War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds is a film directed by Steven Spielberg that shows the end of humanity. In the movie, these massive machine tripod-things come out of the Earth and start destroying everything -people, buildings, houses, etc. When the first tripod came out of the Earth, it had these lasers on its arms that vaporized whatever it touched immediately. After it was gone, people assumed it was the only one and were a little relieved until they saw the news that showed the machines everywhere. The movie follows a family of a dad and his son and daughter and how they make their way to Boston where the mom is. Through the journey, we see how dangerous these things really are and how they survive. The pick up mass amounts of people and feed on them and then spray blood everywhere. It’s gross.

    It is known that these machine were put into the Earth before humans walked it, as told by the crazy guy in the cellar. Since these machines are very advanced and almost invincible, it makes you wonder how they were built such a long time ago. Aliens is the answer, but it is still crazy. I liked this film, but I felt it dragged on a tad in certain parts. It ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I think there is a sequel to it. I probably won’t watch it, though.