Independence Day
Aliens visiting Earth and blowing up landmarks to show their technological dominance over Terran ants like us need to do it in style. So, they tend to destroy the biggest monuments they can find. It’s supposed to be dramatic when the Empire State Building gets squashed like a pancake by an alien laser cannon, except real New Yorkers aren’t fooled so easily. Having spent years figuring out street vendor shell games in Manhattan, these audiences figured out real quick the building destroyed is on 53rd street. New Yorkers: 1, bad aliens: 0
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