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The genius of Welles’ “War of the Worlds” doesn’t merely lie in the production quality of the radio broadcast, but instead in the psychological effect it had on its listeners. More often than not, Hollywood disaster films offer minimal substance, non-existent character development and excessive high-concept destruction—the equivalent to a roller coaster ride with spiraling loops, dips and upside down twists. The characters are more like set pieces placed in peril so the studio can exhibit its state-of-art special effects sequences, resulting in the ‘WOW factor.’ An article by Aaron Philip Clark