War of the worlds has always been about the terror of an advanced civilisation invading earth and the hopelessness it brings, there should be a sense of dread that remains through the entire story, humans to them are like rats that need to scurry away and hide in the cracks and crevices to survive. The novel, musical and even the Spielberg film show the themes of machines vs nature, colonialism and complete defeat better than BBC does, the tripods feel like zombies in the walking dead, only a threat when they’re needed to be by the writers, and these Martians are the most foreign to H.G.Wells original depiction, looking more like faceless ticks than something that strikes horror into its witnesses. Though this vid does give a good applause to the VFX team and they completely deserve it, while the Martians don’t look fitting the tripods look pretty damn cool and seeing how much they transformed modern filming locations into a realistic Victorian London is amazing! Wish that talent could be spread to the rest of the writing and directing team
budget constraints. So much potential and great scenes from the novel are totally absent or reduced to mere passing mentions. A real shame, started strong but fell apart at the end of the miniseries.
It doesn't make sense that a species would be able to build...ANYTHING, without digits to manipulate objects, so my big complaint is creature design. They made mindless animalistic monsters who are purely predatory with no personal behaviors or culture, and expect me to believe that they came together over time to learn how to construct spacefaring technology, mine/process/manufacture/assemble the components, communicate and coordinate for planning and actualizing operations...I don't believe for a second that this species can even fashion a single tool, has the capability to think beyond its next meal...And yet it crossed space in technology we have yet to master? Fuck that.
Well thought. You'd have to be absolute in imagination to pull logic out of this franchise. An analogy might help; You are be able to eat healthy due to the privilege of first world opportunities. But you chose to eat a burger to fill the gap of boredom created by the habit for consumption. Also these creatures might be just one little virus of a bigger organism.
that's why the aliens int the 2005 wotw are better, because they look intelligent and look like they are dangerous brutes, but more than just animals. This series had the perfect setting but imo ruined the designs or the tripods and the pilots
I loved this adaptation. I felt for these chatacters. It focused on the real sense if humanity unlike the Spielberg adaptation that was nothing more than a demo of special effects. In the end i felt nothing for the characters. In my opinion this adaptation was....brilliant! The last scene with Amy and her son was amazing. I'd love a sequel.
Whoever designed the actual martians with 3 peglegs and a straw mouth should be barred from any further production design for perpetrating such an act of bio-illogical stupidity.
I'm not going to go into various issues with the show, such as a rather heavy moralistic hand with the writing and a half-hearted attempt at 'modernising' a female character. What I did find intriguing was the design of the Martians. Someone must have been having nightmares to come up with a life-form that had a flesh and bone limb structure combined with the arched legs of a spider. Also, so many modern aliens, including those in the Spielberg adaptation, have humanoid features- to choose to design a creature with no discernable features other than telescopic mouthparts was a bold move, making these Martians utterly alien. To then have them showing human like emotions (like the one grieving for its dead mate in the courtyard scene) makes their presence even more impactful!
@@slenderbenji They seemed a lot more.. organic if that’s the right word, they moved around like a giant insect. I thought it was interesting but I think a more Victorian style of fighting machine would have been better tone wise.
While many didn't like it because a beloved character dies in the end, I thought it was very well acted and done with originality. The FX were absolutely incredible. The main part I didn't like was killing off the kid. Come on guys, a little adorable biracial kid holding her teddy bear being crunched and having her innards liquefied and sucked out? A bit much.
Bro in the water part, i wish i was there, imagine how cool it would be.
War of the worlds has always been about the terror of an advanced civilisation invading earth and the hopelessness it brings, there should be a sense of dread that remains through the entire story, humans to them are like rats that need to scurry away and hide in the cracks and crevices to survive.
The novel, musical and even the Spielberg film show the themes of machines vs nature, colonialism and complete defeat better than BBC does, the tripods feel like zombies in the walking dead, only a threat when they’re needed to be by the writers, and these Martians are the most foreign to H.G.Wells original depiction, looking more like faceless ticks than something that strikes horror into its witnesses.
Though this vid does give a good applause to the VFX team and they completely deserve it, while the Martians don’t look fitting the tripods look pretty damn cool and seeing how much they transformed modern filming locations into a realistic Victorian London is amazing! Wish that talent could be spread to the rest of the writing and directing team
Why wasn't all these cool shots of the tripods in London actually in the show ?
budget constraints. So much potential and great scenes from the novel are totally absent or reduced to mere passing mentions. A real shame, started strong but fell apart at the end of the miniseries.
