the news van scene, as well as, the scene where they’re flipping through tv channels and caught some evening news that showed CBS, which originally broadcasted the radio play
@@danteanise3013Indeed! I wrote another video alongside this one that should be out soon with references to the 1953 film in the 2005 film and there's a sign saying 'Van Buren Street', which is also the name of the female lead in the 53 film, Sylvia Van Buren.
In the script for the 2005 movie the hillside battle is actually referred to as operation Thunderchild, a reference to the battleship Thunderchild that appeared in the H.G. Wells book
@pupbenny Hey, Pupbenny, I've been watching your reviews on the different designs and depictions of the Tripods and I found them interesting and detailed. I also wanted to point out that I may have found/theorized a possible reference to the book: It is during the scene where the daughter discovers multiple dead bodies in the river. Now the people in the river were most likely killed by the Aliens, but it couldn't have been from their Heat Rays as we would just see their clothes only. And it is unlikely they were drained of their blood. It is my belief and theory that those people were the victims of the Black Smoke. Maybe they were near the river when they were attacked by the Tripods which released the Black Smoke causing them to die from it. Now, while the movie was focusing on Tom Cruise's Character, I think that while he saw what the Tripods were capable of with the Heat Rays and Red Weed and Harvesting of Humans, others saw the Black Smoke. After all, in a massive event like this, the main character can't be everywhere at once. I mean, after all, in the BBC War of the Worlds, the Main Character wasn't with his wife and brother during the Tripod attack in London when they released the Black Smoke. So, what do you think?
That's a really good observation! Yeah, it seems likely that they must've been killed by somehow. Even in the book, it takes several chapters away from the main character to say what his brother was doing instead. There's not an equivalent to that in the book where we see other parts, so it seems very possible that the tripods were using the black smoke. Very good catch!
Great video. While not relevant to the topic, when you were talking at 12:40 about how the film was shot, I was reminded of something I read long ago of how Spielberg used footage from 9/11 as a source of inspiration on how to film the Tripods. I think it’s most apparent in the shot of the first Tripod firing the heat ray. We start at ground level as we shakily pan up to this towering figure in which death awaits. Just an interesting observation to add to the ones you talk about in your video. Great work. Excited for more!
Not so fun fact about the 2005 movie: the shots that show the tripods from an eye level perspective were inspired by disaster footage from 9/11. A big reason why Rachel and Robbie kept thinking terrorists were attacking was because canonically it would have only been 3 to 4 years after those attacks.
I always thought that if you just cut the head off the aliens in the movie and slapped tentacles at the base of the head you would essentially have the Wellsian martians
I hadn't thought about that before but yeah I see what you mean. I've never really noticed it before but they've even kind of got the 'beak' described in the book too I guess.
One of the biggest head scrathers for me was people complaining about the aliens dying from germs. I mean, where are you from? That's 100% accurate to the source material. Also, I would love to see you do a video about the tripods and their weapons in Scary Movie 3.😂
Exactly! I have a video recorded about that coming out (probably) soon (whenever I get around to editing it). I'm always baffled when people say this as a criticism of the film when it's literally what happens in the book lol. And I've been planning to do the Scary Movie tripods for a while, I love that version. I had long been planning to do them on April Fools Day, but I've got another one coming out around that time so I've pushed it back a bit.
12:56 I'm sooo glad I'm not the only one who noticed the very direct homages to old paintwork, the ferry scene also has one with the tripods razing the hill. Personally I also think the reporter girl describing the national guard being wiped out is also referring to the bit where the artilleryman describes his unit being blown to bits. I also don't particularly mind the way the aliens look, as it reflects their design philosophy of their machines, they're pretty much just alien mechs in that sense. One thing that does make me wonder is why the ferry scene is so different, there's no warship and the ferry is taken out shortly after leaving. Obviously its harder to translate a pre WW1 warship to a modern day equivalent due to the long range nature of modern ships, but I wonder if there was more to it than that.
My my that was probably the best. You got the best eyes in history don’t you. I just love it i mean now im a huge fan. And um whats the name of the tripod with the egg head and one arm with the heat-ry?
