A Thunderchild Ferry Sequence

[1953]

Does anyone think that in the ferry sequence Spielberg could have put a destroyer or frigate or something in there as the Thunderchild?

I think he could have put in the Thunderchild as a warship or even in a battle fleet which the Thunderchild leads , then instead of having just one tripod surface from the water, he had several come up.

Then while the Warship (Thunderchild) and the Fleet goes to battle the Tripods (which we get a great view of), the scene where the Ferry Captain sees the Whirlpool appears comes in and continues to where the ferry is knocked over by the single rising tripod.

Then while all the people on the Ferry are struggling in the water, the battle fleet is destroyed (which again we see) but only the Thunderchild is left, the Tripods then leave the Thunderchild alone and go after the people in the water. The Captain of the Thunderchild orders the ship to fight the tripods attacking the people, the Thunderchild fires all of its weapons at one Tripod and the all the Tripods advance towards the Thunderchild leaving the people in the water watching.

The Thunderchild fires its weapons again at the nearest tripod but they have no effect, so the Thunderchild fires again but the nearest tripod has a shield fault somehow (yes I know destroying the Tripod hood, the people in the water start cheeering.

Thunderchild keeps going and the rams the same Tripod, knocking it down then one of the Tripods calls and then fires at the Thunderchild and all the other Tripods follow
destroying the Thunderchild.

The people in the water start panicking and start to swim towards the shore, while this is happening we see the remaining crew of the Thunderchild escaping the sinking ship and going into the water, all the Tripods the start to pluck the crews of the ships out the water. Then after this the Tripods start to go after the other people and then the scene where Ray and the kids get to shore starts and all the sirens start and all the other palarva ;D

What do you all think of that? ;D

(Disclaimer: I am not a script writer ;D)

[Anim8tr]

1953,

I agree. It would have been a stunning sequence. Even a single frigate vs. a single tripod would have got my pulse racing.

Them pesky special FX cost some major $$$ though. Millions. Considering the slump the U.S. movie industry was in during that time though, I can understand some reservations from the creators and investors.

Spielberg got his money and his movie. He didn't get a "blockbuster" though. Maybe even lost a little in terms of respect.

We fans know why.

Congrats on your full membership, 1953!

[1953]

Thanks

[Killraven]

I think this has been discussed in another thread.

Having a warship appear in that sequence would not make logical sense

Saying that, a lot of the film lacked logical sense anyway... and the ferry sequence was a p*ss poor replacement for a real sea battle...

[1953]

I didnt know there was another thread about this, can a moderator put this in the right place please

[EvilNerfherder]

It is in the right place.. it's just a duplicate.
Not much can be done about that.

[<[Iron Man]>]

jazzyjeff said:

I think this has been discussed in another thread.

Having a warship appear in that sequence would not make logical sense

Saying that, a lot of the film lacked logical sense anyway... and the ferry sequence was a p*ss poor replacement for a real sea battle...

Well not necessarily. You could argue that due to the extraordinary situation they find themselves in. Such as 200ft Tripods emerging from the ground then you could have some leeway for an inclusion of a Warship such as a Destroyer.

Perhaps the Military come up with a plan where Warships sail up the Hudson to form a barrier (in single file). While aircraft and ground vehicles form a big perimeter to push them towards the Warships to get whalloped. At least that could be one train of thought.

Alternatively you could use smaller and more mobile Warships such as the PHM-1 Pegasus...





Even though the PHM-1 Pegasus vessels have been decommissioned. Although with artistic licence it wouldn't matter.

I think the latter idea would wash more with audiences than say a Destroyer. Even though i'm totally for the the Destroyer

Btw your story idea would work. Since if we go by what the film shows us. Then it's clear that the Tripods have to switch off their shields if say they 'snatch' people. Otherwise what would be the relevance of the birds on the hood? (That sounds like an eastend/gangtsa crossover ). So if the Tripods are in water they'd be vulnerable. Since i can't see how shields would work in water.

[1953]

I didnt think about the shields and the water, good thinking Ironman

birds on the hood? (That sounds like an eastend/gangtsa crossover )

;D



I was really thinking about in the musical where you had the steamer and the thunderchild, so I thought one warship at least could have been in the film to guard the coast and possibly the ferry. I thought with a fleet you could have a better battle to see. ;D

[marciano]

I prefer a large warship for The Thunderchild

[timbohines]

I think that a thunderchild scene would have pushed this film over the edge. It's already very, very good. But the thunderchild would have made it my favorite sci-fi film ever.

[<[Iron Man]>]

Problem is if you have a river like the Hudson. You'd be hard pressed to fit a fleet on there. If they switched the action to a more expansive area, such as a bay then a big Warship could've made an appearance

Although since the film shows the Hudson river, the Pegasus 'Thunderchild' vessels would've been more appropriate. Seeing fast attack vessles swooping in between Tripods would be fun!

[1953]

I'm not to familiar with US geography being in the UK ;D

Those Pegasus ships would have been great.

[<[Iron Man]>]

1953 said:

I'm not to familiar with US geography being in the UK ;D

Those Pegasus ships would have been great.

Neither am i mate, i'm Welsh ;D

America does have large rivers such as the Mississippi and the Hudson in certain areas. If i remember correctly, during the New Orleans crisis. An Aircraft Carrier was easily able to fit on the Mississippi. Scary thing is there was plenty of room!