Yes: Independence Day is first and foremost a blockbuster action flick, with clear and uncomplicated "good guys" and "bad guys"…so deep symbols aren't exactly its thing. But that's the great thin...

Dylan and PatriciaTo paraphrase Whitney Houston, we believe that children are our future.And the cute little tykes in Independence Day most definitely symbolize that "tomorrow" that all the adults...

The film starts out with a shot of a plaque left on the moon to commemorate the first moonwalk in 1969—you know, that huge step for mankind. Well, that whole history takes on an ominous undertone...