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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first film was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie. However, some believe that his death is a cover-up and that he's simply in hiding or on a secret mission, leaving his character free to come back if Will Smith changes his mind.
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** Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first film was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie. However, some believe that his death is a cover-up and that he's simply in hiding or on a secret mission, leaving his character free to come back if Will Smith changes hismind.mind.
** As mentioned below, Julius's arc could have created a more entertaining story than his cross-country road trip that ultimately has no impact on the main story.
** President Lanford. Her character is a {{Foil}} to former President Whitmore, who's shown to have a strong personality yet caring to those close to her like Patricia, and is hyped by the trailers to be the new 'leader' character of the movie to succeed Whitmore. [[spoiler: She makes tactical mistakes again and again and is ultimately KilledOffscreen by an alien kill squad, leaving General Adams to take over the command and Whitmore to bring himself back into the fight once again.]]
** Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first film was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie. However, some believe that his death is a cover-up and that he's simply in hiding or on a secret mission, leaving his character free to come back if Will Smith changes his
** As mentioned below, Julius's arc could have created a more entertaining story than his cross-country road trip that ultimately has no impact on the main story.
** President Lanford. Her character is a {{Foil}} to former President Whitmore, who's shown to have a strong personality yet caring to those close to her like Patricia, and is hyped by the trailers to be the new 'leader' character of the movie to succeed Whitmore. [[spoiler: She makes tactical mistakes again and again and is ultimately KilledOffscreen by an alien kill squad, leaving General Adams to take over the command and Whitmore to bring himself back into the fight once again.]]
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* SpiritualLicensee: The first trailer is making this look like the best VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown film ever.
** After the film comes out, it turns out that it could manage to be the best VideoGame/MassEffect film as well. [[spoiler: With the third act that reveals a member of another advanced, ''much'' more benign alien species that also fell victims to the aggressive aliens, and its survivors travel through the stars, guiding other species to form a resistance against the unstoppable enemy, eventually finding potential in [[HumansAreSpecial humanity]] after we succeeded in fending off the aliens' attacks [[TheDeterminator agaisnt all odds]], and chose us to be the tip of the spear to take the fight back to the enemy, [[SequelHook paving the way for our interstellar travel]]]].
** After the film comes out, it turns out that it could manage to be the best VideoGame/MassEffect film as well. [[spoiler: With the third act that reveals a member of another advanced, ''much'' more benign alien species that also fell victims to the aggressive aliens, and its survivors travel through the stars, guiding other species to form a resistance against the unstoppable enemy, eventually finding potential in [[HumansAreSpecial humanity]] after we succeeded in fending off the aliens' attacks [[TheDeterminator agaisnt all odds]], and chose us to be the tip of the spear to take the fight back to the enemy, [[SequelHook paving the way for our interstellar travel]]]].
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* SpiritualLicensee: The first trailer is making makes this look like the best VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown film ever.
** After the film comes out, it turns out that it could manage to be the best VideoGame/MassEffect film as well. [[spoiler: With the third act that reveals a member of another advanced, ''much'' more benign alien species that also fell victims to the aggressive aliens, and its survivors travel through the stars, guiding other species to form a resistance against the unstoppable enemy, eventually finding potential in [[HumansAreSpecial humanity]] after we succeeded in fending off the aliens' attacks [[TheDeterminatoragaisnt against all odds]], and chose us to be the tip of the spear to take the fight back to the enemy, [[SequelHook paving the way for our interstellar travel]]]].
** After the film comes out, it turns out that it could manage to be the best VideoGame/MassEffect film as well. [[spoiler: With the third act that reveals a member of another advanced, ''much'' more benign alien species that also fell victims to the aggressive aliens, and its survivors travel through the stars, guiding other species to form a resistance against the unstoppable enemy, eventually finding potential in [[HumansAreSpecial humanity]] after we succeeded in fending off the aliens' attacks [[TheDeterminator
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* TrappedByMountainLions: Julius' cross-country adventure does nothing to advance the plot at all.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first film was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie. However, some believe that his death is a cover-up and that he's simply in hiding or on a secret mission, leaving his character free to come back if Will Smith changes his mind.mind.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A 10 year war between African Warlords and Aliens? [[DeadpanSnarker Nope, no great story ideas there!]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A 10 year war between African Warlords and Aliens? [[DeadpanSnarker Nope, no great story ideas there!]]
