Independence Day: Resurgence movie explained

On the mothership of the alien race, the story begins in space. From the first Independence Day movie, a creature is watching Thomas Whitmore's (Bill Pullman) stirring speech during the battle that happened 20 years earlier. The creature growls, but Whitmore is startled to realize that it is just a nightmare. The current president Elizabeth Lanford (Sela Ward) employs Whitmore's daughter Patricia (Maika Monroe). Patty was a pilot for the military, but she left her position to care for her father, who is now more frail and troubled due to the invasion. Dylan , played by Jessie T., is a friend of hers. Usher), the late Steven Hiller's son who passed away after the conflict. The military pilots' captain is Dylan. Following the conflict, the so-called Earth Space Defense was created, with Area 51 serving as its administrative center. Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth), Patty's , is repairing a machine with his best friend Charlie (Travis Toth) on a base on the moon. Jak...