I wonder if Spielberg hadn’t been making it at that exact moment, it might have been better. On the one hand, the timing meant that the initial invasion was handled with more grit and gravity than would otherwise have been the case, the whole thing fell apart under the 9-11/Iraq allegories
I suspect if not for 9/11 that particular adaptation wouldn't have happened at all. The opportunity for thinly veiled allegory was the point.
True. If nothing else it’s fascinating to watch it next to Independence Day and see how the tone has changed
It changed a lot of things on telly too. The West Wing changed focus suddenly mid run, so did other shows. Imagine how different the endings of Deep Space 9 or Babylon 5 would have been if they were made just a few years later. Especially DS9 - Kira was a terrorist and one of the primary heroes.
The rebooted Battlestar Gallactica probably handled that tension best. But yes, would have been fascinating to see Kira in the light of that