Even better is the fact that while there’s obviously going to be a love triangle that will probably last throughout the entire trilogy, should this franchise go the distance, it doesn’t look to be a massive selling point in this trailer. Yet, The 5th Wave looks to be a more intense experience than most teen-aimed thrillers dare to take on. With help from a mysterious young man (Alex Roe), a desperate teenager (Chlo Grace Moretz) tries to find her younger brother (Zackary Arthur) as a series. One of the producers is Tobey Maguire, who played the role of Spiderman in three movies. With the titular “5th Wave” sounding like a re-hash of the plot driving aspect of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host, you could be borrowing from worse influences in the YA landscape. Later in the movie, when the kid soldiers are training, Sam finds a Spiderman action figure, which is tied to a booby-trap.
Of course, this is already sounding like Independence Day meets The Hunger Games, but that’s not particularly a bad thing. While the storyline sounds a bit derivative, the look and feel of this trailer really sells the film as a product for all ages, particularly with Ron Livingston and Liev Schreiber helping out as two of the prerequisite authority figures. The 5th Wave, based on the Rick Yancey book of the same name, tells the story of Cassie – a girl who’s persevered through four waves of a hostile alien invasion, and is trying to save her brother as a fifth and final wave is preparing to get underway.
Its a little sad to see so many grown-ups rating a movie with so much criticism despite it obviously being aimed at a younger audience. Watching The 5th Wave and the sequel would make for a very good movie session during a sleepover maybe. The Playlist stumbled on the trailer, which dropped today in a rather low key fashion, and it honestly looks pretty solid. This is one to let the teen kids watch for sure and it would be even better if they release the sequel.