Those were concept art (I think you’re referring to those shots)
It doesn't make sense that a species would be able to build...ANYTHING, without digits to manipulate objects, so my big complaint is creature design. They made mindless animalistic monsters who are purely predatory with no personal behaviors or culture, and expect me to believe that they came together over time to learn how to construct spacefaring technology, mine/process/manufacture/assemble the components, communicate and coordinate for planning and actualizing operations...I don't believe for a second that this species can even fashion a single tool, has the capability to think beyond its next meal...And yet it crossed space in technology we have yet to master?
Fuck that.
Well thought. You'd have to be absolute in imagination to pull logic out of this franchise. An analogy might help; You are be able to eat healthy due to the privilege of first world opportunities. But you chose to eat a burger to fill the gap of boredom created by the habit for consumption.
Also these creatures might be just one little virus of a bigger organism.
that's why the aliens int the 2005 wotw are better, because they look intelligent and look like they are dangerous brutes, but more than just animals. This series had the perfect setting but imo ruined the designs or the tripods and the pilots
@@pogo5909dangerous brutes? A man could kill one with bare hands.
Never heard of the brutes from halo series?
Exactly they look like they can only doggy walk and they are missing hands too
I loved this adaptation. I felt for these chatacters. It focused on the real sense if humanity unlike the Spielberg adaptation that was nothing more than a demo of special effects. In the end i felt nothing for the characters. In my opinion this adaptation was....brilliant! The last scene with Amy and her son was amazing. I'd love a sequel.
Whoever designed the actual martians with 3 peglegs and a straw mouth should be barred from any further production design for perpetrating such an act of bio-illogical stupidity.
i love it you if you look at all of thes moves thay kood be telling us sumthing and you see all uv thees things come to lief come thru beand rell
I'm not going to go into various issues with the show, such as a rather heavy moralistic hand with the writing and a half-hearted attempt at 'modernising' a female character. What I did find intriguing was the design of the Martians. Someone must have been having nightmares to come up with a life-form that had a flesh and bone limb structure combined with the arched legs of a spider. Also, so many modern aliens, including those in the Spielberg adaptation, have humanoid features- to choose to design a creature with no discernable features other than telescopic mouthparts was a bold move, making these Martians utterly alien. To then have them showing human like emotions (like the one grieving for its dead mate in the courtyard scene) makes their presence even more impactful!
Modernising a female character? There was no female character to begin with. The wife just barely was there on the book.
@@rapatacush3d u d e
Damn everyone in the street will be amazed
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The Martian still look like the gonarch form half life
may i please ask, where did you get that model?
They made it for the show
The pace was way way too slow...
Why do the good ones never get the Credit because they have talent
Yeah I don’t know why the bbc war of the worlds got so much hate
@@darracqboyBecause it’s more of a romance story than a war of the worlds story.
Focuses too much on the boring romance story between George and Amy.
@@mrlime9526 this tbh
@@mrlime9526 the tripods are also weird
@@slenderbenji They seemed a lot more.. organic if that’s the right word, they moved around like a giant insect.
I thought it was interesting but I think a more Victorian style of fighting machine would have been better tone wise.
BBC tripod?
Yes
While many didn't like it because a beloved character dies in the end, I thought it was very well acted and done with originality. The FX were absolutely incredible. The main part I didn't like was killing off the kid. Come on guys, a little adorable biracial kid holding her teddy bear being crunched and having her innards liquefied and sucked out? A bit much.
Then again that's real life for ya anyone can die at anytime its just the way it is lol
i mean thats what the martians do suck the organs or blood out bc they need food
thanks for spoilering! ***
Nobody liked it because of the shoehorned romance, when in the book the guy was all by himself most of the time.
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wait there is a new war of the worlds?
Yes, please read the video description
the show isnt as good as this looks (infact very different)
i mean the first parts
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Great opportunity for the BBC to do something amazing as they promised. We see the result which is horrible.
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Mecha BBC?
This show sucked.
Agreed lol, 2005 movie is WAY better
@@Aardvarky_ agreed
@@Aardvarky_100%
Worst adaptation EVER....superb vfx though
Are you mad bc of this?
@datgoodgemini mad? Naaaaa....its tv. It's a shame though. Could have been brilliant.
@@lepterfirefallI like the tripod design tho