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I had a vague idea of the plot of "The War of Worlds" and, even if we can recognise the origin of of the "alien invasion" (Wells is the daddy of several science fiction tropes), the novel is about so much more than alien, war and catastrophe.

Wells manages to convey ideas and science into the narrative in a great way and that's what makes it relevant today. I was completely surprised about the ecological and environmental ideas in the novel. The Martians come to Earth because Mars is too cold and our warm planet seems an auspicious environment for life (Funny to think that now people are evaluating if Mars could be habitable when the temperature of the Earth will rise too much).

Another idea is that the Sun will eventually die, at first, I was going to judge it as inaccurate because global warming but then I realised that I was being dumb.The major point is about the place of a species in nature and how its members are affected by the environment. I was surprised by the ending's accuracy.

 I was completely impressed by the part when the narrator warns us of judging the Martians because humans have destroyed of animal species and native people and their societies. So, what would be the difference between us and them?

It also shows how humans consider themselves superior. At first, they try to protect the Martians from violence and think Martians are making a mistake understimating Earth's population. It's only after a while that humans realised they were the ones under attack. It's also mentioned that people can't believe this is happening because at the time they didn't even conceived life outside Earth was possible. In contrast, we would be mentality prepared for an alien invasion because it's part of the things we consider possible. 

They also lose precious time because they weren't as connected as we are today. Now if one station is lost, we can know it immediately but they now they have to wait for the information, so people didn't realised the danger.

The soldier's ideas were interesting, I'm not sure if I agree with all but they carry some truth.

As in "The Invisible Man", I wonder if Wells would have like to write graphic novels or scripts, there are parts where I have the feeling he wants to show scenes in parallel and that the medium it's limited for some of his descriptions.

As in "The Time Machine", the epilogue could seem an after thought but it's the part that closes the story emotionally.

P.S: We can find the typical images of alien invasion: the capsule dropped to Earth, the green light, the heat ray, building of a machine and the description of the Martians but what made me smile was the white flag. Incredibly, I remember that "Mars attack!" included it. Also, there should be a period adaptation, not another american action movie with militars and destruction of emblematic landmarks.