I am not sure what you're referring to. In the original cut (I saw it opening day in Westwood Los Angeles, owned the laserdisc, then some special DVD set), Rus

I am not sure what you're referring to. In the original cut (I saw it opening day in Westwood Los Angeles, owned the laserdisc, then some special DVD set), Russia and the USA are getting agressive with each other. The military on board, Michael Biehn, is going crazy from pressure disease and the knowledge that there is an enemy (Russia). Bud goes down to stop the bomb sent by Beihn. The aliens come up, their ship miles across, so big that several battleships, Russian and USA are sitting on top of it. The end. The implication being the wouldn't war happen because of the aliens revealing themselves. This is a very 2001 ending. All implication In the extend edition the aliens show Bud videos of human aggression and at the same time make tsunamis appear towering over several coastal cities but hovering still, showing the alien power, the aliens basically saying they'll stop the war through their power. The ship rises. The end This is a completely different meaning that might (the alien's power) gets to preach and decide. It's effectively spelled out. The extended edition is bad IMO. On top of the long preachy ending, several earlier unimportant fluff is added that makes the movie drag