Hardly any topic seems as threatening and fascinating at the same time as the alien invasion. For this reason, blockbusters such as ‘Independence Day’ or ‘War of the Worlds’ have succeeded not only in providing impressive spectacle, but also in telling something about primal human fears. The science fiction sound “World Invasion: Battle Against Los Angeles“, today January 19 at 10:10 PM on RTL2 can be seen, but cannot really inspire on these points.
This is what ‘World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles’ is about
What starts as a normal day in the metropolis of Los Angeles turns into a real catastrophe: interstellar marauders have found their way to Earth and want to mercilessly exterminate humanity. City after city, country after country fall victim to the alien aggressors and the people seem helpless in the inferno.
Los Angeles becomes the center of resistance against the overwhelming enemy. Hardened Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) does not want to give up the blue planet without a fight and accepts the task of strengthening the city’s defenses. Now it’s up to him and his battle-hardened team (including Michelle Rodriguez, Cory Hardrict and Ne-Yo) to somehow avert the apocalypse…
“Independence Day” for the poorest of the poor
Anyone who has a problem with a combination of blatant patriotism and militarism will definitely not enjoy “World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles.” Here people not only constantly salute the national flag, but also proudly defend their homeland with tears in their eyes. That was certainly occasionally the case in ‘Independence Day’, but Roland Emmerich could at least rely on sympathetic, recognizable characters.
As the official FIMSTARTS review makes clear, things are completely different in this case: “Roland Emmerich’s ‘Indepence Day’ may have a simple structure, but the funny, ironic plot has an emotional core that thrills the viewer. However, ‘World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles’ completely lacks this emotionality.”
Even if the action scenes in “World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles” are subordinate to a clear concept and a kind of gamer look is used, which often shows the events from the perspective of the fighters, the sci-fi actor of Jonathan Liebesman not only confusingly edited. It also forces the viewer into apathy as all the characters do is talk about each other “barked orders and patriotic platitudes” to communicate.
Author: Pascal Reis
Source : Film Starts
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