War of the Worlds

"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." -opening line to the novel by H. G. Wells upon which this movie is based.

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This is one of the best examples of the power of awesome storytelling.  When this story was broadcast on radio, people thought it was real and panicked!   War of the Worlds radio drama

The opening line must be one of the best ever written.  Storytellers take note of that.

In my heart and mind, this 1950's sci-fi classic ties with The Day the Earth Stood Still  and is trailed closely by  THEM

The 1953 movie version of War of the Worlds won out simply because of the power of its telling on real people.  It leaves me asking myself why it's so powerful.  Is it just H.G. Wells telling of it?  Or, is it the Theme of the story?  War of the Worlds 1953