Questions tagged [independence-day]

1996 Science Fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich. Mankind fights back against an alien invasion on July 4th.

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Crop duster to F/A-18 Pilot - how feasible?

In the movie Independence Day, one of the characters ends up saving the day by flying an F/A-18 fighter jet into the Alien Mothership. That character's only previous experience flying was crop-dusting with a small crop-dusting plane (and we can…
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What is the significance of the flashing lights?

In ID4 (Independence Day), there are 3 helicopters sent up to greet the alien craft. One of the copters is fitted with a set of light panels that flash the lights in a specific pattern/sequence. What is the significance of this? Is this something…
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Kardashev scale of alien civilization in Independence Day?

The Kardashev scale is a way of measuring a hypothetical civilization's ability to harness energy. This scale has always made me think about the movie Independence Day (1996), my favorite example of a villainous alien civilization. Dr. Okun claims…
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