最早听说斯皮尔伯格要改编威尔斯的小说《世界大战》时,我颇为奇怪。要知道,H·G·威尔斯的小说原著出版于1898年,那是科幻小说刚刚萌芽的时期,和后来科幻小说黄金时代作家的作品相比,文学水平并不是很高。另外,这部小说已被许多人改编过,其中奥尔森·威尔斯1938年改编的广播剧把当时的美国人吓得半死,至今仍为人津津乐道。1953年,乔治·帕尔又把这部小说搬上银幕。对这样一个题材,斯皮尔伯格还能拍出什么新意呢? When I first heard about Spielberg's adaptation of Wells's novel World War I was rather weird. Be aware that the novel of GW Wells was originally published in 1898, a period when science fiction was just beginning to emerge. Compared with later works by writers in the golden age of science fiction, the literary level is not very high. In addition, this novel has been adapted by many people, of which Olson Wells 1938 radio adaptation of the then American scared half dead, is still talked about. In 1953, George Parr again put the novel on the screen. For such a theme, Spielberg can shoot anything new?