The film resembles "Independence Day" in several ways, the most obvious being the beating that the White House takes. (Also the C-130's eerie ability to defend itself against our Air Force interceptors, at least for a while, by putting out a futuristic force field.) But there's a crucial difference, and to discuss it I must first make a confession.

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