Whats going to be new and whats going to be an homage?
SPIELBERG: They’re going to have to see it and figure it out themselves. CRUISE: They’re going to have to experience it. SPIELBERG: It’s nothing you can really describe. The whole thing is very experiential. The point of view is very personal. Everybody, I think, in the world, will be able to relate to the point of view, because it’s about a family trying to survive and stay together, and they’re surrounded by the most epically horrendous events you could possibly imagine. Q: Although the George Pal version is considered a classic, a lot of people today are bothered by the “God Saved Us” ending. What have you thought about in terms of your own version of the ending? SPIELBERG: We have our own version of the ending that neither strays nor mimics the original book. So I think we’ve hit a very satisfying compromise. Q: How dark did you want to get? SPIELBERG: It doesn’t have the sense of blithe adventure of Independence Day. It’s not a wonderful kind of gung-ho It’s not Starship Troopers
