stˈɪl ˈʌðɚz nˈoʊɾᵻd ðə fˈɪlm jˈuːzd ɐnˈʌðɚ kˈɑːmən θˈiːm ʌv kˈɑːzmɪk kəlˈɪʒənz ɪnðə stˈaɪl ʌv ˈɜːlɪɚ fˈɪlmz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn fˈɪlm ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɜːld, wˌɪtʃ dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ɐ kˈɑːmɪt ˌɔn ɐ kəlˈɪʒən kˈoːɹs wɪððɪ ˈɜːθ.
Still others noted the film used another common theme of cosmic collisions in the style of earlier films such as the 1931 film End of the World, which depicted a comet on a collision course with the Earth.