I get most of the references to both Real & Fictional historical events, but the part at the end where they've managed to translate part of the Martian texts makes no sense at all.
Was this supposed to be some sort of pretentious sociological environmental statement, or just a failed attempt at a dark ominous ending?
Normal is what people are until you get to know them
I get most of the references to both Real & Fictional historical events, but the part at the end where they've managed to translate part of the Martian texts makes no sense at all.
Was this supposed to be some sort of pretentious sociological environmental statement, or just a failed attempt at a dark ominous ending?
Actually this is a veiled reference to the overall theme of War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells wrote War of the Worlds to be a criticism of European(particularly British) Imperialism. The aliens are the colonizers, ripping the resources from the lands and culling off the native "Earth" population. As such the aliens were supposed to be what the human could become if we allowed ourselves to continue the ideas of Social Darwinism and Imperialism.
By adding in this ending, The Great Martian War harkens back to this theme. The martians in Martian War became what they were by using this mysterious plague, and human society has centralized their modern society by using it as well. In the story, there is a risk that they might become like the aliens.
OH, okay! :)
TNX! That's pretty cool!
Normal is what people are until you get to know them