You may have heard of this phenomenon which has been adapted several times from the well known book by H G Wells. It is not your typical martian invasion story as it has been made into several films and a musical with iconic sounds that will no doubt stand the test of time. To add to this, now there is an immersive experience.
The War of the Worlds is a first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist from Surrey who lives through the invasion of southern England being by Martians.
Listen to this episode to find out more. We also will be looking into the brain’s perspective on aliens in a soon to be released publication.
The famous opening lines from the 1953 film:
‘No one would have believed, in the middle of the 20th century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s. Yet, across the gulf of space on the planet Mars, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded our Earth with envious eyes, slowly and surely drawing their plans against us.’
The closing lines from the 2005 film (narrated by Morgan Freeman):
The War of the Worlds: The Original Illustrated 1898 Edition
IMDB The War of the Worlds 1953
The War of the Worlds musical started released in 1978