Thank you! :) The egg head is what I've decided to refer to as 'The Tintin Tripod' as it first appeared in Tintin Magazine in 1946. Will have a video out about them in four days. :)
Although mostly all of it is not accurate to the book it is a kinda like seeing the 1953 wotw as the 1973 Jeff Wayne wotw and the 2005 wotw as the next generation wotw but with different machines but keeping a few lines like "once they start moving, no news comes out of that area" or "NOT MY BLOOD!", you know?
About a week ago I came across some videos on TH-cam of the War of the Worlds, but instead of humans it was a race of reptiles being attacked by the martians. They were black and white animations. But now I can't find them anywhere, they've just vanished into thin air. Have you seen these animations?
They would have to be buried pretty far down to not be detected or stumbled upon. And somehow they are able to unscrew the top of the surface and emerge after only a few minutes. Advanced or not, that is a ridiculous speed that makes no sense when given how slow the Tripods move when on the surface.
@@BBBHueyif you remember the tremors they felt before the ground began breaking, I think it was them digging their way up to the surface. And perhaps it didn’t take that long, and were already moving after the lightning strikes.
@@harvestercommander3250Even still, that's way too fast if these machines were buried that far deep. Of course the real question is how these machines even survived that long underground without being damaged by earthquakes or other geological changes.
@@BBBHuey why should it matter? This is a movie. Name one movie or book that had any kind of scientific accuracy? It’s better not to think about it too much otherwise it would just ruin the fun of it.
I thought the church scene was a kind of homage or a finger point to the original film movie. In the original movie the invasion troops seem to start to die after attacking a church where in the Spielberg movie a church is destroyed just before the invasion of North America begins. I maybe in the minority but I really loved this adaptation of the novel. I am sure, contrary to what the movie characters thought, they were not already here. I could go on about that. 😉 My problem with the "War of the Worlds" novel and movies is that odds are our sicknesses and the like wouldn't effect aliens that evolved on a different world.
I'M CALLIN IT... when you mentioned cylinders nod I CAN JUST PREDICT You're gonna talk about the whole intersection spinning slowly xddd edit: ...we war of the worlds fans think so alike! :D
Maybe the tripods are in a vehicle of some sort which could explain how they can move so fast to the surface While also the "unscrewing" of its cylinder occurs plus the movement of the cylinder digging through the earth We could assume it could be using some advanced laser technology to essentially disintegrate. The matter above it explaining how it can move so fast to the surface.
It's not exactly War of the Worlds, but have you ever read the Tripods novel series? I read two of them when I was very young and I thought they were sequels to the War of the Worlds. I've been thinking of rereading them after watching your WotW playlist
I thought 2005 was a decent modern day adaption. I still wish we got a real time accurate adaption of WOTWs, BBC 2019 don't count. That was just Coronation street with aliens.
Not sure, depends if they were in a cylinder underground or not. I suppose they would've looked pretty much how they did when they rose out if so. Otherwise, I guess they would've looked the same but been covered in dirt.
I also don't like the fact that the aliens have three legs, just like their Tripods. Not that any alien would have three legs, but that's like saying that humans should have wheels instead of legs because our cars have wheels. The Martian machines at least made some sense because they themselves were nothing but giant brains.
That is literally the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. You got a problem with aliens designing machines based on their own image? I say you have a problem with creativity. And let’s not forget how different the Martians looked the 1953 adaptation.
@@harvestercommander3250I've got no problem with creativity. Just thought it was a lazy design choice. I'm kinda surprised you didn't bring up the fact that most human made mecha in other franchises are often human-looking in appearance. And granted that's a good point.
This film was a great disappointment and quite frankly it sucked a big jobbie. That said, the BBC version sucked an even bigger jobbie thus raising signor Speilbergo's to masterpiece status.
While there are many good references to the book (as well as the 1953 movie), the movie still is considered a weak portrayal of War of the Worlds. The aliens were clairvoyant enough to place machines deep and safe underground for millions of years until humanity was ripe for the picking, and yet they still somehow didn't take into account that germs and bacteria would present a huge problem. It's a level of intelligence similar to the aliens in Signs. They master spaceflight but can't break through wooden doors. And water is lethal to them, while they are invading a world that's practically 70% water. In the book you can argue that the Martian were too overconfident. Having wiped out all disease on Mars and thinking they were immune. Or that God somehow had a hand in their defeat. Whatever the case, a small vanguard of Martian forces were sent to Earth, before their planet suddenly ceased their invasion and focusing their attention on Venus. Meaning that they somehow knew and were being cautious by sending a small and expendable expeditionary force.
