When it comes to the story and script, I think the story could have been good if the script wasn’t so terribly written and the characters weren’t so poorly developed. The special effects shouldn’t have to drive the movie, the story and characters should.
But for me the eye-candy can only go so far, for me the main meat of whether or not I enjoy a film comes down to story and character because that’s the backbone of a strong movie. It definitely delivered some spectacular eye-candy. I know some of you will be like, “I don’t go to see these kinds of movies for the acting.” And I get that, this is a big budget film full of awesome special effects! There were aspects of the film that were cool to look at, I’ll give it that. These actors just don't have that "wow" factor. Smith is also a solid actor that has the powerful onscreen presence and talent to actually lead the film. This sequel attempted that but the way it was done and the way the characters were portrayed by the actors was so poor that it just didn’t work. Will Smith was so damn entertaining in the first movie he was an incredibly likable and fun character and that film took time to let the audience build a relationship with him. There’s was absolutely no emotional investment in ANY of the characters! There was also no color to their personalities - they were boring monotone characters the whole time! They were supposed to help lead this movie but I couldn't care less about these characters, which is a problem because you’re supposed to care about them! You’re supposed to care when one of their loved ones dies, but I didn’t. Then there were the new characters like Liam Hemsworth’s Jake Morrison and Jessie T. I know Mae Whitman was a little heartbroken that she wasn’t asked to come back to reprise her role as the President’s daughter Patricia Whitmore, but I think she dodged a bullet and she’s better off not having been in this crapfest. How in the hell do you make Jeff Goldblum boring!? Emmerich found a way. I thought for sure Goldblum would at least be the saving grace of this movie, but he was boring. I felt nothing for them - it’s like they were all empty shells of their former selves. But nope, Emmerich ruined the characters that he created. With Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, and Brent Spiner all reprising their roles, I thought it would be fun to see their characters back in action. I’m surprised some of the other original actors came back to reprise their roles. No wonder Will Smith didn’t want to have anything to do with the sequel! The guy knew it was going to be shit. Mark Hamill and His Return of the Jedi Prop Lightsaber Reunite in Pop Culture Quest Clipįans like myself waited over twenty years for a sequel to Independence Day and I felt like we were given an utter piece of crap.
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