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* HoYay: Dr. Brakish Okun and Dr. Isaacs from the get-go are clearly an item.
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* HoYay: Dr. Brakish Okun and Dr. Isaacs from the get-go are clearly an item. Isaacs took care of Okun's comatose body for twenty years and even attempted to knit him a sweater, and [[spoiler: Okun is devastated when Isaacs is killed by the aliens.]]
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* ContestedSequel: It's either a good movie with its moments that can hold out on its own, or it just doesn't live up to its predecessor.
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* HoYay: There's something between Dr. Brakish Okun and Dr. Isaacs. Dr. Isaacs took good care of Okun while the latter's in coma, and in the face of death, they held each other's hands. And when Dr. Isaacs died, Okun went into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the aliens, as if he had lost a lover.
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* NightmareFuel: The aliens' plan in this movie is much more horrifying, and shows that we underestimated just how much of a race of PlanetLooters they really are. Their goal is to use their WaveMotionGuns to penetrate and harvest Earth's core, turning the planet into a lifeless husk.
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* NightmareFuel: The aliens' plan in this movie is much more horrifying, and shows that we underestimated just how much of a race of PlanetLooters they really are. Their goal is to use their WaveMotionGuns WaveMotionGun to penetrate and harvest Earth's core, turning the planet into a lifeless husk.
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* NightmareFuel: The aliens' plan in this movie is much more horrifying, and shows that we underestimated just how much of a race of PlanetLooters they really are. Their goal is to use their WaveMotionGuns to penetrate and harvest Earth's core, turning the planet into a lifeless husk.
** In the beginning, we briefly see the hollowed-out remains of another planet they strip-mined in such a manner.
** In the beginning, we briefly see the hollowed-out remains of another planet they strip-mined in such a manner.
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* {{Sequelitis}}: General opinion seems to be that, while not bad or horrible, the film isn't quite as good or fun as the original film.
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* HoYay: There's something between Dr. Brakish Okun and Dr. Isaacs. Dr. Isaacs took good care of Okun while the latter's in coma, and in the face of death, they held each other's hands. And when Dr. Isaacs died, Okun went into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the aliens, as if he had lost a lover.
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** After the film comes out, it turns out that it could manage to be the best VideoGame/MassEffect film as well. [[spoiler: With the third act that reveals a member of another advanced, ''much'' more benign alien species that also fell victims to the aggressive aliens, and its survivors travel through the stars, guiding other species to form a resistance against the unstoppable enemy, eventually finding potential in [[HumansAreSpecial humanity]] after we succeeded in fending off the aliens' attacks [[TheDeterminator agaisnt all odds]], and chose us to be the tip of the spear to take the fight back to the enemy, [[SequelHook paving the way for our interstellar travel]]]].
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** Steve's enthusiastic "I have GOT to get me one of these!" while flying the attacker becomes a tad less funny after reading that he died while flying an hybrid fighter based on that ship.
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** In the second trailer it also shows that the Petronas Towers from '''Malaysia''' are also crashing into London, suggesting that '''most of Asia''' has met the same fate.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: The aliens using blaster rifles was actually established in the tie-in novel ''War in the Desert'', published at the time of the original film's release.
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* HesJustHiding: Several fans have found Hiller's death a bit suspicious as [[NeverFoundTheBody there was no body recovered]] and his aircraft disappeared. The second trailer directly stating that Hiller is dead is also seen as a bit suspect. Some people have suggested that this was purposely done to leave the door open in case Smith decides to return for a possible sequel.
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** Promo material and the second trailer reveal the true size of the ''true'' alien mothership: '''''the entire Atlantic Ocean'''''.
