The nostalgic hit movie, Independence Day, was first shown in cinemas in 1996. It marked a watershed moment for big-budget Hollywood blockbusters, while also reviving interest in disaster and science fiction films towards the end of the 90s.

For those unacquainted with the movie classic, it is all about an eclectic group of people who meet in the Nevada desert after Earth is ambushed by a formidable alien invasion.

This causes people over the world to band together to stage a defiant…