• NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    27
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    11 hours ago

    The first “War of the world’s” movie from 1953.

    It’s based on a genius, but quite challenging science fiction novel.

    I am sure the people in 1953 liked the movie.

    When you watch it today, after you have already seen Spielberg’s version from 2005, then it feels like they were way ahead of their time in 1953 (and you would never believe anyway that the book was written even back in 1898).

        • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          6
          ·
          3 hours ago

          It was read like a news broadcast and many people were unaware it was a fictional reading. The story was re-written for this radio broadcast to sound like a news report and caused mass hysteria.

          But the truth is, that’s the fictional story. It’s all hyperbole and a bunch of newspapers at the time ran with it, to have some fun and sell some papers. There was never any mass hysteria as reported. No one killed themselves thinking aliens were invading, the broadcast was only listened to by 2% of the US, and everyone was aware it was fake. It was a regular type of thing on this radio program.

          https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/

    • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      10 hours ago

      One of the many little details I love about that movie is Pacific Tech, the university where scientists studied the alien hardware. I noticed they used that as the name of the college in Real Genius. Apparently it’s has been in many movies and tv shows.