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** Other viewers complained that the plot is simply a rehash of the first film.
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** Other viewers complained that the plot is simply a rehash of the first film.
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** The Super Bowl trailer has ''most of Singapore'' gets lifted up from the ground. Also, the Burj Khalifa and what is implied to be '''the rest of Dubai''' comes crashing down on London, raining destruction at a scale that rivals or even tops those seen in the original film.
** The Super Bowl trailer has ''most of Singapore'' gets lifted up from the ground. Also, the Burj Khalifa and what is implied to be '''the rest of Dubai''' comes crashing down on London, raining destruction at a scale that rivals or even tops those seen in the original film.
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* BrokenBase: Will Smith not being in the movie. Some feel the movie can work fine without him but others feel him not being in it is a major detriment, to the point where some have refused to watch the film because of it.
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* BrokenBase: Will Smith not being in the movie. Some feel the movie can work fine without him but others feel him not being in it is a major detriment, to the point where some have refused to watch the film because of it. Still [[TakeAThirdOption others]], after the fiasco that was ''Film/AfterEarth'' are ''glad'' he isn't in it.
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* SpiritualLicensee: The first trailer is making this look like the best VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown film ever.
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* MemeticMutation: The trailer came out right around the same time as the penultimate episode of the Webcomic/OnePunchMan anime, which included an attack on a city by a massive alien spaceship similar to the one featured in the trailer. As such, cries of "Save us, Saitama!" could often be found in many discussion threads to do with the trailer.
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** The trailer came out right around the same time as the penultimate episode of the Webcomic/OnePunchMan anime, which included an attack on a city by a massive alien spaceship similar to the one featured in the trailer. As such, cries of "Save us, Saitama!" could often be found in many discussion threads to do with the trailer.
** Go to any comments section for the trailer and you'll see people joking that the aliens have finally installed anti-virus software.
** The trailer came out right around the same time as the penultimate episode of the Webcomic/OnePunchMan anime, which included an attack on a city by a massive alien spaceship similar to the one featured in the trailer. As such, cries of "Save us, Saitama!" could often be found in many discussion threads to do with the trailer.
** Go to any comments section for the trailer and you'll see people joking that the aliens have finally installed anti-virus software.
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* MemeticMutation: The trailer came out right around the same time as the penultimate episode of the Webcomic/OnePunchMan anime, which included an attack on a city by a massive alien spaceship similar to the one featured in the trailer. As such, cries of "Save us, Saitama!" could often be found in many discussion threads to do with the trailer.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The first trailer arrived just a week after the death of Robert Loggia, who played General Grey in the first film.
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** The first trailer arrived just a week after the death of Robert Loggia, who played General Grey in the firstfilm.film.
** It turned out to be pretty fortunate that Russell Casse was killed off in the first film, since by the time this one was made and the crew went on their grand campaign to bring back all the actors they could, Randy Quaid was a little busy being an actual crazy person, and hiding out in Canada from charges of animal abuse.
** The first trailer arrived just a week after the death of Robert Loggia, who played General Grey in the first
** It turned out to be pretty fortunate that Russell Casse was killed off in the first film, since by the time this one was made and the crew went on their grand campaign to bring back all the actors they could, Randy Quaid was a little busy being an actual crazy person, and hiding out in Canada from charges of animal abuse.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first film was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie.
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*BrokenBase: Will Smith not being in the movie. Some feel the movie can work fine without him but others feel him not being in it is a major detriment, to the point where some have refused to watch the film because of it.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first Independence Day film was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The first trailer arrived just a week after the death of Robert Loggia, who played General Grey in the first film.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first Independence Day was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Steven Hiller being killed off during the 20-year gap is this for many people as the charisma that Will Smith's character brought to the first Independence Day was one of the major highlights that people enjoyed about the original movie.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Steve Hiller's offscreen death before the film starts. It feels very much like a deliberate TakeThat at Will Smith for demanding too much money.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Steve Hiller's offscreen death before the film starts. It feels very much like a deliberate TakeThat at Will Smith for demanding too much money.
