the War of the worlds is a novel written in 1898 by H.G. Wells. It is one of the first works of Science-fiction. It slices on the optimism of the time when one saw in the red planet the possibility of a more advanced civilization, therefore wiser.

Intrigue

The book was perceived as being very dangerous for the children because it touched with the tale of Christmas

Influences & topics

Cinema

The topic of the invasion by the extraterrestrial ones is popular with the cinema, with for example Daleks invade the Earth , the flying saucers attack , Invasion planet Ground , Invaders From Mars (1953) of W.C. Menzies, the Invasion comes from Mars (1985) of Tobe Hooper, the day when the ground stopped (1951) of Robert Wise, etc

Then, more recently, of the feature films like: Meetings of the third type (1977) of Steven Spielberg, E.T (1982) of Spielberg, Independence Day . Burlesque the Attacks Mars! of Tim Burton presents in particular unexpected and not very glorious defeat of the invaders Martians, contrary to the Guerre of the worlds where the invader is destroyed by a terrestrial virus.

One will also retain Evolution in 2001 of Ivan Reitman. Lastly, the remake of Spielberg of the War of the worlds , slightly modified as for the intrigue related to the couple of film, shows us that certain realizers made films often describing invasions on the American territory.

Cartoon and illustrations

  • In 1946/47, Edgar P. Jacobs carries out illustrations with the washing of the war of the worlds in the pages of the newspaper Tintin. An album left to the Dargaud editions in 1986 takes again these illustrations.
  • the Comic S Killraven is inspired directly by the War of the Worlds replaced in a modern context.
  • the second mini-series of The League off Extraordinary Gentlemen is held during the War of the Worlds and in offer an alternative vision.

Novels

  • In 2003, Jean-Pierre Guillet proposed one following the war of the worlds , the cage of London . In this novel, some time after having failed, the Martians repeat and, prepared better, overcome. Since then, they nourish blood of human parked in gigantic enclosures.
  • the novel the Machine to explore Space Christopher Priest makes following the time at the War of the worlds and at the Machine to explore time of Wells.

Adaptations

Radio

The October 30th 1938, day before Halloween, Orson Welles and the troop of the Mercury theater diffuse an adaptation of the novel to the the United States. In spite of the very clear warnings of the beginning and end of the emission, many listeners left berner and believed that the Earth and Mars were in war (and that the Land ones lost in a few hours). According to Pierre Lagrange, Post-modern sociologist , panic would have taken place only the following day, in the press.

The French translation of the text of the emission is available on the site of Radio operator Canada.

Cinema

Musical comedy

  • The War off the Worlds

Television

  • off the Worlds (televised series)|War off the Worlds] , American televised series created in 1988.

Cartoons

  • the draftsman Edgar P. Jacobs illustrated this account published in the Journal Tintin .
  • War off the Worlds , a cartoon written by Ian Edginton and drawn by D' Israeli with the editions Kymera under the title the War of the worlds .

Plays

  • The War off the Worlds Jeff Wayne's World (music of the play drawn from the musical comedy|The War off the Worlds

  • MOD The War off the Worlds Jeff Wayne's World (based on the play command and conquer generals|The War off the Worlds

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  • ''' MOD the WAR OF the WORLDS ''' '' on command and conquer generals ''

See too

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