Steven Spielberg's alien film Disclosure Day
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BOTTOM LINE A summery sci-fi thriller, and a close encounter with classic-era Spielberg. "Disclosure Day" begins with a character clutching a backpack full of hard drives, introduces a glowing device of unearthly power,
War of the Worlds was an obvious and devastating response to the carnage of 9/11, updating the classic novel to a modern-day depiction of a society coming undone in the face of an apocalyptic alien invasion.
It's an invigorating chase thriller, but where Spielberg once seemed to be leading the culture, he's now following decades of lore and mythology.