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It's pretty interesting how many subtle references this film made to the source material that most people, such as myself, probably miss. :)
Whats the game in the beginning of the video?
Glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed that ground moving looked like it was unscrewing.
These videos are very helpful because I'm thinking of making an analog horror for The War of The Worlds
I am too, I’ve been planning on making an EAS Scenario on the concept. I can’t wait to see yours :)
Yoo i am too! Mine is based off of a world war 2 scenario using the Alvim design.
I am also making war of the worlds…. What is going on here
I'm glad you find them helpful, that's really nice to know! :) I look forward your analog horror releasing. It's great to see so many people in the replies saying they're doing one too. I've also been casually working on a VHS series as someone asked me about the concept on a video a couple of months ago. Will be interesting to see more people introduced to The War of The Worlds through analog horror. :)
Why do I keep seeing you everywhere
Why am i just discovering this channel now? I am totally digging all of this War of the Worlds content!
Ha, thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying it! :)
Same I only just discovered this channel today and I love it
Thanks benny this brought a whole new perspective to the way the movie is for me
I'm glad to hear that!! :)
Glad I am not the only one that made this connection 12:54
The film also referenced the radio broadcast from Orson Welles seeing as it took place in New Jersey/NYC like in the radio drama, and the news van scene, as well as, the scene where they’re flipping through tv channels and caught some evening news that showed CBS, which originally broadcasted the radio play
Yes. Spielberg even said this. I think that street or store names in the street scene reference the radio play and or 50's movie too.
@@danteanise3013Indeed! I wrote another video alongside this one that should be out soon with references to the 1953 film in the 2005 film and there's a sign saying 'Van Buren Street', which is also the name of the female lead in the 53 film, Sylvia Van Buren.
@@pupbennyand also two of the actors from the orignal film are also in the film
Yo pupbenny my friends and me are absolutely obsessed with your channel you honestly are the best cause you are so relatable at knowing this stuff
Ha thank you much! That's very nice of you to say! :)
No problem dude! :D
In the script for the 2005 movie the hillside battle is actually referred to as operation Thunderchild, a reference to the battleship Thunderchild that appeared in the H.G. Wells book
@pupbenny
Hey, Pupbenny, I've been watching your reviews on the different designs and depictions of the Tripods and I found them interesting and detailed.
I also wanted to point out that I may have found/theorized a possible reference to the book:
It is during the scene where the daughter discovers multiple dead bodies in the river. Now the people in the river were most likely killed by the Aliens, but it couldn't have been from their Heat Rays as we would just see their clothes only. And it is unlikely they were drained of their blood.
It is my belief and theory that those people were the victims of the Black Smoke.
Maybe they were near the river when they were attacked by the Tripods which released the Black Smoke causing them to die from it.
Now, while the movie was focusing on Tom Cruise's Character, I think that while he saw what the Tripods were capable of with the Heat Rays and Red Weed and Harvesting of Humans, others saw the Black Smoke.
After all, in a massive event like this, the main character can't be everywhere at once.
I mean, after all, in the BBC War of the Worlds, the Main Character wasn't with his wife and brother during the Tripod attack in London when they released the Black Smoke.
So, what do you think?
That's a really good observation! Yeah, it seems likely that they must've been killed by somehow. Even in the book, it takes several chapters away from the main character to say what his brother was doing instead. There's not an equivalent to that in the book where we see other parts, so it seems very possible that the tripods were using the black smoke. Very good catch!
Awesome video!
I also thought that the steeple collapsing in the intersection scene was a nod to the book, lol
Thank you, glad I'm not the only one that noticed it! :)
Great video. While not relevant to the topic, when you were talking at 12:40 about how the film was shot, I was reminded of something I read long ago of how Spielberg used footage from 9/11 as a source of inspiration on how to film the Tripods. I think it’s most apparent in the shot of the first Tripod firing the heat ray. We start at ground level as we shakily pan up to this towering figure in which death awaits. Just an interesting observation to add to the ones you talk about in your video. Great work. Excited for more!
