Trivia: The scene where Will Smith climbs aboard the crashed craft ("Welcome to Earth") was accomplished by using forced perspective, an in-camera technique that is as old as cinema. The ship is much closer to the camera than Will is, but it gives the illusion he is climbing aboard this massive craft. The technique is also used elsewhere in the film but this is one of the best examples.
manthabeat
7th Jul 2024
Independence Day (1996)
9th May 2004
Independence Day (1996)
Trivia: The movie the kids in the RV are watching (in the beginning) is The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), one of many references to alien science fiction in this film. (00:09:55)