10 Greatest Battles In Sci-Fi Movie History
6. Time Loop Battle - Edge Of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow took an intriguing sci-fi premise and expertly adapted it into an action movie.
Major William Cage finds himself forced into joining a military operation against aliens known as Mimics, only to die in the ensuing battle.
When he wakes up again the previous morning, he tries to warn the soldiers that the battle is a slaughter, although no one listens. Forced to repeat the battle, Cage dies again and finds himself trapped in a time loop as he fights against the insurmountable odds of the Mimic horde.
The humans' planned invasion is a massacre, and every time we see a different part of the battle, we're horrified all over again at the sheer brutality of it. Edge of Tomorrow took modern-day warfare, injected aliens and mech suits, and still somehow managed to portray a realistic, harrowing experience that puts you at the heart of the action.
Knowing that Cage is the only man who can do anything to stop the Mimics makes for some nail-biting viewing, and the battle that frames the entire narrative is exceptionally well put-together.