So, here I am... watching one of my favorite classics of the 1990s - Independence Day. For those of you who don't remember, this was a film headlined with actors such as Will Smith, Vivica Fox, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, etc.I figured since I have no running water for a shower right now, what better way to veer off the usual course of my blog topics by pointing something out very interesting in this movie. So anyway, aliens pay us a visit and end up threatening the entire world with technology that is far more advanced than ours.
The United States of America loses three of its most famous cities in the first wave of obliterations: Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. Above, the mighty Empire State Building was no match for the alien ship's primary weapon.To the right, the U.S. White House was shattered into burning splinters shortly thereafter... and we even get to see the spreading destruction reach the U.S. Capitol Building and almost claim the life of President Whitmore as he zips away in Air Force One.
Now, as we watched what we thought to be an impossible scenario unfold -- a scene of destruction and chaos, terrorists in the real world were plotting to carry out a heinous attack on two out of three cities that we witnessed being destroyed in Independence Day... New York City, and Washington, D.C. Five years later, 9/11 would happen.. and change the world.
So, I watched just before the attacks happened, David Levenson (portrayed by Jeff Goldblum) makes the drive to Washington, D.C. and ultimately gives the President some life-saving information. As they boarded Marine One, he opens his laptop, which he synchronized with a hidden alien countdown signal. Pictured to the left, this is the time remaining until the attacks would be carried out. The time was running for a second or two on the movie, so I freeze-framed it and snapped a photo for a bit of blog fodder...Makes you go hmmmmmmmmm.... could this be what gave the terrorists an idea of using 9/11 as a date to attack the United States?
An interesting theory. I am more amazed at how much the media has taken 9/11 and used it to sale newspapers, magazines, and some companies now use it to sell tshirts, etc. as though it were a national holiday or where would you on this date type of sales pitch. Talk about capitalism at its most wretched point. That is merely my personal opinion however. Is that still allowed in the United States I wonder.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not allowed by a homosexual. You are under arrest, Constant Motion.
ReplyDeleteBut doesn't the fact that Sean Penn won an Oscar for "Milk" vindicate me in some homogenized manner? But back to 9/11, I cannot help but wonder, aside from your blog's suggestion of Independence Day and the terrorists perhaps having viewed the movie beforehand, what if the date had been any other day? 8/14 or a Friday the 13th? April Fools Day? Then again, there is NO good day for a terrorist attack in any country on any given day. Do I believe it'll happen again? I guess that depends on a sequel. Independence Day 2 anyone?
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