Not so fun fact about the 2005 movie: the shots that show the tripods from an eye level perspective were inspired by disaster footage from 9/11. A big reason why Rachel and Robbie kept thinking terrorists were attacking was because canonically it would have only been 3 to 4 years after those attacks.
I always thought that if you just cut the head off the aliens in the movie and slapped tentacles at the base of the head you would essentially have the Wellsian martians
I hadn't thought about that before but yeah I see what you mean. I've never really noticed it before but they've even kind of got the 'beak' described in the book too I guess.
One of the biggest head scrathers for me was people complaining about the aliens dying from germs. I mean, where are you from? That's 100% accurate to the source material. Also, I would love to see you do a video about the tripods and their weapons in Scary Movie 3.😂
Exactly! I have a video recorded about that coming out (probably) soon (whenever I get around to editing it). I'm always baffled when people say this as a criticism of the film when it's literally what happens in the book lol. And I've been planning to do the Scary Movie tripods for a while, I love that version. I had long been planning to do them on April Fools Day, but I've got another one coming out around that time so I've pushed it back a bit.
@@pupbenny Cool. I can't wait to see those videos.
hmmm cant wait till the next video
0:05 Legends who watched the movie and had to face the girl scream all the time. 💀👍
lol!
I was one of those people.
12:56 I'm sooo glad I'm not the only one who noticed the very direct homages to old paintwork, the ferry scene also has one with the tripods razing the hill.
Personally I also think the reporter girl describing the national guard being wiped out is also referring to the bit where the artilleryman describes his unit being blown to bits. I also don't particularly mind the way the aliens look, as it reflects their design philosophy of their machines, they're pretty much just alien mechs in that sense.
One thing that does make me wonder is why the ferry scene is so different, there's no warship and the ferry is taken out shortly after leaving. Obviously its harder to translate a pre WW1 warship to a modern day equivalent due to the long range nature of modern ships, but I wonder if there was more to it than that.
My my that was probably the best.
You got the best eyes in history don’t you. I just love it i mean now im a huge fan. And um whats the name of the tripod with the egg head and one arm with the heat-ry?
Thank you! :) The egg head is what I've decided to refer to as 'The Tintin Tripod' as it first appeared in Tintin Magazine in 1946. Will have a video out about them in four days. :)
Although mostly all of it is not accurate to the book it is a kinda like seeing the 1953 wotw as the 1973 Jeff Wayne wotw and the 2005 wotw as the next generation wotw but with different machines but keeping a few lines like "once they start moving, no news comes out of that area" or "NOT MY BLOOD!", you know?
Ahhhhh, yes!!
You forgot the fact that the news lady said that the tripods come down and capsules
Do a video about all the similarities between The War of the Worlds novel to the Independence Day movie.
Been a while since I've seen it but might do that, a few people have pointed out the similarities between those films. :)
excellent video. could you cover the great martian war pseudo documentary the history channel did?
Thank you, will do eventually. :)
About a week ago I came across some videos on TH-cam of the War of the Worlds, but instead of humans it was a race of reptiles being attacked by the martians. They were black and white animations. But now I can't find them anywhere, they've just vanished into thin air. Have you seen these animations?
I'm not sure but if I hear of it I'll let you know.
Thanks, keep up the great work. This has become my number 1 channel fir War of the Worlds content
I do have more respect for the film after seeing this video. But I still don’t like how the Tripods were buried underground.
They would have to be buried pretty far down to not be detected or stumbled upon. And somehow they are able to unscrew the top of the surface and emerge after only a few minutes. Advanced or not, that is a ridiculous speed that makes no sense when given how slow the Tripods move when on the surface.
@@BBBHueyif you remember the tremors they felt before the ground began breaking, I think it was them digging their way up to the surface. And perhaps it didn’t take that long, and were already moving after the lightning strikes.
@@harvestercommander3250Even still, that's way too fast if these machines were buried that far deep. Of course the real question is how these machines even survived that long underground without being damaged by earthquakes or other geological changes.
@@BBBHuey why should it matter? This is a movie. Name one movie or book that had any kind of scientific accuracy?
It’s better not to think about it too much otherwise it would just ruin the fun of it.
@@harvestercommander3250You're probably right.
It's still just a movie and it does a good job at being scary. No argument there.
I thought the church scene was a kind of homage or a finger point to the original film movie. In the original movie the invasion troops seem to start to die after attacking a church where in the Spielberg movie a church is destroyed just before the invasion of North America begins.
