H.G. Wells according to Wikipedia was a pacifist. Speilberg was being true to the original book by putting a pacifist spin on it all. That is why we see that the military and anyone who acts against the aliens, suceeds only in making things worse. H.G. Wells plot device of having the aliens undone by bacteriaits there just to make pacifism a plausible philosophy. The message is when the conqueror comes, just run away and hide. And in time everything will work out. But its a curious message for someone of Speilbergs Jewish background. His people were being systematicly being exterminated by the invader. Does he really believe that the message of his filmthat pacifism is the best wayis a great truth?

I let it off becasue it's a quote directly from the book which was written in a more religious time but I know what you mean, it's incredibly silly in the modern world.

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Yes, Martians, you retard. Read the book. "Book One: The Coming Of The Martians". How does it feel to show the world that you're an ignorant fool?

"Martians"? ROFLMAO! Are you retarded?

But Morgan Freeman IS God.

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT

Exactly my thoughts. The part about God triggered my atheistic ass like hell. Should have been replaced by "nature" or otherwise circumvented and left for audiences' interpretation based on whatever they believe in.

Yes, I know. I've seen the 1953 version and the explanation there was acceptable for the times. But in 2005 it seems anachronistic to say "god" "put" bacteria and viruses on Earth.
I'm referring to the theological views here. Freeman should've said that organisms which evolved on Earth built tolerance for each other whereas the Martians did not evolve to tolerate these foreign organism and hence succumbed and that would've made for a better explanation - simply removing the entire god angle.

The germs-to-the-rescue ending, and the ending narration, were present in the 1953 version. It's also in the H. G. Wells novel.

The story is king.

Well what kind of an argument/reply can you expect from a religious person? They have no arguments.
Yo momma

Keep crying troll.

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Do you even know the meaning of the word troll?
People like you are the problem - apparently no one else can have an opposing opinion without being called trolls or things like that.

Sure troll sure.