Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- The film is very much an ensemble affair. Why do you think they avoided fully investing in one protagonist?
- Do the love plots work, or are they just a "distraction from the action"?
- Do you think Independence Day should have focused more on stories outside of the U.S., given that this was a worldwide conflict with the alien-types? Why or why not?
- Why do you think they waited so long to do a sequel (from 1996 to 2016)? Why 2016?
- On a related note: Do you find the original film dated? How is the sequel different? The same?
- Which of the characters learns the biggest lesson? Or rather: which of the human characters learns the biggest lesson. (The aliens learn that you do not want to mess with Will "Welcome To Earth" Smith.)