They require human blood; but only as part of their xenoforming project. Throughout the film, their tripods spill blood that is presumably connected to the invaders' needs (indeed, in the script David Koepp refers to it as "lifeblood", though it is described as rose-colored, rather than the film's orange).

What did the aliens in War of the Worlds want?

The Martians are the advanced beings that invade Earth and serve as the antagonists of the story. They have depleted their resources on Mars, so their sole motivation is to conquer Earth and make it their new home. They command advanced technology, including heat-ray guns, which can decimate any target.

Why did the aliens start dying in War of the Worlds?

H.G. Wells establishes ''putrefactive and disease bacteria'' as the cause of the Martians' deaths in the book's epilogue. Despite their technological advancements, the Martians die of a common bacteria that humanity can easily resist.

What was the red mist in War of the Worlds?

What liquid stuff comes out of the tripod in the last scene of War of the Worlds? According to the novel, its called red weed. Its red because it has the mineral composition same as Mars. After some days, it became white on Earth because It did not get that mineral from Earth's soil.

What is the blood used for in War of the Worlds?

The plant is fertilized by using processed human, or, in some possible cases, animal blood, which could be manufactured by a standard Tripod. The end substance is then sprayed across the areas intended for red weed growth, and the plants quickly grow on it.

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Why were the aliens harvesting people in War of the Worlds?

As the aliens proceeded to invade the earth their focus seemed to shift from the extermination of humans, to the harvesting of humans to grow the red weed.

How did the tripods get to Earth?

In War of the Worlds, the story and the radio drame, the tripods came to Earth from Mars in pods. The pods landed on Earth and were inside craters. The Martians reassembled the tripods in the craters and then emerged to attack London. In the mediocre recent film, the tripods were indeed inside the planet.

Why was everything red in War of the Worlds?

The color red and imagery of blood and fire appear throughout the novel to reinforce the danger coming from the red planet, Mars. Red conflagrations from the Martians' heat-rays streak across the countryside and in the cities.

What did the tripods do to humans?

The machines then wreak havoc upon Earth, blasting anything in their way and harvesting humans for their tissue, flesh, and blood. Not even the National Guard armed with families of tanks and fighter jets could stop the tripods, as they gun down any and all types of military support.

What is the orange liquid in War of the Worlds?

The aliens take some humans alive, storing them in external "baskets" to be ingested by the apparently biological war machines. Gallons of orange liquid, implied to be human blood, flows freely from the machines.

What stops the aliens in War of the Worlds?

The Martians on Earth are eventually killed by earth-borne bacteria, of which their immune systems couldn't cope due to having (by assumption) destroyed diseases on their home world of Mars.

Why do the aliens want babies in War of the Worlds?

So that was the deal with the babies. Their box-fresh stem cells were needed to grow replacements for the Invaders' failed organs and cure the genetic weakness wiping out their species. Or more properly, our species. The alien Emily met in the closing moments of season one wasn't just humanoid, it was human.

What is the weakness of the tripods in War of the Worlds?

The tripods can be destroyed by putting explosives inside the "blood sucking device". The searchlights can be fooled with mirrors | The black smoke can be eluded by being at the top of a building and the smoke can be rendered harmless with water, otherwise same as the movie version.

What is the message of The War of the Worlds?

In The War of the Worlds the earth is shown as vulnerable not only to attack but to the possible enslavement of its population by extraterrestrials. The Martians are defeated by their own vulnerability to disease, instead of by either human force or some kind of divine intervention to protect humanity.

Why did the shields go down in War of the Worlds?

Why did the alien shields go down? The aliens were dying. They essentially had the flu, or some kind of virus they had ingested. Think about driving a car.

Why did Robbie run away in War of the Worlds?

There is no character named Robbie in H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. However, Robbie is a side character in Spielberg's 2005 film adaptation. In the movie, Robbie is the main character's son. He leaves his father and his sister, Rachel, because he wants to join the military and fight the aliens.

Where did the aliens come from in War of the Worlds?

Usually, in the War of the Worlds tales, Aliens from Mars take invade Earth, but in the 2005 remake, the aliens are not from Mars. They are from an unknown planet, and nothing is known about how it looks like or where it is located.

Were the tripods buried in War of the Worlds?

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In this version the tripods were long ago brought to Earth, having been buried underground sometime in the past.

How were the tripods defeated?

The tripods in the original book could be destroyed by human weapons, usually artillery, although losses were usually heavier for the humans than the Martians.

Why did the tripods lose?

The Tripods were swiftly destroyed by the humans, displaying advanced warfare technology. The Masters decided to take a subtle approach to subjugate the human race. Through a television show called The Trippy Show, the Masters gradually hypnotized people to become extremely obedient to the Tripods.

What is the black smoke in War of the Worlds?

The mysterious Black Smoke is a bio-chemical weapon used by the Martians to cause suffocation in the human respiratory system. As the narrator of the original novel states, the black smoke uses an unknown component "along with argon, to interact with human blood".

Is there a sequel to War of the Worlds?

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave.

What was the lightning in The War of the Worlds?

In War of the Worlds (2005) during the ferry scene, lightning is striking in the same place repeatedly in the background. This is how the aliens enter the machines, showing that even more are due to emerge.

How does The War of the Worlds end?

Ray and Rachel finally approach Mary Ann's parents' house, where they are reunited with Mary Ann and Robbie, who have somehow survived. In closing, the narrator explains that the aliens died because they were vulnerable to the countless microbes that inhabit the Earth.