War Of The Worlds Comparison

“War of the Worlds” a science fiction by H.G wells published in 1898. This book was recreated in several different versions overtime, each one was considered the modern version of its time period. The first recreation was the nineteen- thirty-eight radio broadcast. Looking at that now from our eyes, a radio broadcast would be a very unusual way to publicizes a theatrical event. Although, you have to take in consideration, the time period, which then radios were probably advanced technology. Following the radio broadcast there was the Nineteen-fifty-three movie version. Comparing it to the nineteen-thirty-eights version, which it just being audio, the nineteen-fifty-three is much more advances, for they have visual and colored images, as well

This recreation was through a radio broadcast, you may think why didn’t they use Tv’s? in that time Tv’s were very recently created, so then most people might not have had them, for just like anything when its brand new, it is most expensive, so they used radios. October 30, 1938, is when the broadcast occurred, in which it was said thirty million people were tuned into their radios that day. The elements used to retell the story seemed very real, if not known at that time it was a fiction recreation you might have believed that the “alien invasion” was actually occurring. They broadcast first reeled you in with some new discovers that they had from Mars, which then they cut in with a breaking news story. A meteor which landed in a farmer’s back yard. This then led to the Martians coming out of the meteor which being described as having a v- shaped mouth with saliva dripping from it and black eyes. This interpretation of an alien is very different from the one we think of now such as little green men with big black eyes. With the Alien escaping the thought to be meteor they attacked the world. Which as of versions today of an Alien doesn’t necessary have to be the bad character. Aside from the appearance and actions of the alien the events of what was actually happening in the real word were also taken into play of the

With one of the scenes in the broadcast it was said that some men could get inside of the machine and take It over, turn it against the Martians, then the individual followed with “we’d turn it on men. We’d bring everybody to their knees.” This indication may show the sense of power and control that was missed in the depression, for in that time it was everyone fend for themselves for the things that they trusted for so long had failed them. Although they didn’t’ fulfill this plan the resemblance of seeking revenge and taking control was