The War of the Worlds

I assume that you are referring to the rock musical by Jeff Wayne as oppose to the novel, in which the Narrator invents no song at all! The song given in the rock album is more of a theme tune to the loss of His girlfriend Carrie than one that is made up by He himself- it is called 'Forever Autumn' and was sung by Justin Heywood from The Moody Blues. It got into the pop charts in the Summer of 1978, soon after the album was released.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel written by H.G. Wells in 1898. The story is about the adventures of two brothers in London and the countryside around London as Earth is invaded by Martians.

The War of the Worlds story by Orson Welles remains popular over 100 years later due to its innovative presentation as a radio drama that blurred the lines between news and fiction, causing widespread panic during its original broadcast in 1938. The enduring appeal also lies in its exploration of themes such as fear, mass media manipulation, and humanity's vulnerability in the face of the unknown.

Dakota Fanning played the little girl in the movie.

Gabriel Byrne plays the character Robby in the movie "War of the Worlds."

Basically most people thought it was real and acted accordingly. The program was aired on the on Halloween in 1938 on local American radio networks.

Part of the program involved "news flashes", which were taken literally by many causing panic amongst some people who had tuned in late to the program and didn't realise it was a dramatization.

To put it into perspective this was the time between the First World War (1914-1918) and immediately prior to the Second World War (1939-1945); tensions between European nations were high and America was trying to stay out of what was considered an inevitable world war.

The story was based on a martian invasion of Earth by the author HG Wells, and was produced by the soon to be famous Orson Wells.

See related link for more information.

In War of the Worlds (2005), the use of handheld camera shots and tight framing during intense action scenes creates a sense of chaos and immediacy, reflecting the characters' desperation and fear. Wide shots showing vast destruction emphasize the overwhelming scale of the alien invasion, reinforcing the characters' sense of powerlessness. Low-angle shots looking up at the towering alien tripods convey the characters' awe and terror in the presence of such advanced technology.

"War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells was published in 1898. The story is set in the late 19th century in England.

No, Jared Leto did not appear in the movie "War of the Worlds." That film, directed by Steven Spielberg, starred Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. Jared Leto is known for his roles in movies like "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Suicide Squad."

One metaphor in War of the Worlds is the comparison of the Martians to a predatory species that preys on humanity, seen in Chapter 7 when the narrator describes them as "vampire, giant crab and spider." Another metaphor is the parallel between the Martians' invasion and the destructive capabilities of technology, evident throughout the novel as technology is shown as both innovative and threatening, like in Chapter 6 with the description of the Heat-Ray as a "burning beam of light."

The first edition of the popular novel in publication for over 100 years was not illustrated, however here they are from the novel-

From the HG Well's novel- (the vessels or craft) -

"Seen nearer, the Thing was incredibly strange, for it was no mere insensate machine driving on its way. Machine it was, with a ringing metallic pace, and long, flexible, glittering tentacles (one of which gripped a young pine-tree) swinging and rattling about its strange body. It picked its road as it went striding along, and the brazen hood that surmounted it moved to and fro with the inevitable suggestion of a head looking about. Behind the main body was a huge mass of white metal like a gigantic fisherman's basket, and puffs of green smoke squirted out from the joints of the limbs as the monster swept by me. And in an instant it was gone."

One of the earliest renderings to appear ( tripod craft) and be included in later book editions can be seen here- link 1.

The H.G. Well's Martian (Dominant):

Octopus-like creature, head 4' across having (2) eyes, w/2 arm whips having 8 tentacles each surrounding the beak mouth. The ear, a simple membrane in the back of the head is useless in our atmosphere.

Fan conception of primary Martian's appearance based on Well's description-link 2

H. G. Well's Martian 2 (possible secondary species):

Evidence of a second race of Martians dead upon Earth arrival was found in one or more of the craft. these were more Earth-like humanoids in appearance and presumed used as a food supply by the dominant Martians.

It is possible the are not native to Mars and are similar to the Selenite's as described in Well's First Men in the Moon and some speculate inspired today's "grey's" martian stereotype depiction.

1938 Radio Broadcast-

Note similar description was used by Orson Welles in the infamous Martian radio broadcast which was simply an adaption of the novel but was not exactly the same. The radio broadcast was 1 hour and although the hoax is revealed at the end it created quite a hysteria when first heard. There were reports of people shooting at water towers thinking they were Martian Tripods.

Much of this is is New Jersey where the trouble starts on a remote farm, however points in VA and NY are also mentioned.

Radio Broadcast (craft/vessel(s))

*Described as tripods-towering above the trees

*A canopy mentioned is mentioned at some points in story that appeared to be unscrewed when opened

*Metallic

*Equipped with heat ray

*Not invincible as some machines were damaged by US forces

Radio Broadcast Martian description -(follows)

(upon emergence as stated by a "reporter") note the beak Well's described is now a pair of lips.

"Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a grey snake. Now it's another one...and another. they look like tentacles to me. There, i can see the thing's body. It's large as a bear and glistens like wet leather..but that face-it's it's it's indescribable. I can hardly force myself to keep looking at it. The eyes are black and gleam like a serpent. the mouth is v-shaped with saliva dripping from rimless lips that seem to quiver and pulsate".

The Martians seemed to initially try walking in our gravity but were not adept at it in this version, hence traveling in their tripod-casings.

At the end of the broadcast the Martian's skin is described as brown, when fallen Martians are being preyed upon by scavenger birds.

Martians still fall due to Earth's bacteria.

War of the Worlds composed by Jeff Wayne (Musical)-1978

This was a stylized musical version of the Mars invasion like the radio broadcast by Orson Wells from composer Jeff Wayne that has been popular in the UK for 23 years as of this date that is continually discovered by new fans worldwide. First released in 1978 on LP, it was re released in 2005 and 2010, and is now it is available on DVD for fans that wish to see it performed live.

With content from Elton John's song writer, voice over narration by notable actor Richard Burton with music to convey moods throughout the story by a full orchestra, it spawned several hits like The Who's Tommy, The Wall, the Wiz, and similar anthology albums.

Much of this invasion takes place in the United Kingdom, with several cities noted throughout the story. Tripods even venture into the water to destroy a ship.

*The Martian tripods have a battle cry created by a chorus in this version-"Ulah".

Pal movie (craft/vessels) see 4th link

The most well known movie had a different depiction of the Martian craft- George Pal's War of the Worlds in 1953 however to be true to the novel the craft generally had 3 legs or was a tripod. Pal simply used green lights to make the craft hover eliminating the legs and gave the craft a manta ray shape vs a cylinder or spherical.

*also had heat ray to disintegrate humans with Electric Guitar sound effects.

Pal Movie martians-link 5 for image

the Martian's depicted in the infamous pal movie were simple creatures with no discernible legs but had a short "trunk-like body about waist high. They had two disproportionately long arms having only 3 fingers on each slender hand with suction cups. Shoulders were highly muscular with large biceps abutting the "head sphere". They had an unusual tri-colored lens eye like the apparatus on their machine bodies or craft. Skin appeared reddish like Mars itself.

War of the Worlds remake (2005)

Starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning

Vessels/Craft-link 6

True to the original concept but streamlined into a tortoise shell shaped body with additional appendages.

Martians-link 6

Martians themselves were more insectoid in appearance and have a resemblance more to those from Independence Day movie starring Will Smith

The song playing during the ferry scene in War of the Worlds is "Little Deuce Coupe" by The Beach Boys.

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The tagline "They're already here" is from the 2005 science fiction film "War of the Worlds" directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise. It is a modern adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel.

There are six different worlds in the original Locoroco game. Each world is uniquely themed with its own set of levels and challenges for players to explore and overcome.

A team of scientists discover something odd--every 24 hours, around midnight, for 10 nights, something shoots towards earth. When they land on earth, one by one, every 24 hours, 'Martians' come out of them. Now it's a war between the Martians and the humans, the fight for survival and the earth.

The resolution of "War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells is that the Martians are defeated not by human weapons, but by Earth's bacteria and microbes to which they have no immunity. This highlights the unexpected vulnerability of the seemingly advanced alien invaders.

by giving hints about events in the story that have already happend

The theme-APEX

In chapters 1-4 of War of the Worlds, we see the Martians' advanced technology and weaponry overpowering humans, showcasing their evolution as a superior species. The Martians' evolutionary adaptation to their environment allows them to survive and thrive on Earth, highlighting the theme of evolution in both a biological and technological sense. Additionally, the humans' struggle for survival and their attempts to adapt demonstrate the theme of evolution through the concept of natural selection and the survival of the fittest.

In the book War of the Worlds, the horse the narrator borrowed ultimately becomes too frightened by the Martians and their heat ray, throwing the narrator off and galloping away. The fate of the horse is not explicitly stated in the book.

War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, grossed over $591 million worldwide.

"At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. And early in the twentieth century came the great disillusionment."

It is basically saying the animals are stupid to us and we are stupid to the "aliens". Everyone realized that instead of the "aliens" being inferior to us and needing to be saved by us, we were inferior to the aliens and in analogy form:

Animals:Humans Humans:Aliens

Orson Welles formed the Mercury Theatre in the late thirties, and this group performed The War of the Worlds for radio in 1938. He made many movies in his career, the first of which was Citizen Kane, widely considered the greatest movie of all time.