History Film / IndependenceDayResurgence

* BeardOfSorrow: Former President Whitmore has grown one in the past twenty years. On top of that, he mentions that (after his brief MindRape in the first film) he can still hear the alien voices.

%%* BeardOfSorrow: Former President Whitmore has grown one in the past twenty years.

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://www.warof1996.com/ War of 1996]] website, which updates viewers about what has been going on for the last 20 years since the first alien invasion. It also details exactly which cities were destroyed in the invasion. Basically, over 108 cities were reduced to rubble, ranging from megacities like Tokyo and Shenyang, to medium-cities like Hamburg and Liverpool, to even ''Mogadishu'' and ''Pyongyang''. In addition, America actually had ''four'' destroyers; the fourth initially attacked San Francisco.

It has been twenty years since the aliens came and nearly destroyed mankind. Now, humanity has reverse-engineered their technology, preparing for the day when they would come back. That day is now.

-->"Well, that's definitely... bigger than the last one."

* ETGaveUsWiFi: In addition to acquiring shields and energy weapons, studying the alien technology has granted humanity touchscreen smartphones, bladeless fans, and aerial drones.

* AlternateHistory: Naturally, since the world wasn't invaded by aliens in 1996, world events throughout the 21st century have been drastically altered. Humanity has enjoyed an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity brought on by the unity of a common alien foe, avoiding most of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror significant conflicts]] of the early 21st century, and the technology recovered from the invasion spearheaded the early development of things like smartphones and drones. The Earth Space Defense initiative is established, and the world's militaries are improved with alien weaponry, and humans have established colonies throughout the Solar System. All in all, humanity seems to be doing very well for itself... until ''they come back''.

* ETGaveUsWiFi: In addition to more blatant Sci-fi devises such as shields and energy weapons, studying the alien technology has granted humanity touchscreen smartphones, bladeless fans, and aerial drones.

* TheRemnant: Alien survivors from a ship that crashed in the African Congo during the War of 1996 have been fighting a guerilla war with human soldiers for almost twenty years.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The look on David Levinson's face when he sees the aliens' new mothership.
-->"Well, that's definitely...bigger than the last one."

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://www.warof1996.com/ War of 1996]] website, which updates viewers about what has been going on for the last 20 years since the first alien invasion. It also details exactly which cities were destroyed in the invasion. Basically, over 108 cities were reduced to rubble, ranging from megacities like Tokyo and Hamburg to even ''Mogadishu'' and ''Pyongyang''.

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://www.warof1996.com/ War of 1996]] website, which updates viewers about what has been going on for the last 20 years since the first alien invasion. It also details exactly which cities were destroyed in the invasion. Basically, over 108 cities were reduced to rubble, ranging from megacities like Tokyo to even ''Mogadishu'' and ''Pyongyang''.

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://www.warof1996.com/ War of 1996]] website, which updates viewers about what has been going on for the last 20 years since the first alien invasion. It also details exactly which cities were destroyed in the invasion.

%%* SequelEscalation: The aliens are back, and the stakes are much higher now.

* AscendedExtra: Steve's son Dylan, now grown, plays a major role in the film's plot.
* BeardOfSorrow: Former President Whitmore has grown one in the past twenty years.

* CoolPlane: The T4 Global Defender.

* OhCrap: The looks on everyone's faces when they see that the aliens are back.

* SequelEscalation: The aliens are back, and the stakes are much higher now.

* AlternateHistory: Naturally, since the world wasn't invaded by aliens in 1996, world events throughout the 21st century have been drastically altered. Humanity has enjoyed an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity brought on by the unity of a common alien foe, avoiding most of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror significant conflicts]] of the early 21st century, and the technology recovered from the invasion spearheaded the early development of things like smartphones and drones. The Earth Space Defense initiative is established, and the world's militaries are improved with alien weaponry, and humans have established colonies throughout the Solar System. All in all, humanity *seems* to be doing very well for itself... until ''they come back''.

* SettlingTheFrontier: Space colonies have been established on and around the Moon, Mars, and Saturn with the reverse-engineered alien technology.

* AlternateHistory: Naturally, since the world wasn't invaded by aliens in 1996, world events throughout the 21st century have been drastically altered. Humanity has enjoyed an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity brought on by the unity of a common alien foe, avoiding most of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror significant conflicts]] of the early 21st century, and the technology recovered from the invasion spearheaded the early development of things like smartphones and drones. The Earth Space Defense initiative is established, and the world's militaries are improved with alien weaponry. All in all, humanity *seems* to be doing very well for itself... until ''they come back''.

* RankUp: David Levinson has been the commander-in-chief of Earth's defenses for the last twenty years, overseeing efforts to reverse-engineer the aliens' technology in order to prepare for the next attack.

* AlternateHistory: Naturally, since the world wasn't invaded by aliens in 1996, world events throughout the 21st century have been drastically altered. In this timeline, humanity has reverse-engineered alien technology to develop a comprehensive planetary defense system, and most of the world's military resources have been committed to preventing and fighting back against another alien invasion in the future.

''They're coming back.''

* UnitedNationsIsASuperpower: Since the attack, it appears that the UN has become the governing body and defense force of mankind.

* UnitedNationsIsASuperpower: Since the attack, it appears that the UN has become the governing and defense body of mankind.

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://www.warof1996.com/ War of 1996]] website, which updates viewers about what has been going on for the last 20 years since the first alien invasion.

* RankUp: David Levinson has been the commander-in-chief of Earth's defenses, overseeing efforts to reverse-engineer the aliens' technology in order to prepare for the next attack.

-->"Well, that's definitely...bigger than the last one."

The sequel to Film/IndependenceDay.

* ETGaveUsWiFi: In addition to more blatant Sci-fi devises such as shields and energy weapons, syudying the alien technology has granted humanity touchscreen smartphones, bladeless fans, and aerial drones.