However, in this adaptation the only machine they brought was the Fighting Machine known as the Tripod.
He changed the aliens' homeplanet to an unknown location, and mentioned in the movie's trailer, the aliens had been planning the invasion of Earth for millions and millions of years, which could mean the planet is in another remote Solar System located somewere in the Milky way, which is a long way from Earth.Īlso, in the original story, the Martians had many devices to attack mankind, such as the Flying-Machine, The Fighting Machine, and The Handling-Machine. Steven Spielberg made this change because of recent NASA missions to Mars, proving that their was no signs of large life on Mars (that does not mean there is none, in light of the recent discovery of water on the planet's surface). They are from an unknown planet, and nothing is known about how it looks like or where it is located. Usually, in the War of the Worlds tales, Aliens from Mars take invade Earth, but in the 2005 remake, the aliens are not from Mars. Their appearance is vastly similar to the Tripods they brought to invade Earth.
The Aliens were the invaders who attacked Earth in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds.
