Independence Day — What Makes it So Great

Listen to our podcast episode featuring Lindsay Ellis in which we dive deeper into Independence Day: http://bit.ly/2UZhkqd Most disaster movies are comprised of boring characters, uninteresting antagonists, and a ton of so-what deus-ex-machina action scenes. Independence Day manages to avoid these pitfalls and succeed where most movies fall short, making it a memorable and exciting film 20 years after its release. On the eve of the release of its sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, I examine a few techniques that the screenplay for ID4 executes well. Support LFTS: http://patreon.com/LFTScreenplay LFTS Merch: https://standard.tv/collections/lfts Twitter: http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeltuckerla/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessonsfromthescreen… Website: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/ Check out all the screenwriting books we use as resources: https://kit.co/LFTS/screenwriting-books Translate this video into your