Culture news This sci-fi film with Will Smith blew away the box office with more than $800 million: it's free on TF1+
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Certain films have the power to leave their mark on people's minds and remain there forever. A Hollywood production belonging to the genre of science fiction with Will Smith in the title role “literally” had the effect of a bomb when it was released in the cinema. 28 years later, it is available for free on TF1+.
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Independence Day on TF1+
The sci-fi film that brings us together today is known worldwide for a particular scene of destruction. Orchestrated by the “master of disaster” (“master of disaster” in French), Independence Day destroys nothing less than the White House in a sequence that has gone down in history. In 1996, Roland Emmerich imagined a global alien invasion that blew up the box office and amazed critics and the general public upon its release.
During its only theatrical release, Independence Day directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich collects 817.4 million US dollars at the box office for a modest budget of 75 million (excluding marketing costs). Even at that time, the filmmaker of German origin was not making his first attempt. 2 years earlier, he surprised moviegoers with Stargate. Subsequently, R. Emmerich directed the much-maligned Godzilla, the historical The Patriot: The Road to Freedom, but also the apocalyptic “trilogy” The Day After Tomorrow (2004), 2012 (2009) and Moonfall (2022).
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Independence Day, which propelled Will Smith to international stardom, Roland Emmerich is offering a sequel to fans of the first film. Unfortunately, Independence Day: Resurgence was received coldly by the press and spectators. With a box office score of 389.7 million US dollars for a budget of 165 million, this film is considered a failure by the Hollywood industry.
Here is the synopsis of Independence Day:
July 2nd. The SETI Research Center detects a very powerful radar signal coming from the Moon. A gigantic spaceship five hundred and fifty kilometers in diameter has just arrived. Strange atmospheric phenomena blur satellite images and the White House is alerted. Shortly after, major American cities and the capitals of the world saw their skies obscured by alien ships twenty-five kilometers in diameter coming from the sides of the mother ship. President Whitmore refuses to panic and tries in vain to contact the aliens. Meanwhile, David Levinson, a computer genius working for cable television, receives a message sent by the Aliens and understands that it is a countdown. July 3. Helped by his father Julius, he rushes towards Washington, encountering thousands of fugitives on the way. – TF1+
Watch Independence Day for free on TF1+ until May 6, 2024
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