I maybe in the minority but I really loved this adaptation of the novel. I am sure, contrary to what the movie characters thought, they were not already here. I could go on about that. 😉
My problem with the "War of the Worlds" novel and movies is that odds are our sicknesses and the like wouldn't effect aliens that evolved on a different world.
Considering how old the Pods are, you think the aliens would need to pull out the original operators manual?
could you please cover the 2012 animated movie War of the Worlds: Goliath
I will do eventually. :)
@@pupbenny thank you
Nice
Spielberg's film is still the best adaptation. The whole basement & red weed section is peak
I'M CALLIN IT... when you mentioned cylinders nod I CAN JUST PREDICT You're gonna talk about the whole intersection spinning slowly xddd
edit: ...we war of the worlds fans think so alike! :D
Maybe the tripods are in a vehicle of some sort which could explain how they can move so fast to the surface While also the "unscrewing" of its cylinder occurs plus the movement of the cylinder digging through the earth We could assume it could be using some advanced laser technology to essentially disintegrate. The matter above it explaining how it can move so fast to the surface.
They could also be in the machine that uses some form of drill. So that could be a reason why the ground appears to turn.
Yeah that's a good theory! There must be more to it than we're told or shown in the film.
I hope one day you talk about War of the Worlds Goliath
I intend to one day.
It's not exactly War of the Worlds, but have you ever read the Tripods novel series? I read two of them when I was very young and I thought they were sequels to the War of the Worlds. I've been thinking of rereading them after watching your WotW playlist
Actually, the 2005 movie never said they were from Mars.
I thought 2005 was a decent modern day adaption. I still wish we got a real time accurate adaption of WOTWs, BBC 2019 don't count. That was just Coronation street with aliens.
Ha, exactly! An accurate description of the BBC one.
@@pupbenny Thanks, It really did feel like some soap opera.
Question? What’s the gameplay in the background?
Old footage of one of GelatoDev's War of the Worlds versions. Not sure if it's still available.
This is stupid but does anyone think Ray’s name is a reference to the Heat-Ray?
Don’t forget odd world
What do you think the tripods looked under the ground before rising out ?
Not sure, depends if they were in a cylinder underground or not. I suppose they would've looked pretty much how they did when they rose out if so. Otherwise, I guess they would've looked the same but been covered in dirt.
@@pupbenny I guess
I mean, if they had put the martians/aliens like in the book, it wouldn't had been much of a fight.
Very true!
I also don't like the fact that the aliens have three legs, just like their Tripods. Not that any alien would have three legs, but that's like saying that humans should have wheels instead of legs because our cars have wheels. The Martian machines at least made some sense because they themselves were nothing but giant brains.
That is literally the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. You got a problem with aliens designing machines based on their own image? I say you have a problem with creativity.
And let’s not forget how different the Martians looked the 1953 adaptation.
@@harvestercommander3250I've got no problem with creativity. Just thought it was a lazy design choice.
I'm kinda surprised you didn't bring up the fact that most human made mecha in other franchises are often human-looking in appearance. And granted that's a good point.
This film was a great disappointment and quite frankly it sucked a big jobbie. That said, the BBC version sucked an even bigger jobbie thus raising signor Speilbergo's to masterpiece status.
The main inaccuracy is that its set in the present day, when the book was originally set in the near future... 😜
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While there are many good references to the book (as well as the 1953 movie), the movie still is considered a weak portrayal of War of the Worlds. The aliens were clairvoyant enough to place machines deep and safe underground for millions of years until humanity was ripe for the picking, and yet they still somehow didn't take into account that germs and bacteria would present a huge problem.
It's a level of intelligence similar to the aliens in Signs. They master spaceflight but can't break through wooden doors. And water is lethal to them, while they are invading a world that's practically 70% water.
In the book you can argue that the Martian were too overconfident. Having wiped out all disease on Mars and thinking they were immune. Or that God somehow had a hand in their defeat. Whatever the case, a small vanguard of Martian forces were sent to Earth, before their planet suddenly ceased their invasion and focusing their attention on Venus. Meaning that they somehow knew and were being cautious by sending a small and expendable expeditionary force.
I really like the movie but the things you mentioned always bothered me even as a kid .
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