No more quiet nights

"Independence Day: Resurgence" is a 2016 sequel to the classic "Independence Day" from 1996. Since the spectacular original already exists, "Resurgence" simply doesn´t have that future classic vibe. But sure, if you liked ID4, you will probably like this one, too. For starters, we get to see more of the aliens, their starships and their social structure. The crazy hippy scientist is back, and so is "the old Jewish dad". The UFO cultists are notable by their absence, though, but then, they got fried already in the first flick! A new race of aliens is introduced, which unsurprisingly turns out to be "virtual" (as in sentient super-computers of the globular kind). The weakest part of "Resurgence" are the new human characters. And yes, there seem to be some loans from "Starship Troopers"... 

A weird fact: in ID4, fictitious and clean-shaven president Whitmore says "We will not go quietly into the night". Whitmore also plays an important part in "Resurgence", where he is bearded. Now, I seem to recall that Senator Ted Cruz used those exact words at the pro-Trump rally before the faux insurrection at the Capitol in 2021. At the time, Cruz had a beard, and hence looked pretty much like Whitmore! A co-incidence? Or was the senator from Texas consciously mimicking an actor from this film?

"Independence Day: Resurgence" ends with humanity gaining knowledge about the homeworld of the Harversters, as the evil aliens are called, and it´s implied that Homo sapiens (sapiens) will one day take the struggle there, to wipe out the oversized bugs once and for all. Perhaps in 2036, we will thus see the closure of this syfy extravaganza? 

We certainly won´t go quietly into the night...